What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Thermodynamics
- Mechanical engineering
- Statistics
Joaquim Casal mainly focuses on Forensic engineering, Environmental health, Domino effect, Hazardous waste and Mechanics.
His research links Flammable liquid with Forensic engineering.
His Flammable liquid research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Risk analysis and Work in process.
His Environmental health study spans across into fields like Injury prevention and Occupational safety and health.
Joaquim Casal combines subjects such as Chemical plant and Transport engineering with his study of Hazardous waste.
Joaquim Casal interconnects Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion, Boiling, Overpressure and Adiabatic process in the investigation of issues within Mechanics.
His most cited work include:
- Experimental study of burning rate in hydrocarbon pool fires (152 citations)
- Domino effect in chemical accidents: Main features and accident sequences (137 citations)
- Analysis of the geometric and radiative characteristics of hydrocarbon pool-fires (121 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Joaquim Casal spends much of his time researching Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Forensic engineering, Jet and Risk analysis.
His Mechanics research integrates issues from Thermal, Thermal radiation, Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion, Overpressure and Simulation.
His Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Waste management and Superheating.
His work on Thermodynamics deals in particular with Fluidization and Fluidized bed.
The various areas that Joaquim Casal examines in his Forensic engineering study include Hazardous waste and Environmental health.
His Hazardous waste research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Flammable liquid and Transport engineering.
He most often published in these fields:
- Mechanics (31.30%)
- Thermodynamics (16.79%)
- Forensic engineering (12.98%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- Mechanics (31.30%)
- Jet (13.74%)
- Risk analysis (12.21%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Mechanics, Jet, Risk analysis, Computational fluid dynamics and Risk analysis are his primary areas of study.
His studies in Mechanics integrate themes in fields like Containment and Fireproofing.
His study looks at the relationship between Fireproofing and topics such as Pipeline transport, which overlap with Transport engineering, Hazardous materials transportation, Pipeline, Rail transportation and Hazardous waste.
His Jet study incorporates themes from Hydraulic diameter, Reynolds number and Experimental data.
The concepts of his Risk analysis study are interwoven with issues in Industrial risk and Civil engineering.
Joaquim Casal has included themes like Fully developed and Natural hazard in his Risk analysis study.
Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- A priori validation of CFD modelling of hydrocarbon pool fires (8 citations)
- Risk analysis in Natech events: State of the art (7 citations)
- BLEVE: The case of water and a historical survey (6 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Thermodynamics
- Mechanical engineering
- Statistics
Joaquim Casal mainly investigates Overpressure, Mechanics, Domino effect, Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion and Waste management.
His Overpressure study combines topics in areas such as Transfer function, Control theory and Energy.
In general Mechanics study, his work on Jet and Reynolds number often relates to the realm of Methane and Computational analysis, thereby connecting several areas of interest.
His Domino effect studies intersect with other disciplines such as Hydraulic diameter, Scale, Marine engineering, Heat flux and Hazard.
Joaquim Casal combines Boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion and Volume change in his research.
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