Examinando por Autor "Coy, J."

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    Aerodynamic effects of manufacturing tolerances on a solar car
    (Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2017-01-01) Betancur, E.; Fragassa, C.; Coy, J.; Hincapie, S.; Osorio-Gómez, G.
    In the case of solar vehicles, since the primary necessity is to optimise the energy efficiency during motion, many efforts are addressed by designers in searching the perfect aerodynamics. It means, in particular, the minimization of the drag force at cruising speeds and an elaborated vehicle’s Computer-Aided Design (CAD) are the principal result of this activity. Despite, these efforts can be nullified by geometrical tolerances emerging from manufacturing. In this paper, the effects of tolerances introduced by composite manufacturing processes are investigated combining 3D scanning technology and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). After the solar car manufacturing, a reverse engineering process is executed with the aim to scan the vehicle’s body and compare it to the initial theoretical design. Geometric deviations are found and their aerodynamic consequences are evaluated in terms of aerodynamic losses. © Springer International Publishing AG 2017.
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    Estado de la moniliasis del cacao causada por Moniliophthora roreri en Colombia
    (Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2014-01-01) Álvarez, J.C.; Martínez, S.C.; Coy, J.; Universidad EAFIT. Departamento de Ciencias; Ciencias Biológicas y Bioprocesos (CIBIOP)
    Frosty pod rot disease of cocoa plants is caused by the basiodiomycete Moniliophthora roreri. Nowadays, this disease is present in almost all Latin American countries producers of cocoa beans, exhibiting high adaptation to diverse environments. In Colombia, it is the most important disease attacking cocoa crops and the traditional strategies for control have generated side results as strengthening in genetic resistance of strains in some regions. In this review, we collected the most relevant biological and agricultural aspects of this disease such as origin and distribution of the disease, life cycle, forms of disease control and research projects oriented to understand the genetic and evolution of this pathogen. Finally, we suggest increasing the number of basic researches, aiming to understand, how this pathogen has evolved its genome in different habitats, favoring its genetic variation. Thus, with all this knowledge, we could advance in biotechnology programs for control and prevention of the Frosty rod pot.