RESUME OF THE CURRICLUM VITAE

 

                                                                                

José Carlos Miranda Góis

Auxiliary Professor

Mechanical Engineering Department

University of Coimbra

               

Pinhal de Marrocos

3030-201 Coimbra, PORTUGAL

Tel:  +351 239 790725

Fax: +351 239 790701

E-mail: jose.gois@dem.uc.pt

Academic Degrees

 

§          PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Thermodynamics)

Universidade de Coimbra, June 1996.

§          Thesis: “Effect of micro hollow glass spheres on detonation of nitromethane-polymetylmetacrilate”.

 

§          Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering (nominated Provas de Aptidão Pedagógica e Capacidade Científica)

University of Coimbra, November 1989.

-          Lesson: “Detonation pressure”.

-          Report: “Drying of explosives particles”.

 

§          Graduation in Mechanical Engineering (Fluids and Thermodynamics)

University of Coimbra, July 1986.

 

Profissional Carrier

§          Auxiliary Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Coimbra, since June 1996.

§          Assistant Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Coimbra, from November 1989 to June 1996.

§          Lecturer at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Coimbra, from September 1986 to November 1989.

 

Teaching Activities

Regular Courses

§          Power Boiler Plants (Geradores de Calor) » Mechanical Engineering Course, University of Coimbra.

§          Plants and Industrial Services (Instalações e Serviços Industriais) » Chemical Engineering Course, University of Coimbra.

§          Seminar (Seminário) » Mechanical Engineering Course, University of Coimbra.

§          Applied Thermodynamics (Termodinâmica Aplicada) » Mechanical Engineering Course, University of Coimbra.

§          Turbo Machine (Turbomáquinas) » Mechanical Engineering Course, University of Coimbra.

§          Thermodynamics (Termodinâmica) » Industrial Engineering Course, Portuguese Catholic University, Figueira da Foz.

§          Shock Waves and Detonation (Ondas de Choque e Detonação) » Mechanical Engineering Master Course, University of Coimbra.

 

Short Courses

§          Thermodynamics and Energetic Conversions (Termodinâmica e Conversões Energéticas) » Energy Management Course for Managers of Small and Medium Companies.

§          Fundamentals of Energy Use (Fundamentos da Utilização de Energia) » Energy Management Course for Engineers of the Town Halls.

§          Heating of Swimming Pools by Solar Energy (Aquecimento de Piscinas por Energia Solar) » Treatment and Heating of Swimming Pools Course.

§          Manufacturing Layout (Layout Fabril) » Pyrotechnics Course for Technical Managers of the Pyrotechnics Companies.

§           Explosives Use in Rock Blasting (Aplicação de Explosivos no Desmonte de Rocha) » Explosives and Blasting Engineering Course.

 

 

Supervising

 

§          “Study of Thermal Decomposition of a PBX based in RDX”  (Estudo da Decomposição Térmica de um Explosivo Plástico de Base RDX). Master Thesis in Mechnical Engineering of Flávio Rodrigues Fernandes Chaves. University of Coimbra, May 2002.

§          “Heating Effect on Thermal Decomposition of Energetic Materials” (Influência da Acção Térmica na Decomposição de Materiais Energéticos). Master Thesis in Mechanical Engineering of Pedro Alexandre Nogueira Cardão. University of Coimbra, October 1998.

 

Academic and Scientific Committees

§          Member of the Scientific Committee of the Mechanical Engineering Department, since 1995.

§          Coordinator of the PRODEP program at the Mechanical Engineering Department, since 1998.

§          Member of the Organized Committee of the EFEE 1st and 2nd World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, September 2001 and 2003.

§          Member of the Scientific Committee of the Postgraduate Course in Natural Gas Plants, organized by the Faculty of Sciences and Technology and the Pedro Nunes Institute’s, since July 1998.

§          Member of the Mechanical Engineering Department Council, from January 1997 to June 2003 and from January 1994 to February 1995.

§          Member of the Pedagogical Committee of the Mechanical Engineering Department, from January 1994 to January 1996.

§          Member of Organized Committee for the Celebration of the 20th years of the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Coimbra, March 1993.

 

Research Activities

Projects

§          “RTP14.2 Insensitive munitions – modelling and testing”. European Cooperation Long Term I&D (EUCLID), financed by the Minister of Defense. Duration: 1997 – 2002.

§          “THOR II”. Cooperation Programme between TNO - Prins Maurits Laboratory, Netherlands and the University of Coimbra. Duration: 1995 – 1998.

§          “CTP25.1 Characterization of Plastic Bonded Explosives”. IEPG - Independent European Programme Group, CTP 25. Duration: 1988 – 1996

§          “CTP25.2  Pressed shape charges”. IEPG - Independent European Programme Group, CTP 25. Duration: 1989 – 1996.

§           “Effect of Hollow Glass MicroSpheres on the Detonation of Nitromethane-Polymetylmetacrylate Mixtures”. Project developed in collaboration of LEDAP, ENSMA and TNO-PLM. Duration: 1990 – 1996.

§          “THOR I - MAP”. National Project 11-90 of CCI – Defense, JNICT. Duration 1989 – 1994.

§           “Rocket Motor of Composite Propellant”. National Project 8-88 of CCI-Defense, JNICT. Duration: 1988 – 1989.

§          “Drying of Explosives”. National Project financed by Sociedade Portuguesa de Explosivos (SPEL). Duration: 1987 – 1990

§           “Energetic Improvement of Emulsion Explosives”. National Project 7-88 of CCI-Defense, JNICT. Duration: 1988 – 1989.

 

Publications

Publications in International Scientific Journals/Books

§          “Aqueous emulsion explosives with TNT”, M. Mendonça, I. Plaksin, J. Campos and J.C. Góis. Chemical Physics Reports, Vol. 17, Nº 1-2, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, ISBN: 90-5699-186-8, 1998, pp. 137 – 150.

§          “Gas pollutants from detonation and combustion of industrial explosives”, J. Campos, A. Pires, J.C. Góis and A. Portugal. Energy Combustion and the Environment: A reference Series in Mechanical, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1997, pp. 723 – 737.

§           “Influence of glass microballoons size on the detonation of nitromethane based mixtures”, H. N. Presles, P. Vidal, J.C. Góis, B. A. Khasainov and B. S. Ermolaev. Shock Waves: An International Journal Shock Waves Detonation and Explosions, Springer International, Vol. 4, Nº 6, April, 1995, pp. 325-329.

§          “Effect of hollow heterogeneities on nitromethane detonation”, J.C. Góis, H. N. Presles and P. Vidal. Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Vol. 153, “Dynamic Aspects of Detonations”, Edit. A. L. Kuhl, J. C. Leyer, A. A. Borisov e W. A. Sirignano, American Institute of Astronautics and Aeronautics, Inc., 1993, pp. 462-470.

Publications in Proceedings of International Conferences and Workshops

§          “Measurement of Thermal Decomposition and Validation of Kinetic Model to Describing the Cook-off of PBX RH8515”, F. Chaves and J.C. Góis. Proc. of the 19th International Colloquium on the Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems, Hakone, Japan, 27 July – 1 August 2003.

§          “Comparing a single and a 3-steps kinetic model for simulation of cook-off process of a PBX based on RDX”, F. Chaves and J.C. Góis. Proc. of the 34th International Annual Conference of ICT on Energetic Materials: Reactions of Propellants, Explosives and Pyrotechnics, Karlsruhe, Germany, 24 – 27 June 2003.

§          “Effect of GMB on detonation wave propagation and cellular structure of NM/PMMA/GMB mixtures”, J.C. Góis, J. Campos and I. Plaksin. Proc. of the 5th International Symposium on Behaviour of Dense Media Under High Dynamic Pressures, Saint-Malo, France, 23 – 27 June 2003.

§          “Detonation study of PBX energetic microsamples”, I. Plaksin, J. Campos, J. Ribeiro, R. Mendes, J.C. Góis, A. Portugal and P. Simões. Proc. of the 12th International Symposium of Detonation, S. Diego, USA, August 2002.

§          “Effect of GMB on failure and reaction regime of NM/PMMA-GMB mixtures”, J.C. Góis, J. Campos and I. Plaksin. Proc. of the Conference of APS: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Atlanta, Georgia, USA 24 – 29 June 2001, pp. 898 - 901.

§          “Detonation meso-scale tests for energetic materials”, I. Plaksin, J. Campos, J. Ribeiro, R. Mendes, J.C. Góis, A. Portugal, P. Simões and L. Pedroso. Proc. of the Conference of APS: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 24 – 29 June 2001, pp. 922 – 925.

§          “Mecanismos de extinção e propagação de uma onda de detonação”, J.C. Góis, I. Plaksin, R. Mendes, J. Ribeiro and J. Campos. Anais do 4º Encontro Técnico de Materiais e Química (CD-ROM), Ed. IpqM, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 12-14 November 2001.

§          “Sistema de ignição de materiais energéticos”, R. Mendes, P. Mendes, J. Campos, J. Ribeiro, I. Plaksin and J.C. Góis. Anais do 4º Encontro Técnico de Materiais e Química (CD-ROM), Ed. IpqM, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 12-14 November 2001.

§          “Cook-off test models and results”. J.C. Góis, F. Chaves, P. Simões, L. Pedroso, I. Plaksin, R. Mendes, J. Ribeiro, A. Portugal and J. Campos. For publication in the Proc. of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Defence Industries: Science Technology related Security – Impact of Conventional Munition on Environment and Population, Porto, Portugal, 29 – 31 October 2001.

§          “Energetic materials-models, micro measurements and results”. J. Campos, A. Portugal, I. Plaksin, J.C. Góis, L. Durães, R. Mendes, P. Simões and J. Ribeiro. For publication in the Proc. of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Defence Industries: Science Technology related Security – Impact of Conventional Munition on Environment and Population, Porto, Portugal, 29 – 31 October 2001.

§          “The influence of HTPB, DOS and IPDI on thermal decomposition of plastic-bonded explosive based on rdx”, F. Chaves, J.C. Góis and P. Simões. Proc. of the 27th International Pyrotechnics Seminar, Grand Junction, Colorado, USA, 16 - 21 July 2000, pp. 865 – 874.

§          “A influência de heterogeneidades na detonação de altos explosivos”, J.C. Góis, J. Campos, I. Plaksin, J. Ribeiro and R. Mendes. Anais do 1º Encontro de Química Militar (CD-ROM), Ed. IpqM, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 30-31 October, 2000.

§          “Caracterização térmica da mistura RDX/HTPB (85/15) e seus componentes”, F. Chaves and J.C. Góis. Anais do 1º Encontro de Química Militar (CD-ROM), Ed. IpqM, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 30-31 October, 2000.

§          “The effect of heating rate on ignition temperature of energetic materials”, P. Cardão, J.C. Góis and J. Campos. Proc. of the 30th International Annual Conference of ICT on Energetic Materials: Modelling of Phenomena, Experimental Characterization, Environmental Engineering, Edit. Fraunhofer - Institut für Chemische Technologie, Karlsruhe, Germany, 29 June – 2 July 1999, pp. 89-1 – 89-11.

§          “Thermal decomposition of energetic materials”, P. Cardão, J.C. Góis and J. Campos. Proc. of the Conference of APS: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Snowbird, Utah, USA, 27 June – 2 July 1999, pp. 853 - 856.

§          “Mechanism of detonation wave propagation in PBX with energetic binder”, I. Plaksin, J. Campos, R. Mendes, J. Ribeiro and J.C. Góis. Proc. of the Conference of APS: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Snowbird, Utah, USA, 27 June – 2 July, 1999, pp. 817 - 820.

§          “Process of shock attenuation inside a hollow glass microphere/polymeric composite media”, J. Ribeiro, I. Plaksin, J. Campos, R. Mendes and J.C. Góis. Proc. of the Conference of APS: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Snowbird, Utah, USA, 27 June – 2 July, 1999, pp. 559 - 562.

§          “Kinetics of thermal decomposition of energetic materials”, S. Almada, J. Campos and J.C. Góis. Proc. of the 11th Symposium on Chemical Problems Connected with Stability of Explosives, Sweden, June 1998.

§          “Ignition and pyrolisis of explosive components”, S. Almada, J. Campos and J.C. Góis. Proc. of the 29th International Annual Conference of ICT on Energetic Materials: Production, Processing and Characterization, Edit. Fraunhofer - Institut für Chemische Technologie, Karlsruhe, Germany, 30 June – 3 July, 1998, pp. 126–1 – 126-8.

§          “Ignition and thermogravimetry behaviour of explosives and propellants”, S. Almada, J. Campos and J.C. Góis. Proc. of the 24th International Pyrotechnics Seminar, Monterey, California, USA, 27-31 July 1998.

§          “Pulsing behaviour and corner turning effect of PBX”, I. Plaksin, J. Campos, R. Mendes, J. Ribeiro and J.C. Góis. Proc. of the 11th International Detonation Symposium, Snowmass, Village, Colorado, USA, 31 August – 4 September, 1998, pp. 679-685.

§          “Effect of microballooons on detonation pressure of NM-PMMA-GMB mixtures”, J.C. Góis, J. Campos, I. Plaksin and R. Mendes. Proc. of the 28th International Annual Conference of ICT on Combustion and Detonation, Edit. Fraunhofer - Institut für Chemische Technologie, Karlsruhe, Germany, 24 - 27 June, 1997, pp. 91-1 – 91-10.

§          “Thermal decomposition of energetic materials”, P. Cardão, J.C. Góis, S. Almada, P. Simões, L. Durães and J. Campos. Proc. of the 28th International Annual Conference of ICT on Combustion and Detonation, Edit. Fraunhofer - Institut für Chemische Technologie, Karlsruhe, Germany, 24–27 June 1997, pp. 101-1 – 101-11.

§          “Detonation behaviour of emulsion explosive/TNT mixtures”, M. Mendonça, I. Plaksin, J.C. Góis and J. Campos. Proc. of the 28th International Annual Conference of ICT on Combustion and Detonation, Edit. Fraunhofer - Institut für Chemische Technologie, Karlsruhe, Germany, 24-27 June, 1997, pp. 90-1 – 90-11.

§          “Failure and re-initiation detonation phenomena in NM/PMMA-GMB mixtures”, J.C. Góis, J. Campos, I. Plaksin and R. Mendes. Proc. of the Conference of APS: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA, 27 July – 1 August, 1997, pp. 691 – 694.

§          “Interaction of double corner turning effect in PBX”, I. Plaksin, J. Campos, M. Mendonça, R. Mendes and J.C. Góis. Proc. of the Conference of APS: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA, 27 July – 1 August, 1997, pp. 755 - 758.

§          “Aqueous emulsion explosive with TNT”, M. Mendonça, J. Campos, J.C. Góis and C. Moutinho. Proc. of the 27th International Annual Conference of ICT on Energetic Materials: Technology Manufacturing and Processing, Edit. Fraunhofer - Institut für Chemische Technologie, Karlsruhe, Germany, 25 – 28 June, 1996, pp. 56-1 - 56-13.

§          “PBX manufacturing and testing with modified PETN particles”, C. Moutinho, J. Campos, J.C. Góis and M. Figueiredo. Proc. of the 27th International Annual Conference of ICT on Energetic Materials: Technology Manufacturing and Processing,, Edit. Fraunhofer - Institut für Chemische Technologie, Karlsruhe, Germany, 25 – 28 June, 1996, pp. 57-1 - 57-13.

§          “Characterization of 2-oxy-4,6-dinitramine-s-triazine”, P. Simões, P. Carvalheira, A. Portugal, J. Campos, L. Durães and J.C. Góis. Proc. of the 27th International Annual Conference of ICT on Energetic Materials: Technology Manufacturing and Processing, Edit. Fraunhofer - Institut für Chemische Technologie, Karlsruhe, Germany, 25 – 28 June, 1996, pp. 136-1 - 136-13.

§          “Deflagration and detonation predictions using a new equation of state”, L. Durães, J. Campos and J.C. Góis. Proc. of 26th International Annual Conference of ICT on Pyrotechnics: Basic Principles, Technology, Application, Edit. Fraunhofer - Institut für Chemische Technologie, Karlsruhe, Germany, 4 – 7 July 1995, pp. 67-1 - 67-13.

§          “Extinction and initiation of detonation of NM-PMMA-GMB mixtures”, J.C. Góis, J. Campos, and R. Mendes. Proc. of the Conference of APS: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Seattle, USA, 13-18 August 1995, pp. 827 – 830.

§          “New equation of state for the detonation products of explosives”, L. Durães, J. Campos and J.C. Góis. Proc. of the Conference of APS: Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Seattle, USA, 13-18 August 1995, pp. 385 – 388.

§          “Evaluation of shock sensitivity of explosives”. A. Portugal, J. Campos, P. Simões, J.C. Góis, L. Durães and R. Mendes. Proc. of the Workshop on Vulnerability Testing and Modelling, RMCS, Shrivenham, Great Britain, 31 October 1995.

§          “Flyer plate impact initiation of industrial explosives”, R. Mendes, J. Campos, J.C. Góis, C. Moutinho, J. Ribeiro and P. Cortez. Proc. of 25th International Annual Conference of ICT on Energetic Materials - Analysis, Characterization and Test Techniques, Edit. Fraunhofer - Institut für Chemische Technologie, Kalshrue, Germany, 28 June – 1 July, 1994, pp. 85-1 - 85-13.

§          “Gas pollutants from ammonium nitrate based propellants”, J. Campos, L. Araújo, J.C. Góis, A. Pires, R. Mendes and M. Nina. 84th Propulsion Energetics Symposium of AGARD, Norway, 29 August – 2 September, 1994. AGARD in Conference Proceedings 559: Environmental Aspects of Rocket and Gun Propulsion, Edit. by North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1994, pp. 18.1 - 18.7.

§          “Shock sensitivity of ammonium nitrate based propellants”, J. Campos, J.C. Góis, R. Mendes, P. Cortez and L. Araújo. 84th Propulsion Energetics Symposium of AGARD, Norway, 29 August – 2 September, 1994. AGARD in Conference Proceedings 559: Environmental Aspects of Rocket and Gun Propulsion, Edit. by North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1994, pp. 12.1 - 12.7.

§          “Gas pollutants from detonation and combustion of industrial explosives”, J. Campos, A. Pires, J.C. Góis and A. Portugal. Proc. of the 2nd International Conference on Combustion Technologies for Clean Environment, Lisboa, Portugal, 1993.

§          “Shock initiation and detonation stability of industrial explosives”, R. Mendes, J. Campos, J.C. Góis and C. Moutinho. Proc. of 24th International Annual Conference of ICT on Energetic Materials - Insensitivity and Environmental Awareness”, Edit. Fraunhofer - Institut für Chemische Technologie (ICT), Karlshrue, Germany, 29 June – 2 July, 1993, pp. 29-1 - 29-13.

§          “Shock initiation of nitromethane/PMMA mixtures with glass microballoons”, J.C. Góis, J. Campos and R. Mendes. Proc. of 10th International Detonation Symposium, Ed. Office of Naval Research, Boston, USA, 12 - 16 July, 1993, pp. 758-765.

§          “Influence of glass microballoons size on the detonation of nitromethane based mixtures”, H. N. Presles, P. Vidal, J.C. Góis, B. A. Khasainov and B. S. Ermolaev. Preprints of the 14th International Colloquium on Dynamic and Energetic Reactives Systems (ICDERS), Vol. II, Coimbra, Portugal, 1 – 6 August 1993, pp. D4.3.1 – D4.3.9.

§          “Collapse of hollow glass micro spheres in nitromethane detonation”, J. Ribeiro, J. Campos, J.C. Góis and R. Mendes. Preprints of the 14th International Colloquium on Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems (ICDERS), Vol. II, Coimbra, Portugal, 1 – 6 August 1993, pp. D4.7.1 - D4.7.10.

§         “Effect of hollow heterogeneities on critical diameter of nitromethane/PMMA mixtures”. J.C. Góis and J. Campos. Proc. of the Workshop of Desensitivity of Explosives, TNO - Prins Maurits Laboratory, Rijswijk, The Netherlands, November, 1991.

 

Publications in Portuguese Scientific-Technological Journals

§          “A influência de heterogeneidades na detonação de altos explosivos”, J.C. Góis, J. Campos, I. Plaksin, J. Ribeiro and R. Mendes. Detónica, ISSN 0872-4792, Vol. XII, Nº 38, March 2003, pp. 8 - 17.

§          “Caracterização térmica da mistura RDX/HTPB (85/15) e seus componentes”, F. Chaves and J.C. Góis. Detónica, ISSN 0872-4792, Vol. XX, Nº 33/34, March 2002, pp. 12 - 21.

§          “Métodos de demolição de edifícios (1ª parte)”, J. André and J. C. Góis. Detónica, ISSN 0872-4792, Vol. VIII, Nº 31, June 2001, pp. 4 – 9.

§          “Métodos de demolição de edifícios (2ª parte)”, J. André and J. C. Góis. Detónica, ISSN 0872-4792, Vol. IX, Nº 32, September 2001, pp. 4 – 7

§          “A co-incineração de resíduos industriais na indústria cimenteira”, P. Carvalheira, J.C. Góis and J. Ribeiro. Tecno-Hospital, Revista de Instalações e Equipamentos de Saúde, Nº 2, March 1999, pp. 8 – 12..

§          “Effect of microballoons on detonation pressure NM-PMMA-GMB mixture”, J. C. Góis, J. Campos, I. Plaksin and R. Mendes. Detónica, ISSN 0872-4792, Vol. VI, Nº 22, 1998, pp. 21 – 30.

§          “Pulsing behaviour and corner turning effect of PBX”, I. Plaksin, J. Campos, R. Mendes, J. Ribeiro and J.C. Góis. Detónica, ISSN 0872-4792, Vol. VI, Nº 23, 1998, pp. 5 – 12.

§          “Iniciação de explosivos industriais por impacto de folha voadora”, R. Mendes, J. Campos, J.C. Góis, C. Moutinho, J. Ribeiro and P. Cortez. Detónica, ISSN 0872-4792, Vol. II, Nº 7, 1994, pp. 5 – 19.

Other Professional Activities

§          Researcher at the Laboratory of Energetics and Detonics (LEDAP), Condeixa, Portugal.

§          President of the Portuguese Association of Studies and Engineering of Explosives (Associação Portuguesa de Estudos e Engenharia de Explosivos - AP3E), since 1998.

§          Vice-President of the Portuguese Explosives Committee, since February 2003.

§          Vice-President of European Federation of Explosives Engineering (EFEE), from June 1993 to June 1995.

§          Editor of the European Federation of Explosives Engineering Newsletter, since 1999.

§          Member of the jury in many processes for the admission of new members into the Portuguese Society of Engineers. 

§          Expert in many technological problems related with energetic materials and boiler plants.