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Researcher
Bert Blocken
- Disciplines:Structural engineering, Other civil and building engineering
Affiliations
- Building Physics and Sustainable Design (Division)
Member
From1 Aug 2020 → Today - Building Physics Section (Division)
Member
From1 Oct 2003 → 31 Jul 2020 - Department of Civil Engineering (Department)
Member
From1 Oct 1999 → 31 Dec 2008
Projects
1 - 8 of 8
- CFD environmental pollutant dispersion simulationsFrom25 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- A tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) system for velocity measurement in fluid flows.From1 May 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO Medium Size Research Infrastructure
- Analysis and Improvement of Separation Efficiency of Air Curtains in the Built EnvironmentFrom22 Jan 2019 → 22 Jan 2023Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Analysis and improvement of separation efficiency of air curtains in the built environmentFrom1 Jan 2018 → 31 Dec 2021Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Adjoint Surface Optimization for Internal and External Aerodynamics Applications by means of OpenFOAMFrom25 Jan 2016 → 4 Dec 2020Funding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- Numerical and Experimental Study of Various Innovative Jet Mixing Ventilation Concepts for Improved Ventilation EfficiencyFrom26 Oct 2015 → 5 Jul 2022Funding: BOF - Doctoral projects, FWO fellowships
- Computational and experimental analysis of convective heat transfer coefficients at building surfacesFrom1 Oct 2015 → 1 Jan 2020Funding: FWO fellowships
- Modelling of cyclist aerodynamics and heat and moisture transfer for optimal performance and clothingFrom1 Jan 2015 → 8 Sep 2020Funding: IWT personal funding - strategic basic research grants
Publications
1 - 10 of 276
- A computational framework for the lifetime prediction of vertical-axis wind turbines: CFD simulations and high-cycle fatigue modeling(2023)
Authors: Bert Blocken
- Wall-resolved versus wall-modeled LES of the flow field and surface forced convective heat transfer for a low-rise building(2023)
Authors: Bert Blocken
- Aerodynamic impact of cycling postures on drafting in single paceline configurations(2023)
Authors: Bert Blocken
- A multi-fidelity wind surface pressure assessment via machine learning: A high-rise building case(2023)
Authors: Bert Blocken
- An integrated tool to improve the safety of seaports and waterways under strong wind conditions(2023)
Authors: Bert Blocken
- Impact of a nearby car on the drag of a cyclist(2023)
Authors: Bert Blocken, Fabio Malizia
- Influence of cross-jet temperature and pressure differences on the separation efficiency of air curtains in buildings(2023)
Authors: Bert Blocken
- Instantaneous characteristics of interacting opposing plane jets in a generic enclosure measured with PIV(2023)
Authors: Bert Blocken
- Impact of Disc Wheel Geometry on Aerodynamic Performance: A Computational Fluid Dynamics Investigation(2023)
Authors: Fabio Malizia, Bert Blocken
- CFD analysis of the WindEEE dome produced downburst-like winds(2023)
Authors: Bert Blocken