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Dr. Gerardo L. Augusto

Associate Professor

Educational Background

PhD in Mechanical Engineering,
De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

Master of Engineering Major in Mechanical Engineering,
Nagoya University, Japan

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering,
Mapua Institute of Technology, Philippines

Dr. Gerardo L. Augusto received his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering at the Mapua Institute of Technology, Manila in 1987. He finished his Master of Engineering Major in Mechanical Engineering at Nagoya University, Japan, in 1996. He completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at De La Salle University, manila in 2015. His fields of interest are experimental fluid dynamics, the design of district cooling distribution networks, and wind engineering. prior to his graduate studies at DLSU, he worked with Emirates Central Cooling System Corporation, one of the largest district cooling service providers in the United Arab Emirates. In 2008, he worked with the Research and Development Department of AVANTIS Limited, specializing in the design of wind turbine components in Hong Kong, China.

Research Interest

  • District Cooling System
  • Distribution Network Optimization
  • Wind Engineering, Fluid Mechanics
  • Numerical Simulation

Selected Publications

  • Chen, W.H., Lam, T.T., Chang, M.H., Jin, L., Chueh, C.C. and Augusto, G.L. (January 2024): Optimizing H-Darrieus Wind Turbine Performance with Double-Deflector Design, Energies, Vol.17, 503 (https://doi.org/10.3390/en17020503)
  • Chen, W.H., Huang, T.H., Augusto, G.L., Lamba, R., Maduabuchi, C. and Saw, L.H. (August 2022): Power Generation and Thermal Stress Characterization of Thermoelectric Modules with Different Unileg Couples by Recovering Vehicle Waste Heat, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 375, 133987 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133987)
  • Augusto, G.L., Culaba, A.B and Tanhueco, R.T. (January 2016): Pipe Sizing of District Cooling Distribution Network using Implicit Colebrook-White Equation, Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, Manuscript ID: Jc20-1-7601, Vol.20 No.1, 76-83. (ISSN 1343-0130).
  • Augusto, G., Gatus, C. L., Ubando, A., Lim, L. G., & Gonzaga, J. (2024, July). Wind resource assessment for turbine class identification in Bayanzhaganxiang, China. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 1372, No. 1, p. 012003). IOP Publishing.

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