Marcelo J. COLAÇO, D.Sc.
Associate Professor
Military Institute of Engineering
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Praça General Tibúrcio, 80 - SE4
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22290-270
Brazil
+55-21-25467264 Phone
+55-21-25467049 FAX
colaco@asme.org
http://maidroc.fiu.edu

• Research Associate - University of Texas at Arlington - 2001-2002
• Visiting Professor - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - 2002-2004
• Visiting Researcher - Florida International University - several periods of one or two months, since 2004.

• D.Sc. - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (August/2001)
• M.Sc. - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (March/1998)
• Safety Engineer ("latu sensu" specialisation) - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (July/1999)
• B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineer) - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (October/1996)
• Mechanical Technician - Federal Centre of Technological Education - RJ, Brazil (1991)

• PADILHA, R. S. ; SANTOS, H. F. S. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; CRUZ, M. E. C. . Single and Multi-Objective Optimization of a Cogeneration System Using Hybrid Algorithms. Heat Transfer Engineering, 2009.
• ALVES, C. J. S. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; LEITÃO, V. ; MARTINS, N. F. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; ROBERTY, N. C. . Recovering the Source Term in a Linear Difusion Problem by the Method of Fundamental Solutions. Inverse Problems in Science & Engineering, 2008.
• VALLE, M. F. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; SCOFANO NETO, F. . Estimation of the Heat Transfer Coefficient by Means of the Method of Fundamental Solutions. Inverse Problems in Science & Engineering, v. 16, p. 777-795, 2008.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; SAHOO, D. . A Response Surface Method Based Hybrid Optimizer. Inverse Problems in Science & Engineering, v. 16, p. 717-742, 2008.
• ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . Approximation of the likelihood function in the Bayesian technique for the solution of inverse problems. Inverse Problems in Science & Engineering, v. 16, p. 677-692, 2008.
• Dulikravich, G S ; Egorov, I N ; COLAÇO, M. J. . Optimizing chemistry of bulk metallic glasses for improved thermal stability. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, v. 16, p. 075010, 2008.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . Solidifcation of Double-Diffusive Flows using Thermo-Magneto-Hydrodynamics and Optimization. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, v. 22, p. 594-606, 2007.
• SILVA, P. M. P. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; SHIAKOLAS, P. S. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . Identification and Design of a Source Term in a Two-Region Heat Conduction Problem. Inverse Problems in Science & Engineering, v. 15, p. 661-677, 2007.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . Inverse and Optimization Problems in Heat Transfer. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering, Brasil, v. 28, n. 1, p. 1-24, 2006.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . A Multilevel Hybrid Optimization of Magnetohydrodynamic Problems in Double-Diffusive Fluid Flow. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, v. 67, p. 1965-1972, 2006.
• WELLELE, O. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; RUBERTI JR, N. J. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; DELMAS, A. . Coupled Conduction-Radiation in Semi-Transparent Materials at High Temperatures. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, v. 67, p. 2230-2240, 2006.
• DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; COLAÇO, M. J. . Convective Heat Transfer Control Using Magnetic and Electric Fields. Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer, v. 13, n. 2, p. 139-155, 2006.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; MARTIN, T. J. . Control of Unsteady Solidification via Optimized Magnetic Fields. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, v. 20, n. 3, p. 435-458, 2005.
• DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; DENNIS, B. H. ; MARTIN, T. J. ; EGOROV, I. N. ; LEE, S. . Optimization of Intensities, and Orientations of Magnets Controlling Melt Flow During Solidification. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, v. 19, n. 4, p. 695-718, 2004.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; MARTIN, T. J. . Optimization of Wall Electrodes for Electro-Hydrodynamic Control of Natural Convection During Solidification. Materials and Manufacturing Processes, v. 19, n. 4, p. 719-736, 2004.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. . Inverse Natural Convection Problem of Simultaneous Estimation of Two Boundary Heat Fluxes in Irregular Cavities. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, v. 47, p. 1201-1215, 2003.
• DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; MARTIN, T. J. ; LEE, S. . An Inverse Method Allowing User-Specified Layout of Magnetized Micro-Fibers in Solidifying Composites. Journal of Composite Materials, UK, v. 37, n. 15, p. 1351-1365, 2003.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. . Inverse Problem of Simultaneous Estimation of Two Boundary Heat Fluxes in Parallel Plate Channels. Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences, v. XXIII, n. 2, p. 201-215, 2001.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. . Inverse Forced Convection Problem of Simultaneous Estimation of Two Boundary Heat Fluxes in Irregularly Shaped Channels. Numerical Heat Transfer. Part A, Applications, v. 39, p. 737-760, 2001.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. . A Comparison of Different Versions of the Conjugate Gradient Method of Function Estimation. Numerical Heat Transfer. Part A, Applications, v. 36, n. 2, p. 229-249, 1999.

• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; MARTIN, T. J. . Hybrid Optimization with Automatic Switching Among Optimization Algorithms. In: W. Annicchiarico; J. Periaux; M. Cerrolaza; G. Winter. (Org.). Evolutionary Algorithms And Intelligent Tools In Engineering Optimization. : Wit Pr/Computational Mechanics, 2005, v. , p. 92-118.

• COLAÇO, M. J. (Org.) ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. (Org.) . Guest-editor do journal Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering, Vol. 16, no.6. 136. ed. Taylor & Francis, 2008.
• ORLANDE, H. R. B. (Org.) ; COLAÇO, M. J. (Org.) . Guest-editor do journal Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering, Vol. 15, no.1. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2007.
• ORLANDE, H. R. B. (Org.) ; COLAÇO, M. J. (Org.) . Guest-editor do journal Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering, Vol. 15, no.2. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2007.
• DULIKRAVICH, G. S (Org.) ; COLAÇO, M. J. (Org.) ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. (Org.) ; TANAKA, M. (Org.) . Inverse Problems, Design and Optimization (IPDO-2007). , 2007. v. 2. 771 p.
• ORLANDE, H. R. B. (Org.) ; COLAÇO, M. J. (Org.) . Guest-editor do journal Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering, Vol. 14, no.4. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2006. 112 p.
• FREIRE, A. P. S. (Org.) ; ILHA, A. (Org.) ; COLAÇO, M. J. (Org.) . Turbulência. Rio de Janeiro: Grafitto, 2006. v. 1. 466 p.
• ORLANDE, H. R. B. (Org.) ; COLAÇO, M. J. (Org.) . Guest-editor do journal Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering, Vol. 14, no.5. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2006. 104 p.
• ORLANDE, H. R. B. (Org.) ; COLAÇO, M. J. (Org.) . Guest-editor do journal Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering, Vol. 14, no.6. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2006. 102 p.
• COLAÇO, M. J. (Org.) ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S (Org.) ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. (Org.) . Inverse Problems, Design and Optimization. Rio de Janeiro: e-papers, 2005. v. 2. 718 p.

• COLAÇO, M. J. ; SILVA, Wellington Betencurte da ; MAGALHÃES, Ana Cláudia ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . A Comparison among Different Response Surface Methods. In: 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, 2008, Veneza. Proc. of 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, 2008.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . Magneto-Hydrodynamic Simulations using Radial Basis Functions. In: 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, 2008, Veneza. Proc. of 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, 2008.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . RBF Based Methods for Highly Multidimensional Response Surfaces Using Scarce Data Sets. In: 12th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, 2008, Victoria, British Columbia. 12th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, 2008.
• HERNáNDEZ, A. M. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; BLOWER, S. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; MORAL, R. J. . Identification of Parameters in a System of Differential Equations Modeling Evolution of Infectious Diseases. In: 2008 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference-IDETC/CIE 2008, 2008, Brooklyn, New York. Proceedings of 2008 ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference-IDETC/CIE 2008, 2008.
• ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; COLAÇO, M. J. . Bayesian Estimation of the Thermal Conducitivity Components of Orthotropic Solids. In: V CONGRESSO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA Mecâ NICA, 2008, Salvador, Bahia. Anais do V CONGRESSO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA Mecâ NICA, 2008.
• LOPES, C. F. ; SOUZA, M. V. C. ; SCOFANO NETO, F. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; CALDEIRA, A. B. ; GUEDES, R. O. C. . Inverse Problem of Estimation of the Blood Perfusion Coefficient in Cancerous Tissues Subjected to Hyperthermic Treatments. In: EngOpt 2008 - International Conference on Engineering Optimization, 2008, Rio de Janeiro. Proceedings of EngOpt 2008 - International Conference on Engineering Optimization, 2008.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; SILVA, Wellington Betencurte da ; MAGALHÃES, Ana Cláudia ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . Response Surface Methods Applied to Scarce and Small Sets of Training Points A Comparative Study. In: EngOpt 2008 - International Conference on Engineering Optimization, 2008, Rio de Janeiro. Proceedings of EngOpt 2008 - International Conference on Engineering Optimization, 2008.
• ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; COLAÇO, M. J. . Application of Bayesian Filters to Heat Conduction Problems. In: EngOpt 2008 - International Conference on Engineering Optimization, 2008, Rio de Janeiro. Proceedingos of EngOpt 2008 - International Conference on Engineering Optimization, 2008.
• SANTOS, H. F. S. ; MENEGALDO, L. L. ; MONTENEGRO, J. M. ; COLAÇO, M. J. . Análise do Uso de Veiculos Semi-Autônamos, Baseados em Plataformas Aeroestáticas, para Operações de Vigilâ ncia em áreas Extensas. In: XV Congresso Nacional de Estudantes de Engenharia Mecâ nica, 2008, Curitiba. Anais do XV Congresso Nacional de Estudantes de Engenharia Mecâ nica, 2008.
• SILVA, Wellington Betencurte da ; COLAÇO, M. J. . A Multi-Objective Optimization of Active Heating in Pipe-in-Pipe Systems with Multiple Insulating Layers. In: The 12th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering, 2008, Belo Horizonte. Proceedings of The 12th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering, 2008.
• MAGALHÃES, Ana Cláudia ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . Radial Basis Functions Applied to the Solution of the Natural Convection Problem in Square Cavities. In: The 12th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering, 2008, Belo Horizonte. Proceedings of The 12th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering.
• VALLE, M. F. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; SCOFANO NETO, F. . Estimation of the Heat Transfer Coefficient by Means of the Method of Fundamental Solutions. In: Inverse Problems, Design and Optimization Symposium, 2007, Miami. Inverse Problems, Design and Optimization Symposium, 2007.
• PADILHA, R. S. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; CRUZ, M. E. C. . Application of Hybrid Optimization Algorithms to a Reference Cogeneration System. In: Inverse Problems, Design and Optimization Symposium, 2007, Miami. Inverse Problems, Design and Optimization Symposium, 2007.
• ALVES, C. J. S. ; MARTINS, N. F. ; ROBERTY, N. C. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. . Solving an Inverse Source Problem with the MFS and Higher Order Direct Problem. In: Inverse Problems, Design and Optimization Symposium, 2007, Miami. Inverse Problems, Design and Optimization Symposium, 2007.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; SAHOO, D. . A Comparison of Two Methods for Fitting High Dimensional Response Surfaces. In: Inverse Problems, Design and Optimization Symposium, 2007, Miami. Inverse Problems, Design and Optimization Symposium, 2007.
• ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . Approximation of the Likelihood Function in the Bayesian Technique for the Solution of Inverse Problems. In: Inverse Problems, Design and Optimization Symposium, 2007, Miami. Inverse Problems, Design and Optimization Symposium, 2007.
• SANTOS, H. F. S. ; COLAÇO, M. J. . Desenvolvimento de uma Metodologia para o Projeto de Veículos Aeroflutuantes. In: Congresso Nacional de Estudantes de Engenharia Mecâ nica, 2007, Uberlâ ndia. Congresso Nacional de Estudantes de Engenharia Mecâ nica, 2007.
• SANTOS, H. F. S. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; PADILHA, R. S. ; CRUZ, M. E. C. . A Multi-Objective Optimization of a Cogeneration System. In: 19th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering, 2007, Brasilia. 19th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering, 2007.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . Electro-Thermo-Hydrodynamic Control of Solidification of Binary Mixtures. In: Ninth International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement and Visualization, 2007, Tallahassee. Ninth International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement and Visualization, 2007.
• SILVA, Wellington Betencurte da ; COLAÇO, M. J. . A Multi-Objective Optimization of Active Heating in Pipe-In-Pipe Systems Based on Game Theory. In: X Encontro de Modelagem Computacional, 2007, Nova Friburgo. X Encontro de Modelagem Computacional, 2007.
• WELLELE, O. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; RUBERTI JR, N. J. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; DELMAS, A. . Identification of the Thermophysical Properties of Orthotropic Semi-Transparent Materials . In: 13th International Heat Transfer Conference, 2006, Sidney, 2006.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . Controlling Solidification of Particle Laden Melts Using Thermo-Magnetohydrodynamics and Optimization. In: MS&T'06 - Materials Science & Technology 2006, 2006, Cincinnati. Materials Science & Technology 2006, 2006.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; ROBERTY, N. C. ; ALVES, C. J. S. ; LEITÃO, V. . On the use of MFS in Linear Inverse Diffusion Problems . In: 11th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering - ENCIT 2006, 2006, Curitiba, 2006.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; ROBERTY, N. C. ; ALVES, C. J. S. ; LEITÃO, V. . On the Solution of Difusion-Convection Problems by Means of RBF Approximations . In: 11th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering - ENCIT 2006, 2006, Curitiba, 2006.
• PADILHA, R. S. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; CRUZ, M. E. C. . Application of Genetic, Gradient, and Hybrid Optimization Strategies to a Reference Cogeneration System: A Comparative Study. In: 11th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering - ENCIT 2006, 2006, Curitiba. 11th Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering - ENCIT 2006, 2006.
• SILVA, P. M. P. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; SHIAKOLAS, P. S. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . Estimation of Spatially and Time Dependent Source-Term in a Two-Region Problem. In: 5th International Conference on Inverse Problems in Engineering: Theory and Practice, 2005, Cambridge, 2005.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . Obtaining Pre-Specified Concentration Profiles in Thermosolutal Flows by Applying Magnetic Fields Having Optimized Intensity Distribution. In: ECCOMAS Coupled Problems 2005, 2005, Santorini Island, 2005.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . A Multilevel Hybrid Optimization of Magnetohydrodynamic Problems in Double-Diffusive Fluid Flow. In: Study of Matter at Extreme Conditions (SMEC), 2005, Miami, 2005.
• WELLELE, O. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; RUPERTI JR, N. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; DELMAS, A. . Coupled Conduction-Radiation in Semi-Transparent Materials at High Temperatures. In: Study of Matter at Extreme Conditions (SMEC), 2005, Miami, 2005.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . Magnetohydrodynamic Optimization of the Fluid Flow During the Solidification of Binary Mixtures in Enclusures. In: 18th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering, 2005, Ouro Preto, 2005.
• WELLELE, O. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; RUBERTI JR, N. J. ; DELMAS, A. . Reduced Model For Parameter Estimation In Coupled Conduction-Radiation. In: 6th World Congresses of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2005, Rio de Janeiro, 2005.
• DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; COLAÇO, M. J. . Convective Heat Transfer Control Using Magnetic and Electric Fields (Keynote Lecture). In: INTERNATIONAL THERMAL SCIENCE SEMINAR - ITSS II, 2004, Bled. Proceedings of the International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer Online, 2004. v. 3. p. 133-144.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S . Inverse and Optimization Problems in Heat and Mass Transfer (Invited Short-Course) . In: X Encontro Nacional de Ciências Térmicas, 2004, Rio de Janeiro, 2004.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; MARTIN, T. J. . Reducing Convection Effects in Solidification by Appling Magnetic Fields Having Optimized Intensity Distribution (Keynote Lecture). In: ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, 2003, Las Vegas, NV. ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference - 2003, 2003.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; RODRIGUES, F. A. . A Comparison of Two Solution Techniques for the Inverse Problem of Simultaneously Estimating the Spatial Variations of Diffusion Coefficients and Source Terms. In: ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, 2003, Washington, DC, 2003.
• KANEVCE, G. H. ; KANEVCE, L. P. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; COLAÇO, M. J. . An Inverse Method for Drying at High Mass Transfer Biot Number. In: ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, 2003, Las Vegas, NV, 2003.
• DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; COLAÇO, M. J. . An Analytical Model of Phase Change Chemically Reacting Mixture Flows. In: ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, 2003, Washington, DC, 2003.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; MARTIN, T. J. . Optimization of Wall Electrodes for Electro-Hydrodynamic Control of Natural Convection Effects During Solidification. In: ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, 2003, Washington, DC, 2003.
• DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; MARTIN, T. J. ; LEE, S. . Optimization of Intensities and Orientations of Magnets Controlling Melt Flow During Solidification. In: Symposium on Materials Processing Under the Influence of Electrical and Magnetical Fields, TMS Anual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, CA, 2003.
• DULIKRAVICH, G. S ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; MARTIN, T. J. ; LEE, S. . Magnetized Fiber Orientation and Concentration Control in Solidifying Composites. In: Symposium on Materials Processing Under the Influence of Electrical and Magnetical Fields, TMS Anual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, CA, 2003.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. . A Natural Convection Inverse Problem of Simultaneous Identification of Two Boundary Heat Fluxes in Rectangular Cavities. In: 12th International Heat Transfer Conference, 2002, Grenoble. Proc. of the 12th International Heat Transfer Conference. Grenoble : Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS, 2002. p. 51-56.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. . Inverse Convection Problems in Irregular Geometries. In: Twenty First Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2002, Orlando, FL. Proc. of the Twenty First Southeastern Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 2002. p. 423-432.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. . A Function Estimation Approach for the Identification of the Transient Inlet Profile in Parallel Plate Channels . In: International Symposium on Inverse Problems in Engineering Mechanics, 2000, Nagano City. Inverse Problems in Engineering Mechanics II, 2000. p. 409-418.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. . Simultaneous Estimation of Two Boundary Heat Fluxes in Parallel Plate Channels. In: VIII Encontro Nacional de Ciências Térmicas, 2000, Porto Alegre, RS. ENCIT 2000 (ISBN: 85-85769-04-01). Porto Alegre : UFRGS, 2000.
• SAKER, L. F. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. . Transient Heat Conduction in a Two-Stroke Diesel Engine Piston. In: Congresso Nacional de Engenharia Mecâ nica, 2000, Natal, RN. CONEM 2000. Natal : UFRN, 2000.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. . Estimation of the Heat Transfer Coefficient at the Surface of a Plate by Using the Conjugate Gradient Method. In: VII Encontro Nacional de Ciências Térmicas, 1998, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Anais do VII ENCIT. Rio de Janeiro : PUC Rio, 1998. v. 1. p. 189-194.
• ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; COLAÇO, M. J. ; MALTA, A. A. . Estimation of the Heat Transfer Coefficient for the Spray Cooling of Continuously Cast. In: 32nd National Heat Transfer Conference, 1997, Baltimore. ASME Proceedings of the 32nd National Heat Transfer Conference. Baltimore : ASME, 1997. v. 2. p. 109-116.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. . Transient Heat Transfer Analysis of a Diesel Engine Piston. In: VI Encontro Nacional de Ciências Térmicas, 1996, Santa Catarina. Anais do VI ENCIT / LATCYM. Santa Catarina : UFSC, 1996. v. 1. p. 1033-1038.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; COTTA, R. M. . Software para GeraçÃo de Malhas Bidimensionais em Geometria Irregular pelo Método de Diferencas Finitas - 2dgrid. In: II Congresso Regional de Estudantes de Engenharia Mecâ nica, 1995, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Anais do II CREEM. Rio de Janeiro : UFRJ, 1995. p. 117-121.
• COLAÇO, M. J. ; ORLANDE, H. R. B. ; COTTA, R. M. . Software para Estudo de DifusÃo de Calor Em Geometrias Irregulares Usando Diferenças Finitas. In: II Congresso Regional de Estudantes de Engenharia Mecâ nica, 1995, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Anais do II CREEM. Rio de Janeiro : UFRJ, 1995. p. 317-322.