Dr Jan Wissink
Dr Jan Wissink
School of Engineering and Design
Brunel University
Kingston Lane
Uxbridge UB8 3PH
Tel.:+44 (0)1895/2-67371
Fax.:+44 (0)1895/2-56392

jan.wissink@brunel.ac.uk


HIGHER EDUCATION
  • Doctor in Maths and Natural Sciences, Dept of Mathematics, University of Groningen, NL.
  • Master of Science, Dept of Mathematics, University of Groningen, NL
  • Bachelor in Maths at NHL, NL
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering at Brunel University
  • Research Fellow at the University of Karlsruhe (KIT), Germany
  • Researcher at TNO, NL
  • Research Associate at the University of Nottingham
  • Systems Analyst at Delft Hydraulics Laboratory, NL
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Modelling of Incompressible Flow Problems
  • Simulation of Shallow Water Flow
    • Cooperation with Dr. Manuel Garcia-Villalba on shallow water flows along groynes
  • Environmental Fluid Mechanics: Gas Transfer across the Air-Water Interface induced by:
    • Bottom Shear Induced Turbulence, In cooperation with Dr. Herlina of the Institute for Hydromechanics, KIT (Germany)

    • Buoyancy Induced Mixing; in cooperation with Dr. Herlina
  • Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) and Large Eddy Simulation (LES):
    • Flow around model turbine and compressor blades; in cooperation with Prof. Wolfgang Rodi of KIT, Germany, Dr. Tamer Zaki of Imperial College London and Prof. Paul Durbin of Iowa State University, USA.
  • Investigation into Continuous Spin Casting of Liquid Metal
    • Cooperation with Dr. Warren Smith of the University of Birmingham


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
  • H. Herlina and J.G. Wissink, "Direct Numerical Simulation of turbulent scalar transport across a flat surface",  J. Fluid Mech., Vol. 744, pp.217-249, 2014.
  • B. Kubrak, H. Herlina, F. Greve and J.G. Wissink, "Low diffusiveity scalar transport using a WENO scheme and dual meshing",  J. Comp Phys., Vol. 240, pp.158-173, 2013.
  • J.G. Wissink and W. Rodi, "Direct Numerical Simulation of heat transfer from the stagnation region of a heated cylinder affected by an impinging wake",  J. Fluid Mech., Vol. 669, pp.64-89, September 2010.
  • T.A. Zaki, J.G. Wissink, W. Rodi and P.A. Durbin, "DNS of Transition in a Compressor Cascade: The influence of free-stream Turbulence",  J. Fluid Mech., Vol. 665, pp.57-98, August 2010.
  • J.G. Wissink and W. Rodi, "DNS of Heat Transfer in Transitional, Accelerated Boundary Layer Flow over a Flat Plate affected by Free-stream  Fluctuations", Int. J. Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 30, No. 5, pp.930-938, October 2009.
  • T.A. Zaki, J.G. Wissink, P.A. Durbin and W. Rodi, "Direct Computations of Boundary Layers Distorted by Migrating Wakes in a Linear Compressor Cascade", Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, Vol. 83, No. 3, pp.307-322, April 2009.
  • J.G. Wissink and W. Rodi, "Numerical Study of the Near Wake of a Circular Cylinder", Int. J. Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp.1060-1070, August 2008.
  • J.G. Wissink and W. Rodi, "Direct Numerical Simulation of Flow and Heat Transfer in a Turbine Cascade with Incoming Wakes", J. Fluid Mech., Vol. 569, pp.209-247, 2006.
  • J.G. Wissink, "DNS of Separating, Low Reynolds Number Flow in a Turbine Cascade with Incoming Wakes," Int. J. Heat and Fluid Flow, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp.626-635, 2003.

last update: jgw 7/2015