Defended Ph.D. Theses in the Environmental and Applied Fluid Dynamics Department

2020

Adjoint shape optimization based on large eddy simulations through an adaptation of the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations
Giacomo Alessi
KU Leuven, Belgium, 4 December 2020

Investigation of the pollutant dispersion driven by a condensed-phase Explosion in an urban environment
Charline Fouchier
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, 11 September 2020

Study of cryogenic transient flows. The impact of the fluid thermosensitivity on cavitation
Claudia Esposito
KU Leuven, Belgium, 15 June 2020

Turbulent heat transfer at different Prandtl numbers fluids in natural convection boundary layer on a vertical plate
Agustín Villa Ortiz
Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 29 January 2020

2019

Development and application of an adjoint optimization method including thermal phenomena: the Stirling engine regenerator case
Maria Faruoli
Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Italy, 1 October 2019

Semi-analytical approaches for the prediction of the noise produced by ducted wind turbines
Yakut Cansev Kucukosman
Delft University of Technology, 21 March 2019

Low order modeling of vortex driven self-sustained pressure pulsations in solid rocket motors
Lionel Hirschberg
Université Paris-Saclay, France, 16 January 2019

2018

Development of gas temperature imaging by Laser-Induced Fluorescence for internal cooling channels
Gian Luca Gori
Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 20 December 2018

Dynamic sloshing investigation by non-intrusive measurement techniques
Alessia Simonini
Université libre de Bruxelles, September 2018

Prandtl number effects in abruptly separated flows: LES and experiments on an unconfined backward facing step flow
Sophia Buckingham
Université catholique de Louvain, August 2018

Miguel Alfonso Mendez
Université Libre de Bruxelles, 7 May 2018

Multiscale modelling of the atmospheric boundary layer: Mesoscale/microscale coupling
Orkun Temel
Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, 26 April 2018

Predictive numerical simulations for rebuilding freestream conditions in atmospheric entry flows
Andrea Cortesi
INRIA Bordeaux, France

Development of a non-intrusive technique for sizing airborne droplets and particles using glory and speckle patterns
Sara González Ruiz
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, 10 October 2018

2017

Développement de méthodes hybrides pour le calcul de la génération et de la propagation de bruits de raies et à large bande des ventilateurs
Gabriele Grasso  
U. Sherbrooke, 14 December 2017, ISBN 978-2-87516-132-1

Design of a hydraulic nozzle with a narrow droplet size distribution
Nicolas De Cock
Université de Liège, Gembloux Agro Bio tech, 9 November 2017

Flow field and heat transfer in a rotating rib-roughened cooling passage
Ignacio Mayo Yagüe  
Institut Polytechnique de Toulouse, 29 July 2017, ISBN 978-2-87516-122-2

Quantifying inflow uncertainties for CFD simulations of dispersion in the atmospheric boundary layer
Clara Garcia Sanchez
U. Antwerpen, 15 September 2017, ISBN 978-2-87516-121-5

Large-Eddy Simulation, Stability and Optimization of the Conjugate Heat Transfer for Cooling Channels
Sebastian Scholl
RWTH Aachen, 13 February 2017, ISBN 978-2-87516-118-5

Shock-Cell Noise Investigation on a Subsonic/Supersonic Coaxial Jet
Daniel Guargilia
Università degli studi di Roma "La Sapienza", February 2017, ISBN 978-2-87516-113-0

2016

Experimental study of natural convective internal flows, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Chiara  Spaccapaniccia
Université Libre de Bruxelles, 9 September 2016, ISBN 978-2-87516-111-6

Integrated CFD model for Nanoparticle Production in Inductively Coupled Plasma Reactor: Implementation and Application
Silvania Lopes
Université Libre de Bruxelles, 24 May 2016   

2015-2013

Development and applications of the Light Extinction Spectroscopy technique for characterizing small particles
Imre Tamás Horváth
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Ecole Polytechnique de Bruxelles, 20 October 2015, ISBN 978-2-87516-099-7

Semi-analytical methodologies for airfoil noise prediction
Leandro Dantas de Santana
KU Leuven, September 2015,ISBN 978-2-87516-096-6

Experimental Investigation of Cavitation in a Safety Relief Valve using water. Extension to Cryogenic Fluids
Jorge Pinho
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Ecole Polytechnique de Bruxelles, April 27, 2015,ISBN 978-2-87516-089-8

Multiphase Fluid Hammer: Modeling, Experiments
Marcos Lema Rodríguez   
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, Universidade da Coruña, Spain, November 2013, ISBN 978-2-87516-066-9

Multiscale modeling of atmospheric flows: towards improviding the representation of boundary layer physics   
Domingo Muñoz Esparza
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, September 30, 2013, ISBN 978-2-87516-062-1

2012

Contribution à l’étude de l’effet mirage : application aux mesures dimensionnelle et thermique par caméras visible, proche infrarouge et infrarouge   
Antony Delmas
Université Libre de Bruxelles / Ecoles des Mines d'Albi-carmaux, 14 December 2012

Wind resource assessment in complex terrain by wind tunnel modelling   
Boris Conan
Orléans University, France, 12 december 2012, ISBN 978-2-87516-056-0

Experimental characterization and modeling of hazards: BLEVE and Boilover
Delphine Laboureur
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgique, 24 November 2012, ISBN 978-2-87516-055-3

Extreme PIV Applications Simultaneous and Instantaneous Velocity and Concentration Measurements on Model and Real Scale Car Park Fire Scenarios
István Horváth   
Université Libre de Bruxelles, 10 October 2012, ISBN 978-2-87516-043-0

Prediction of free and scattered acoustic fields of low-speed fans   
Korcan Kucukcoskun
Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France, March 22, 2012

Large Eddy Simulation of cross-flow around a square rod at incidence with application to tonal noise prediction
Anna Mueller
University of Twente, The Netherlands, January 2012, ISBN 978-2-87516-022-5

2011

Numerical prediction of noise production and propagation
Lilla Kapa Koloszár
Université Libre de Bruxelles, December 2011, ISBN 978-2-87516-026-3

Experimental and numerical investigation of gas jet and liquid film interaction  
Konstantinos Myrillas 
Université Libre de Bruxelles, October 2011

Experimental study and modeling of single- and two-phase flow in singular geometries and safety relief valves
Vasilios Kourakos  
Université Libre de Bruxelles, October 2011, ISBN 978-2-87516-035-5

Experimental investigation of rotor broadband self noise by means of rotating controlled diffusion blades
Michael Bilka
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, October 2011, ISBN 978-2-87516-021-8

Application of Hybrid Methods to High Frequency Aeroacoustics
Julien Christophe
Université Libre de Bruxelles, September 2011, ISBN 978-2-87516-025-6

2010

On Antarctic wind engineering   
Javier Sanz Rodrigo
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, January 2010

Before 2010

Flora Tomasoni: Non-intrusive assessment of transport phenomena at gas-evolving electrodes
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, June 2010

Catherine Gorlé: Dispersion of fine and ultrafine particles in urban environment. Contribution towards an improved modeling methodology for computational fluid dynamics
Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium, February 2010

Marton Lohasz: Large Eddy Simulation of  heat transfer in ribbed  ducts
Budapest University  of Technology  and  Economics, 2009

Theunissen Raf: Adaptive resolution in PIV image analysis - Application to complex flows and interfaces
Delft University, The netherlands & VUB, Belgium, February 2010, ISBN 978-2-87516-000-3

Balázs Tóth: Two-phase flow investigation in a cold-gas solid rocket motor model through the study of the slag accumulation process
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, January 21, 2008

Anne Gosset: Study of the interaction between a gas flow and a liquid film entrained by a moving surface
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, February 2007

Sam Dehaeck: Development of glare point shadow and interferometric planar techniques for gas bubble sizing
Universiteit Gent, Belgium, May 23, 2007

Maria Rosaria Vetrano: Rainbow thermometry development and application to evaporation and diffusion processes
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, Octobre 2006 

Gabor Dezsö : On assessment of wind comfort by sand erosion
TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands, July 2006  

Tamas Regert: Investigation of the flow field inside whellhouses of cars
Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary, 2006  

Raimondo Giammanco: Numerical study of coherent structures within a legacy LES code and development of a new parallel frame work for their computation
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, December 2005 

Sofia Nogueira: Hydrodynamics of slug flow
Universidade do Porto, Portugal, May 2005 

Dilek Yildiz: Experimental investigation of superheated liquid jet atomization due to flashing phenomena
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, September 2005 

Karin Hald: Dispersion Forcée de Nuages de Gaz Lourds par Rideau d'Eau - Approches Expérimentales & Numériques / Forced Dispersion of Heavy Gas Clouds by Water Curtains – Experimental and Numerical Approaches
Ecole des Mines d’Alès, France, July 2005 

Michela Massini: Experimental methodologies for environmental flow studies
Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy, December 2004 

Adel Stitou: Development of an hybrid PIV-PTV method and application to separated flows
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, November 2003 

Christophe Schram: Aeroacoustics of subsonic coaxial jets
Tu Eindhoven/ULB, The Netherlands/Belgium, January 2003 

Agnès Ramuzat: Non-invasive measurement techniques applied to biological study of multiple lung bifurcation
Université Paris XII Créteil-Val de Marne - Ecole Doctorale de Mécanique Physique, France, September 2002 

Patrick Rambaud: Contribution à l'étude du comportement de particules solides en écoulement turbulent confiné par simulation numérique directe
UHP (Nancy), France / Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, November 2001

Laurent Zimmer: Etude numérique et expérimentale de la turbulence en écoulement gaz-gouttelettes. Application aux rideaux d'eau en présence de vent latéral
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, April 2001

Erwin Simons: An Efficient Multi-Domain Approach to Large-Eddy Simulation of Incompressible Turbulent Flows in Complex Geometries
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, October 2000 

Jérôme Anthoine: Experimental and numerical study of aeroacoustic phenomena in large solid rocket boosters
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, October 2000 

Fulvio Scarano: Particle Image Velocimetry - Development and Application - Investigation of Coherent Structures in Turbulent Shear Flows
Università degli Napoli "Federico II", Italy, March 2000  

Ines Pereira Dias: Bubble formation at a multiple orifice plate submerged in quiescent liquid
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, October 1999 

Christiane Duchesnes: How to compare the rower's movement on water and on ergometer
University of Strathclyde Bioengineering Unit, 1999 

Hugues Pretrel : Etude du comportement thermohydraulique de pulverisations liquides sous l'effet d'un rayonnement infrarouge - Application a la protection incendie par rideau d'eau
Institut National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon, France, July 1997  

Jeroen Van Beeck: Rainbow Phenomena: development of a laser-based, non-intrusive technique for measuring droplet size, temperature and velocity
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, The Netherlands, June 1997  

Tom De Mulder: Stabilized finite element methods for turbulent, incompressible, single-phase and dispersed two-phase flows
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, June 1997

Frederic Wilquem : A high resolution multiblock strategy for the resolution of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations (applications at physiology)
Faculte Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium, June 1997 

Guy Hoffmann : Engineering application of large eddy simulation of turbulent free and wall-bounded shear layers
Technische Universitat Munchen, February 1996 

R. Tasse: Etude theorique et experimentale du refroidissement à l'air de fils synthetiques
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, September 1995 

E.G. Balaras: Large eddy simulation of high Reynolds number wall bounded shear layers
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland, July 1995 

C. Darquenne : Numerical and experimental investigation of aerosol transport and deposition in the human lung
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, June 1995 

Michel Decre : Etude experimentale des comportements de l'interface dans l'enduisage par rouleaux
Universite Paris VI, France, July 1994 

Patricia Corieri : Experimental and numerical investigation of flow in bifurcations within lung airways
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium, 1994 

Michel Saint-Georges : Etude hydrodynamique des pulverisations liquides pour application aux rideaux d'eau
Université Claude Bernard - Lyon 1, France, May 1993