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Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI)
https://www.vki.ac.be/
The unique expertise and scientific infrastructure of the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI) is aimed at studying and solving complex fluid dynamics problems. The group combines simulations on dedicated software (including in-house developed flow codes and modules) and experimental validation on scale models in world-unique test facilities. Research fields include: aeroacoustics, aerodynamics and aeronautics, compressor aerodynamics and heat transfer, aerothermochemistry, aerothermodynamics, environmental and safety flows, turbine aerodynamics and heat transfer, industrial flows, instrumentation, liquid and solid propulsion, optimisation and rarefied plasma flows.

Several marine topice are studied by the group:
  • atmospheric and environmental flow research for offshore wind: VKI develops innovative micro-scale models for numerical weather prediction for wind technology and wind resource assessment for wind turbines siting, allowing to predict the expected energy production during operations, as an input to grid balancing. The group also studies the correlation between extreme weather events and erosion/corrosion/wear of critical components of wind turbines, allowing to adapt the control strategies;
  • decarbonisation of shipping: VKI develops transformative models for the powertrain of hydrogen power vessels, providing maritime end-users an instrument to evaluate trade-offs between different pathways towards decarbonisation: hydrogen vs. other fuels such as ammonia or methanol, gaseous versus liquid hydrogen, internal combustion engines versus fuel cells, etc. An emerging research topic is also the development of concepts for wind assisted propulsion for ships, including route -optimisation of wind assisted ships in function of the weather and current predictions;
  • exploring synergies between hydrogen applications and offshore wind, investigating the needs for testing offshore hydrogen applications, specifically for testing under harsh conditions;
  • wind loading on ships, including experimental testing in the windtunnel of the wind loading towards the design optimisation of ships, or the wind loading on high draft ships (e.g. ultra large container ships, LNG tankers) in a complex harbor environment, aiming at improved and safe mooring configurations.


VKI has been involved in several research projects for coastal protection, including eolian sand deposition, dune erosion and dune drifting, impact of man made and nature based structures (beach cabines, dunes, berms and fences) on eolian sand drift and the development of sand mitigation measures. These aspects of coastal protection have been extensively studied both with numerical modelling and with experimental research (windtunnel) for a hybrid performance assessment of sand mitigation measures.


Address:
Waterloosesteenweg 72
1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode
Belgium 		 
Type: Scientific
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  • Peer reviewed article Brouwers, B.; Meire, D.; Toorman, E.; van Beeck, J.; Lataire, E. (2023). Conditioning procedures to enhance the reproducibility of mud settling and consolidation experiments. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 290: 108407. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2023.108407, more
  • Peer reviewed article Foloppe, B.; Dewitte, L.; Munters, W. (2023). Exploring cooperation between wind farms: a wake steering optimization study of the Belgian offshore wind farm cluster. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2505: 012055. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2505/1/012055, more
  • Peer reviewed article Gillyns, E.; Buckingham, S.; van Beeck, J.; Winckelmans, G. (2023). Wind turbine wake: bridging the gap between large eddy simulations and wind tunnel experiments. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2505: 012029. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2505/1/012029, more
  • Peer reviewed article Raffaele, L.; Glabeke, G.; van Beeck, J. (2023). Wind-sand tunnel experiment on the windblown sand transport and sedimentation over a two-dimensional sinusoidal hill. Wind and Structures 36(2): 75-90. https://dx.doi.org/10.12989/was.2023.46.2.075, more
  • Peer reviewed article Brouwers, B.; van Beeck, J.; Meire, D.; Lataire, E. (2022). Assessment of the potential of radiography and ultrasonography to record flow dynamics in cohesive sediments (mud). Front. Earth Sci. 10: 878102. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.878102, more
  • Peer reviewed article Porchetta, S.; Carlesi, T.; Vetrano, M.R.; van Beeck, J.; Laboureur, D. (2022). Experimental investigation of the airflow structure above mechanically generated regular waves for both aligned and opposed wind-wave directions. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 133: 110578. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2021.110578, more
  • Peer reviewed article Raffaele, L.; Coste, N.; Glabeke, G. (2022). Life-cycle performance and cost analysis of sand mitigation measures: toward a hybrid experimental-computational approach. J. Struct. Eng. 148(7): 04022082. https://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0003344, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vemuri, A.; Buckingham, S.; Munters, W.; Helsen, J.; van Beeck, J. (2022). Sensitivity analysis of mesoscale simulations to physics parameterizations over the Belgian North Sea using Weather Research and Forecasting - Advanced Research WRF (WRF-ARW). Wind Energy Science 7(5): 1869-1888. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-1869-2022, more
  • Peer reviewed article Castegnaro, S.; Battisti, C.; Poli, M.; Lazzaretto, A. (2021). An engineering method to design daggerboards and rudders for small racing yachts. Ocean Eng. 237: 108746. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.108746, more
  • Peer reviewed article Porchetta, S.; Muñoz-Esparza, D.; Munters, W.; van Beeck, J.; van Lipzig, N.P.M. (2021). Impact of ocean waves on offshore wind farm power production. Renew. Energy 180: 1179-1193. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.08.111, more
  • Peer reviewed article Porchetta, S.; Temel, O.; Warner, J.C.; Muñoz-Esparza, D.; Monbaliu, J.; van Beeck, J.; van Lipzig, N. (2021). Evaluation of a roughness length parametrization accounting for wind-wave alignment in a coupled atmosphere-wave model. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 147(735): 825-846. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1002/qj.3948, more
  • Peer reviewed article Rogalla, S.; Nicolai, M.P.J.; Porchetta, S.; Glabeke, G.; Battistella, C.; D'Alba, L.; Gianneschi, N.C.; van Beeck, J.; Shawkey, M.D. (2021). The evolution of darker wings in seabirds in relation to temperature-dependent flight efficiency. J. R. Soc. Interface 18(180): 20210236. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2021.0236, more
  • Peer reviewed article Coudou, N.; Moens, M.; van Beeck, J.; Bricteux, L.; Chatelain, P. (2019). Effects of the fidelity level of numerical simulations on the wake meandering phenomenon. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1256(1): 012010. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1256/1/012010, more
  • Peer reviewed article Moens, M.; Coudou, N.; Chatelain, P. (2019). A numerical study of correlations between wake meandering and loads within a wind farm. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1256(1): 012012. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1256/1/012012, more
  • Peer reviewed article Porchetta, S.; Temel, O.; Muñoz-Esparza, D.; Reuder, J.; Monbaliu, J.; van Beeck, J.; van Lipzig, N. (2019). A new roughness length parameterization accounting for wind-wave (mis)alignment. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 19(10): 6681-6700. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-6681-2019, more
  • Peer reviewed article Porchetta, S.; Temel, O.; Muñoz-Esparza, D.; Reuder, J.; Monbaliu, J.; van Beeck, J.; van Lipzig, N. (2019). Corrigendum to “A new roughness length parameterization accounting for wind–wave (mis)alignment” published in Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 6681–6700, 2019. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 19, more
  • Peer reviewed article Coudou, N.; Buckingham, S.; Bricteux, L.; van Beeck, J. (2018). Experimental study on the wake meandering within a scale model wind farm subject to a wind-tunnel flow simulating an atmospheric boundary layer. Boundary-Layer Meteorol. 167(1): 77-98. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10546-017-0320-8, more
  • Peer reviewed article Coudou, N.; Moens, M.; Marichal, Y.; van Beeck, J.; Bricteux, L.; Chatelain, P. (2018). Development of wake meandering detection algorithms and their application to large eddy simulations of an isolated wind turbine and a wind farm. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 1037: 072024. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1037/7/072024, more
  • Peer reviewed article Coudou, N.; Buckingham, S.; van Beeck, J. (2017). Experimental study on the wind-turbine wake meandering inside a scale model wind farm placed in an atmospheric-boundary-layer wind tunnel. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 854: 012008. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/854/1/012008, more
  • Peer reviewed article Muñoz-Esparza, D.; Kosovic, B.; García-Sánchez, C.; van Beeck, J. (2014). Nesting turbulence in an offshore convective boundary layer using large-eddy simulations. Boundary-Layer Meteorol. 151(3): 453-478. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10546-014-9911-9, more
  • Raffaele, L.; van Beeck, J.; Coste, N. (2022). Hybrid performance assessment of sand mitigation measures for coastal and desert applications, in: Strypsteen, G. et al. Book of abstracts: building coastal resilience 2022, Bruges, Belgium, 12-13 April 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 89: pp. 54-55, more
  • Formisano, P.; Ferreira, C.; Arts, T. (2019). Influence of the gas-to-wall temperature ratio on the boundary layer transition: investigation of the wake behind a turbine nozzle guide vane, in: ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition - Volume 2B: Turbomachinery. pp. 8. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1115/GT2019-91834, more