PASCUAL ALVAREZ GOMEZ

PASCUAL ALVAREZ GOMEZ is a Professor at the University of Cádiz, affiliated with the Department of Industrial Engineering and Civil Engineering. His research focuses on Ground Engineering and Thermal Engineering, with a particular emphasis on geothermal heat pumps and thermal performance modeling. He is associated with the TEP221 Thermal Engineering research group and contributes to the PAIDI area of Production Technologies.

• Education: PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Cádiz (2014), with a thesis on "Vertical Ground Heat Exchanger Simulation Model for Geothermal Heat Pumps"
• Research: Specializes in hybrid thermal modeling, CFD analysis for evaporation rates, and machine learning applications in corrosion prediction

His publications highlight advancements in geothermal systems, low-concentration photovoltaics, and biogas environment corrosion analysis. He employs both analytical and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) approaches for energy efficiency improvements.