José Manuel dos Santos Cruz Full name: José Manuel dos Santos Cruz Birth Date: 16-11-1963 Gender: M Email: [email protected] Academic Degrees Year: 1997 Degree: DOUTORAMENTO Nationality: URL: PORTUGAL Scientific Domain: Thesis (1) Institution University of Bath - United Kingdom Classification not applicable Previous and current scientific and/or professional activities Period Position or category Institution Cenertec - Centro de Energia e 1990-1993 Research Tecnologia 1989-1990 Technical Adviser Electro-Universal Centro de Apoio Tecnológico à 1985-1987 Head of Thermal Laboratory Industria Metalomecâmica University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto 1987-1989 Assistant Lecturer Douro 1990-1994 Lecturer University Lusíada Professor / Dean of Faculty of 1994University Lusíada Engineering Area of scientific activity Physics Industrial Manufacturing Thermal Energies Renewable Energies Fluid Mechancis Domain of specialization Domain of specializations Mechanical Engineering Present Research Interests Industrial Manufacturing Thermal and Renewable Energies Fluid Mechanics Other Activities Physics Supervising experience Supervising of MSc Programmes in University of Minho Supervising of PhD in Santiago de Compostela - Spain Supervising of Graduate Thesis in University Lusiada Participation in research projects European Project ETIV - EMAS Technical Implementation and Verification - 20 partners of 12 countries European Project of New Teaching Technics for Professional People - 16 partners of 8 countries Prizes and awards Ano Nome n/a Publications Books (author) Promotora Intrumentação Industrial Thesis Buoyancy-Driven Convection in Cavities with Particular Application to the Development of a Low Cost Solar Water Heating System, Cruz, J.M.S., Doctoral Dissertation Abstracts, Dissertation Abstracts International (Section C) – DAI C, University Microfilms Inc, USA Other publications Análise Tridimensional em Convecção Natural numa Cavidade Trapezoidal, Cruz, J.M.S., Reis, A.J.P.S. and Hammond, G.P., Lusíada - Revista de Ciência e Tecnologia Série Engenharia e Gestão Industrial - nº 1, Janeiro 1994, Portugal An Algebraic Grid-generation Method for Buoyancy-driven Convection within a Trapezoidal-shaped Domain, Cruz, J.M.S., Reis, A.J.P.S. and Hammond, G.P., Lusíada - Revista de Ciência e Tecnologia - Série Engenharia e Gestão Industrial - nº 3, Julho 1995, Portugal Estudo Experimental de Um Novo Painel Solar, Constantino, J.O.S, Baptista, F.J.A., e Cruz, J.M.S., Lusíada - Revista de Ciência e Tecnologia - Série Engenharia e Gestão Industrial - nº 5, Portugal Papers in conference proceedings Buoyancy-driven Convective Heat Exchange in a Trapezoidal-shaped Solar Collector/Thermal Store (AJTE99 nº 6218), Proceedings of 5th ASME/JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, San Diego, Califórnia, USA, Março de 1999 Thermal performance of trapezoidal-shaped solar collector/energy store, Cruz, J.M.S., Hammond, G.P., and Reis, A.J.P.S., ENCIT 2002, 9th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Engineering and Sciences, Caxambu – MG, Brazil, 15-18 Ocober, 2002 A Cogeração como Instrumento ao Serviço da Melhoria da Eficiência Energética, Cruz, J.M.S., Monteiro, M.G, e Pinho, P.R., CLAGTEE2003, 5º Congresso Latino-Americano Geração e Transmissão de Electricidade, São Pedro – SP, Brasil, 16-20 Novembro, 2003 Papers in international scientific periodicals with referees Thermal performance of trapezoidal-shaped solar collector/energy store, Cruz, J.M.S., Hammond, G.P., and Reis, A.J.P.S., Applied Energy, Vol 73, Issue 2, October 2002, pp 195-212. Buoyancy-driven convective heat exchange”, Cruz, J.M.S., Hammond, G.P., and Reis, A.J.P.S., International Journal of Solar Energy, ASME, USA, in corrections Communications Oral communications by invitation Thermal performance of trapezoidal-shaped solar collector/energy store, Cruz, J.M.S., Hammond, G.P., and Reis, A.J.P.S., ENCIT 2002, 9th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Engineering and Sciences, Caxambu – MG, Brazil, 15-18 Ocober, 2002 A Cogeração como Instrumento ao Serviço da Melhoria da Eficiência Energética, Cruz, J.M.S., Monteiro, M.G, e Pinho, P.R., CLAGTEE2003, 5º Congresso Latino-Americano Geração e Transmissão de Electricidade, São Pedro – SP, Brasil, 16-20 Novembro, 2003 Other oral communications Buoyancy-driven Convective Heat Exchange in a Trapezoidal-shaped Solar Collector/Thermal Store (AJTE99 nº 6218), Proceedings of 5th ASME/JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, San Diego, Califórnia, USA, Março de 1999.