Development and assessment of a one-dimensional CFD solver for boiling flows in bubbly regimes

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First of all, I would like to thank my director, Prof. Rafael Miró for giving me this opportunity and for his suggestions and help during the way. I am also very grateful to Dr. Sergio Chiva and Dr. Carlos Peña-Monferrer for their guidance during last stage of this thesis. Without our invaluable meetings this thesis would not be complete. This adventure also gave me the opportunity of learning from the best research groups abroad, and I would like to thank my advisors, Prof. Analissa Manera and Prof. Maria Avramova for their warm welcome and their always productive meetings and suggestions. I cannot forget the inestimable assistance of Dr. Agustín Abarca, specially during the two months that I stayed in Raleigh.My colleagues in the Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering at UPV, who with I shared pains and joys of the PhD have been a fundamental part these years. Special thanks to my already friends Antonella, María, Amanda and Sergio, but I cannot forget of Patricio, Sete, Javier or Aina. These are only a part of the amazing PhD student group that this department has.And last, but no least, to my family, who always supported me and believed in me even when I did not. And to you, Rubén, who suffered when I suffered and laughed when I laughed. You are the only reason this thesis is finished.