About me
I am a doctoral student focused on the numerical simulation of PEM Fuel Cells using OpenFOAM. My research interests include modeling of transport phenomena in fuel cells and data analysis of Perovskite Solar Cells.
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Interests
- Numerical simulations
- Transport phenomena modeling
- OpenFOAM, Ansys, Matlab
- Data analysis
- Python, R, SQL
Education
PhD in Renewable Energy
Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán
MEng in Materials and Energy Engineering
Universidad Autónoma del Carmen
BSc in Mechanical Engineer
Universidad Autónoma del Carmen
Research Experience
PhD in Renewable Energy
Thesis Numerical simulation of a PEM Fuel Cell: Theoretical study of mass transport phenomena for effective diffusion
- Construction of PEMFC polarization curves using OpenFOAM
- Modeling PEM Fuel Cells with new diffusion models
- Design 3D models of different flow channels
- Participate in seminars, lectures and international congresses
BSc in Mechanical Engineer
- Participation in the project “Synthesis and characterization of polymeric membranes for the separation of nitrogen from the surrounding air”
- Operation of the Guarded Hot Plate Apparatus to measure the thermal conductivity of polymeric membranes
- Assist in the laboratory for undergraduate students
Recent Publications
(2024).
Numerical analysis on the liquid saturation at the cathode side of a PEM fuel cell with different flow paths.
Ionics(Kiel) (2024).
(2024).
Water saturation distribution in a PEMFC at the cathode side using OpenFOAM.
Renew. Energy. 222 (2023) 119882.
(2022).
Numerical simulation of a PEM fuel cell: Effect of tortuosity parameters on the construction of polarization curves.
Int J Hydrogen Energy 2022;47:30291–302.
Projects
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An user-interface to build polarization curves of PEM Fuel Cells.
An user-interface to build polarization curves of PEM Fuel Cells.
popularization article - Ciencia y Naturaleza Magazine.
Book Chapter - 5to Coloquio Estudiantil de Maestría UNACAR 2023.
Book Chapter - 4to Coloquio Estudiantil de Maestría UNACAR 2022.
The dataset provides detailed information about medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
This document summarizes the analysis of the dataset containing hydrogen project information. The data explores the distribution of hydrogen technologies across countries and projects.
Contact
- oswaldo@joceballos.com
- Calle 43 No. 130 x 32 y 34, Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida, Yucatán, MX 97205