Menandro S. Berana

Professor

menandro.berana@coe.upd.edu.ph

Education

  • BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Master of Engineering, Toyohashi Univ. of Tech. Japan, 2009
  • MS in Mechanical Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman, 2006

Research Interests

  • HVACR
  • Power Generation
  • Thermal Systems

Research + Projects

  1. Garcia, J. C. S., Berana, M. S., Thermodynamic Performance Evaluation of Internal Heat Exchanger in a CompressorDriven Ejector Heat Pump System, Philippine Engineering Journal, Vol. 42, No. 2, December 2021.
  2. Garcia, Giannetti, D. A.B. Varela, R. J. Varela, Yamaguchi, Saito & Berana. Design of a Numerical Simulator of Finned-Tube Heat Exchangers with Arbitrary Circuitry, Heat Transfer Engineering, Vol. 43, Issue 19, October 2021
  3. Fernandez, K. B., Dalisay, J. D., & Berana, M. (2021). Air Change and Aerosol Evacuation Rates in a Two- Occupancy Room with Stand Fan for Forced Ventilation. Philippine Engineering Journal, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp 83–105, June 2021.
  4. Garcia, J. C. S., Berana, M. S., Thermodynamic analysis and performance evaluation of a proposed novel combined cooling and power system, Philippine Engineering Journal, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp 1-18, June 2020.
  5. Redo, M. A. B., Berana, Solar-Biomass Driven Ejector Refrigeration System1, International Journal of Advancements in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering– IJAMAE, Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp 126-130, 30 April 2015.