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Overview

Jesús Benajes is affiliated with the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and chemical engineering fields, with significant contributions to subfields such as fluid flow and transfer processes, computational mechanics, biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, and automotive engineering.

The main topics addressed in Jesús Benajes' work include advanced combustion engine technologies, combustion and flame dynamics, catalytic processes in materials science, biodiesel production and applications, vehicle emissions and performance, fire dynamics and safety research, and combustion and detonation processes.

Jesús Benajes has published research in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Fuel (2 publications)
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • Transportation Engineering
  • International Journal of Energy Research

Recent papers authored by Jesús Benajes include:

  • Computational assessment towards understanding the energy conversion and combustion process of lean mixtures in passive pre-chamber ignited engines, 2020, Applied Thermal Engineering
  • A review on low carbon fuels for road vehicles: The good, the bad and the energy potential for the transport sector, 2023, Fuel
  • Clean and efficient dual-fuel combustion using OMEx as high reactivity fuel: Comparison to diesel-gasoline calibration, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Potential of using OMEx as substitute of diesel in the dual-fuel combustion mode to reduce the global CO2 emissions, 2020, Transportation Engineering
  • Advantages of hydrogen addition in a passive pre-chamber ignited SI engine for passenger car applications, 2021, International Journal of Energy Research

Frequent collaborators in their research include Antonio García, Javier Monsalve-Serrano, José M García-Oliver, J.M. Pastor, and Ricardo Novella. These coauthors have contributed to multiple publications with Jesús Benajes, reflecting ongoing partnerships in related studies.

Best Publications

  • CFD modeling of the in-cylinder flow in direct-injection Diesel engines

    F. Payri;J. Benajes;X. Margot;A. Gil

  • An investigation on RCCI combustion in a heavy duty diesel engine using in-cylinder blending of diesel and gasoline fuels

    Jesús Benajes;Santiago Molina;Antonio García;Eduardo Belarte

  • Effects of direct injection timing and blending ratio on RCCI combustion with different low reactivity fuels

    Jesús Benajes;Santiago Molina;Antonio García;Javier Monsalve-Serrano

  • Experimental characterization of diesel ignition and lift-off length using a single-hole ECN injector

    Jesús Benajes;Raúl Payri;Michele Bardi;Pedro Martí-Aldaraví

  • Analysis of the Influence of Diesel Nozzle Geometry in the Injection Rate Characteristic

    J. Benajes;J. V. Pastor;R. Payri;A. H. Plazas

  • Effects of low reactivity fuel characteristics and blending ratio on low load RCCI (reactivity controlled compression ignition) performance and emissions in a heavy-duty diesel engine

    Jesús Benajes;Santiago Molina;Antonio García;Javier Monsalve-Serrano

  • The potential of RCCI concept to meet EURO VI NOx limitation and ultra-low soot emissions in a heavy-duty engine over the whole engine map

    Jesús Benajes;José V. Pastor;Antonio García;Javier Monsalve-Serrano

  • Achieving clean and efficient engine operation up to full load by combining optimized RCCI and dual-fuel diesel-gasoline combustion strategies

    Jesús Benajes;Antonio García;Javier Monsalve-Serrano;Vicente Boronat

  • Evaluation of the passive pre-chamber ignition concept for future high compression ratio turbocharged spark-ignition engines

    J. Benajes;R. Novella;J. Gomez-Soriano;P.J. Martinez-Hernandiz

  • Influence of Pre- and Post-Injection on the Performance and Pollutant Emissions in a HD Diesel Engine

    Jesús Benajes;Santiago Molina;José M. García

  • The modification of the fuel injection rate in heavy-duty diesel engines. Part 1: Effects on engine performance and emissions

    J.M. Desantes;J. Benajes;S. Molina;C.A. González

  • The role of the in-cylinder gas temperature and oxygen concentration over low load reactivity controlled compression ignition combustion efficiency

    José M. Desantes;Jesús Benajes;Antonio García;Javier Monsalve-Serrano

  • Selection of a diesel fuel surrogate for the prediction of auto-ignition under HCCI engine conditions

    J.J. Hernandez;J. Sanz-Argent;J. Benajes;S. Molina

  • An experimental investigation on the influence of piston bowl geometry on RCCI performance and emissions in a heavy-duty engine

    Jesús Benajes;José V. Pastor;Antonio García;Javier Monsalve-Serrano

  • Influence of the Post-Injection Pattern on Performance, Soot and NOx Emissions in a HD Diesel Engine

    Francisco Payri;Jesús Benajes;José V. Pastor;Santiago Molina

  • Performance and engine-out emissions evaluation of the double injection strategy applied to the gasoline partially premixed compression ignition spark assisted combustion concept

    Jesús Benajes;Santiago Molina;Antonio García;Javier Monsalve-Serrano

  • Effects of piston bowl geometry on Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition heat transfer and combustion losses at different engine loads

    Jesús Benajes;Antonio García;José Manuel Pastor;Javier Monsalve-Serrano

  • Modelling of supercharger turbines in internal-combustion engines

    F. Payri;J. Benajes;M. Reyes

  • A new methodology for uncertainties characterization in combustion diagnosis and thermodynamic modelling

    Jesús Benajes;Pablo Olmeda;Jaime Martín;Ricardo Carreño

  • Fuel consumption and engine-out emissions estimations of a light-duty engine running in dual-mode RCCI/CDC with different fuels and driving cycles

    Jesús Benajes;Antonio García;Javier Monsalve-Serrano;Rafael Lago Sari

  • Modelling of turbocharged diesel engines in transient operation. Part 2. Wave action models for calculating the transient operation in a high speed direct injection engine

    F Payri;J Benajes;J Galindo;J R Serrano

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio García
Antonio García Universitat Politècnica de València
Ricardo Novella
Ricardo Novella Universitat Politècnica de València
Javier Monsalve-Serrano
Javier Monsalve-Serrano Universitat Politècnica de València
Francisco Payri
Francisco Payri Universitat Politècnica de València
José Ramón Serrano
José Ramón Serrano Universitat Politècnica de València
José Galindo
José Galindo Universitat Politècnica de València
Raul Payri
Raul Payri Universitat Politècnica de València
Sage L. Kokjohn
Sage L. Kokjohn University of Wisconsin–Madison
Magín Lapuerta
Magín Lapuerta University of Castilla-La Mancha
Dimitrios T. Hountalas
Dimitrios T. Hountalas National Technical University of Athens

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