José Afonso

Invited Adjunct Professor

Main areas of research

Energetic Efficiency

HVAC

Academic background

Engineering specialist for polytechnic education (2017)

Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering (2009)

Mechanical Engineering Graduation (1998)

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering (1995)

Research projects / Experience

Energy certification of buildings and Energy audits, Qualified Expert, recognized by ADENE/OE and Certified Measurement and Verification Professional (CMVP), IPMVP

Projects of HVAC systems, Engineering Expert in Climate, recognized by Ordem dos Engenheiros and Passivhaus Designer recognized by Passivhaus Institut

Master thesis (IST) at the Collectors Solar Testing Laboratory from the National Institute of Engineering, Technology and Innovation (INETI, actual LNEG), with the theme “Solar Thermal Collectors test by Quasi-Dynamic Method – EN 12975-2 Methodology Implementation and Standard Assay’s and analysis of early results”

Software development for automatic count the number of vortices and their displacement angle on the surface of a rolling disk, through thermal imaging, Sócrates / Erasmus (FEUP) program at Università Degli Studi di Napoli – Federico II, Italy

Contact details

Polytechnic University of Setúbal

Areas of research

Circular Economy