Pedro Dinis Gaspar

Pedro Dinis Gaspar has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Professor at the Department of Electromechanical Engineering of University of Beira Interior (Portugal). His teaching activities are related with the subjects of “Air conditioning and Industrial Refrigeration”, “Industrial Automation” and “Robotics”. He is also the Director of 1st (Bachelor) and 2nd cycle of study (Master of Science) of Mechanical Engineering course. Is main research activities are related to the thermal performance and energy efficiency of commercial refrigeration equipment. He carried several experimental studies and CFD modelling to improve the overall performance of open refrigerated display cases on different ambient air conditions. He coordinates(ed) several R&D projects related with the improvement and the energy efficiency in the agrifood sector. He has several publications in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters.

Publications

Technologies for Monitoring the Safety of Perishable Food Products
Technologies for Monitoring the Safety of Perishable Food Products
Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Pedro Dinho da Silva, Luís Pinto Andrade, José Nunes, Christophe Espírito Santo. © 2021. 36 pages.
Food safety and eradication of food waste are current concerns of society and governments due to health, ethics, and sustainable economics. There are multiple technologies for...
Novel Technologies and Systems for Food Preservation
Novel Technologies and Systems for Food Preservation
Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Pedro Dinho da Silva. © 2019. 416 pages.
The increasing demand for food as well as changes in consumption habits have led to the greater availability and variety of food with a longer shelf life. However, these items...
Frost Measuring and Prediction Systems for Demand Defrost Control
Frost Measuring and Prediction Systems for Demand Defrost Control
Martim Lima de Aguiar, Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Pedro Dinho da Silva. © 2019. 27 pages.
It is widely known that the defrosting operation of evaporators of commercial refrigeration equipment is one of the main causes of inefficiency on these systems. Several...
Technologies for Monitoring the Safety of Perishable Food Products
Technologies for Monitoring the Safety of Perishable Food Products
Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Pedro Dinho da Silva, Luís Pinto Andrade, José Nunes, Christophe Espírito Santo. © 2019. 36 pages.
Food safety and eradication of food waste are current concerns of society and governments due to health, ethics, and sustainable economics. There are multiple technologies for...
Computational Modelling and Simulation to Assist the Improvement of Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency in Industrial Engineering Systems: Application to Cold Stores
Computational Modelling and Simulation to Assist the Improvement of Thermal Performance and Energy Efficiency in Industrial Engineering Systems: Application to Cold Stores
Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Pedro Dinho da Silva, João Pedro Marques Gonçalves, Rui Carneiro. © 2016. 68 pages.
Computational modelling is nowadays a powerful tool for project and design of engineering systems, anticipating and/or correcting problems that may lead to inefficiencies. This...
Handbook of Research on Advances and Applications in Refrigeration Systems and Technologies
Handbook of Research on Advances and Applications in Refrigeration Systems and Technologies
Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Pedro Dinho da Silva. © 2015. 924 pages.
In recent years, the sustainability and safety of perishable foods has become a major consumer concern, and refrigeration systems play an important role in the processing...
Experimental Analysis to Optimize the Performance of Air Curtains and Heat Exchangers: Application to Refrigerated Display Cases
Experimental Analysis to Optimize the Performance of Air Curtains and Heat Exchangers: Application to Refrigerated Display Cases
Samuel Mariano do Nascimento, Gustavo Galdi Heidinger, Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Pedro Dinho Silva. © 2015. 51 pages.
This chapter reports an overview about experimental studies concerning the thermal performance of air curtains and heat exchangers installed in vertical open refrigerated display...
Acquisition of Multiple Physiological Parameters During Physical Exercise
Acquisition of Multiple Physiological Parameters During Physical Exercise
Virginie Felizardo, Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Nuno M. Garcia, Victor Reis. © 2013. 12 pages.
This paper describes the experimental method focused on the acquisition of various physiological parameters during different effort levels of physical exercise like walking and...
Acquisition of Multiple Physiological Parameters During Physical Exercise
Acquisition of Multiple Physiological Parameters During Physical Exercise
Virginie Felizardo, Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Nuno M. Garcia, Victor Reis. © 2011. 13 pages.
This paper describes the experimental method focused on the acquisition of various physiological parameters during different effort levels of physical exercise like walking and...
Web-Based Learning Environment for Medical Education: E-Fer, A Practical Tool for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Wounds
Web-Based Learning Environment for Medical Education: E-Fer, A Practical Tool for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Wounds
Josep Maria Monguet, João Costa, Pedro Gaspar, Rogério Costa. © 2010. 28 pages.
This chapter describes the saliency of learning environments supported by information and communication technologies, followed by a conceptualization of the virtual learning...