List of

Publications and Presentations

Journal Publications

  1. E. Mahrous, R.V. Roy, A. Jarauta, and M. Secanell, A three-dimensional numerical model for the motion of liquid drops by the particle finite element method, Physics of Fluids, 34:052120, 2022. DOI: 10.1063/5.0091699
  2. D. Wypysek, D. Rall, T. Neef, A. Jarauta, M. Secanell, and M. Wessling, How does porosity heterogeneity affect the transport properties of multibore filtration membranes?, Journal of Membrane Science, 119520, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119520
  3. S. Jung, M. Sabharwal, A. Jarauta, F. Wei, M. Gingras, J. Gostick, and M. Secanell, Estimation of Relative Transport Properties in Porous Transport Layers Using Pore-Scale and Pore-Network Simulations, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 168(6):064501, 2021. DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac03f2
  4. E. Mahrous, R.V. Roy, A. Jarauta, and M. Secanell, A two-dimensional numerical model for the sliding motion of liquid drops by the particle finite element method, Physics of Fluids, 33:032117, 2021. DOI: 10.1063/5.0039517
  5. A. Jarauta, V. Zingan, P. Minev, and M. Secanell, A Compressible Fluid Flow Model Coupling Channel and Porous Media Flows and Its Application to Fuel Cell Materials, Transport in Porous Media, 134(2):351-386, 2020. DOI: 10.1007/s11242-020-01449-2
  6. E. Mahrous, A. Jarauta, T. Chan, P. Ryzhakov, A.Z. Weber, R.V. Roy, and M. Secanell, A particle finite element-based model for droplet spreading analysis, Physics of Fluids, 32(4):042106, 2020. DOI: 10.1063/5.0006033
  7. A. Jarauta, P. Ryzhakov, J. Pons-Prats and M. Secanell, An implicit surface tension model for the analysis of droplet dynamics, Journal of Computational Physics, 374:1196-1218, 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2018.08.001
  8. A. Jarauta and P. Ryzhakov, Challenges in computational modeling of two-phase transport in polymer electrolyte fuel cells flow channels: A review, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 25(4):1027-1057, 2018. DOI: 10.1007/s11831-017-9243-2
  9. P.B. Ryzhakov, A. Jarauta, M. Secanell and J. Pons-Prats, On the application of the PFEM to droplet dynamics modeling in fuel cells, Computational Particle Mechanics, 4(3):285-295, 2017. DOI: 10.1007/s40571-016-0112-9
  10. A. Jarauta, P. Ryzhakov, M. Secanell, P.R. Waghmare and J. Pons-Prats, Numerical study of droplet dynamics in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell gas channel using an embedded Eulerian-Lagrangian approach, Journal of Power Sources, 323:201-212, 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.05.030
  11. P.B. Ryzhakov and A. Jarauta, An embedded approach for immiscible multi-fluid problems, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 81(6):357-376, 2016. DOI: 10.1002/fld.4190
  12. A. Jarauta, M. Secanell, J. Pons-Prats, P.B. Ryzhakov, S.R. Idelsohn and E. Oñate, A semi-analytical model for droplet dynamics on the GDL surface of a PEFC electrode, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40(15):5375-5383, 2015. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.01.058

Book Chapters

  1. M. Secanell, A. Jarauta, A. Kosakian, M. Sabharwal and J. Zhou, PEM Fuel Cells: Modeling, In: Lipman T., Weber A. (eds) Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Production. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series, Springer, New York, NY, 2019.. DOI: 10.7939/r3-86yz-q927

(Presenter indicated with an asterisk)

Conference Presentations and Posters

  1. E. Mahrous*, R.V. Roy, A. Jarauta, M. Secanell, and P. Ryzhakov, Simulation of Droplet Spreading Dynamics by Particle Finite Element Method Based Model and Hydrodynamic Lubrication, 72nd Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Seattle, USA, November 23-26, 2019 (Oral presentation).
  2. A. Jarauta, E. Mahrous, P. Ryzhakov, J. Pons-Prats* and M. Secanell, A transient Lagrangian model for droplets on substrates with moving contact lines, VIII International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, Sitges, Spain, June 3-5, 2019 (Oral presentation).
  3. A. Jarauta*, P. Ryzhakov, J. Pons-Prats and M. Secanell, A new implicit finite element model for the analysis of droplet dynamics, 71st Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Fluid Dynamics, Atlanta, USA, November 18-20, 2018 (Oral presentation).
  4. A. Jarauta, P. Ryzhakov, J. Pons-Prats* and M. Secanell, Embedded Eulerian-Lagrangian two-phase modeling of inkjet printing, VII International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, Rhodes Island, Greece, June 12-14, 2017 (Oral presentation).
  5. A. Jarauta*, Thomas Chan, Adam Weber, P. Ryzhakov, J. Pons-Prats and M. Secanell, Numerical study of roughness and contact angle effects on water transport in a gas channel, 231st ECS Meeting, New Orleans, USA, May 28 - June 1, 2017 (Poster).
  6. P.B. Ryzhakov*, A. Jarauta, M. Secanell and J. Pons-Prats, Two-phase transport in microchannels under different injection conditions, 11th European Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sevilla, Spain, September 12-16, 2016 (Oral presentation).
  7. A. Jarauta*, P.B. Ryzhakov, J. Pons-Prats and M. Secanell, Numerical model of droplet dynamics using an embedded PFEM-Eulerian formulation, IV Conference on Particle-Based Methods, Barcelona, Spain, September 28-30, 2015 (Oral presentation).
  8. A. Jarauta*, P.B. Ryzhakov, J. Pons-Prats and M. Secanell, Numerical modelling of droplet dynamics using an embedded formulation, VI International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, San Servolo, Venice, Italy, May 18-20, 2015 (Oral presentation).
  9. P.B. Ryzhakov* and A. Jarauta, An embedded approach for immiscible multi-fluid problems, VI International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, San Servolo, Venice, Italy, May 18-20, 2015 (Oral presentation).
  10. A. Jarauta*, P.B. Ryzhakov, J. Pons-Prats and M. Secanell, Modeling of droplet dynamics on a porous substrate using an embedded formulation, 12th Symposium for Fuel Cell and Battery Modeling and Experimental Validation, Freiburg, Germany, March 26-27, 2015 (Oral presentation).
  11. A. Jarauta*, P.B. Ryzhakov, J. Pons-Prats, M. Secanell, S.R. Idelsohn, and E. Oñate, Numerical model of droplet dynamics on the GDL surface of a PEM fuel cell cathode, 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics 2014, Barcelona, Spain, July 20-25, 2014 (Oral presentation).
  12. A. Jarauta*, M. Secanell, J. Pons-Prats, P.B. Ryzhakov, S.R. Idelsohn, and E. Oñate, A semi-analytical model for droplet dynamics on the GDL surface of a PEM fuel cell cathode, European Hydrogen Energy Conference, Sevilla, Spain, March 12-14, 2014 (Poster).

Theses/Dissertations

  1. Modeling of Droplet Dynamics in a Proton Exchange Fuel Cell Electrode Channel, Ph.D. thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016.
  2. Analysis of Droplet Dynamics on the GDL Surface of a PEM Fuel Cell Cathode, M.Sc. thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013.
  3. Modeling of a PEM Fuel Cell Using the Finite Element Method, B.Eng. thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011.

Research Profiles