Francisco Pontiga Romero
Associate Professor
e-mail: pontiga@us.es

Education: PhD in Physics, 1992, University of Seville.
Doctoral thesis: On the stability of a liquid layer subjected to an electric field and a thermal gradient. Supervisor: Antonio Castellanos Mata.

Main scientific results:

Study of the effect of the composition of the electrodes in the generation of ozone by corona discharge.
Numerical simulation of electric discharges in gases: Trichel pulses and corona discharge.
Analysis of the linear stability of dielectric liquids confined between electrodes and subjected to electric fields and thermal gradients.
Development of semi-analytical conduction models for non-dielectric liquids polar.

Main scientific publications:
Numerical simulation of an oxygen-fed wire-to-cylinder negative corona discharge in the glow regime. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 44, 055201 (14pp) (2011).

Authors: K Yanallah, Francisco Pontiga Romero and Antonio Castellanos Mata.


Particle-in-cell simulation of Trichel pulses in pure oxygen. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, vol. 40 4552-4560 (2007).

Authors: Carlos Soria del Hoyo, Francisco Pontiga Romero and Antonio Castellanos Mata.


Plasma chemical and electrical modelling of a negative DC corona in pure oxygen. Plasma Sources Science and Technology, vol. 13, pp. 95-107 (2004).

Authors: Carlos Soria del Hoyo, Francisco Pontiga Romero and Antonio Castellanos Mata.


Particle-in-cell simulation of electrical gas discharges. Journal of Computational Physics, vol. 171, pp. 47-78 (2001).

Authors: Carlos Soria del Hoyo, Francisco Pontiga Romero and Antonio Castellanos Mata.


Physical mechanisms of instability in a liquid layer subjected to an electric field and a thermal gradient." Physics of Fluids A, vol. 6, pp. 1684-1701 (1994).

Authors: Francisco Pontiga Romero and Antonio Castellanos Mata.



Teaching publications:
New Physics Questions for Technical Architects: Static, Fluid Mechanics. Department of Applied Physics. Sevilla University. 1995.

Authors: López Tarrida, Antonio José; Muñoz Aleñar, Martín Francisco; Pontiga Romero, Francisco; García Barrón, Leoncio.

Notes on Physical Fundamentals of Technical Architecture. Seville,. Higher Technical School of Industrial Engineers, University of Seville. 2003.

Authors: Cabello Quintero, Adan; Fernández Rueda, Agustín; Galindo del Pozo, Miguel; García Barrón, Leoncio; Moreno Gonzalez, Helena Patricia; et. al.

On the Stability of a Liquid Layer Subjected to an Electric Field and a Thermal Gradient. Sevilla University. 2009.

Authors: Pontiga Romero, Francisco.

Physics I: Mechanics. Seville, Secretariat of Audiovisual Resources and New Technologies. Sevilla University. 2010.

Authors: Cabello Quintero, Adan; Espín Milla, Manuel Jesús; Fernández Rueda, Agustín; Galindo del Pozo, Miguel; García Barrón, Leoncio, et. al.

Didactic Model for the Study of Cardiovascular Physiology: Hemodynamics. Pag. 99-106. In: Teaching Innovation Projects in Andalusian Universities: Reports of Projects, 1st Call, Course 2001-2002.

Authors: Gaytan Guía, Susana Pilar; Pontiga Romero, Francisco; Pasaro Dionisio, M. Rosario.

Physics Applied to Cardiology: an Approach to the Physical Basis of Stenosis. Pag. 577-592. In: Innovation in Higher Education I. Ed. 2006. Santander (SPAIN). Institute of Education Sciences of the University of Seville. 2006.

Authors: Pontiga Romero, Francisco; Gaytan Guía, Susana Pilar;

Design and Development of an Interactive Self-Assessment System in Physics. Vol. I. Pag. 605-613. In: University Innovation Experience (I). Collection "Innovation and Development of the Quality of University Teaching No. 14. Institute of Education Sciences of the University of Seville. 2008.

Authors: Pontiga Romero, Francisco; Cabello Quintero, Adan; Fernández Rueda, Agustín; Galindo del Pozo, Miguel; García Barrón, Leoncio; et. al.


PhD supervisor:
An Contribution to the Numerical Simulation of Electric Discharges in Gases. Doctoral Thesis. 2002.

Author: Soria del Hoyo, Carlos.

Experimental and modeling study 1D and 2D of ozone production in a negative electric corona weir and its absorption by the walls. Doctoral Thesis. 2008.

Author: Yanallah, Khelifa.

Physico-chemical of the transitory phenomena in electrical discharges. Doctoral Thesis. 2015.

Author: Durán Olivencia, Francisco José.



For any questions or suggestions contact me through my email.




© 2018 | https://alojamientosv.us.es/ehd-cgm/general/esp/index-english.html | EHD-CGM Sevilla