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René van Hout

René van Hout

Education

  • 1991 – M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
  • 2001 – Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Israel

Research Interests

  • Multi-phase flows
  • Particle-laden turbulent flows
  • Atmospheric canopy boundary layer flows
  • Turbulent (coaxial) jet flows
  • Gas-assisted atomization
  • Use and development of Particle Image Velocimetry and digital Holography.

Guest Appointments

  • 2002-2005 PostDoctoral Fellowship, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.

Industrial Experience

  • NRF-Thermal Engineering, Uden, The Netherlands. Design of heat transfer equipment (1992-1993)

Selected Publications

  • Amir, A., van Hout, R., 2019. A transient model for optimizing a hybrid, nocturnal sky radiation system. Renewable Energy 132, 370-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.07.114
  • Eshbal, L., Kovalev, D., Rinsky, V., Greenblatt, D., van Hout, R., 2019. Tomo-PIV measurements in the wake of a tethered sphere undergoing VIV. Journal of Fluids and Structures. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2019.02.003.
  • Eshbal, L., Rinsky, V., David, T., Greenblatt, D., van Hout, R., 2019. Measurement of vortex shedding in the wake of a sphere at Re = 465. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 870, 290-315. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2019.250
  • Raizner, M., Rinsky, V., Grossman, G., van Hout, R., 2019. Heat transfer and flow field measurements of a pulsating jet impinging on a flat heated surface. Int. J. of Heat and Fluid Flow 77, 278-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2019.04.010
  • Kuperman, S., Sabban, L., van Hout, R., 2019. Inertial effects on the dynamics of rigid, heavy fibers in isotropic turbulence. Physical Review Fluids 4, 064301. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.064301
  • Raizner, M., Rinsky, V., Grossman, G., van Hout, R., 2019. The effect of jet pulsation on the flow field of a round impinging jet and the radially expanding wall jet. Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer 140, 606-619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2019.06.024
  • Raizner, M., van Hout, R., 2020. Effect of impinging jet pulsation on primary and secondary vortex characteristics. The Int. J. of Heat and Mass Transfer 151, 119445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119445
  • David, T., Eshbal, L., Rinsky, V., van Hout, R. 2020. Flow measurements in the near wake of a smooth sphere and one mimicking a pine cone. Physical Review Fluids 5, 074301. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.074301
  • Shaik, S., Kuperman, S., Rinsky, V., van Hout, R., 2020. Measurements of the dynamics of rigid, nylon fibers in a turbulent channel flow. Physical Review Fluids 5, 114309. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.114309
  • Hershcovich, C., van Hout, R., Rinsky, V., Laufer, M., and Y.J. Grobman, 2021. Thermal Performance of sculptured tiles for building envelopes. Building and Environment, 197, 107809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107809
  • van Hout, R., Murugan, S., Mitra, A., Cukurel, B., 2021. Coaxial Circular Jets – A Review. Fluids 6, 147. https://doi.org/10.3390/ fluids6040147
  • Thawko, A., van Hout, R., Yadav, H., Tartakovsky, L., 2021. Flow field characteristics of an underexpanded, round transient jet. Physics of Fluids 33, 085104. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0056343
  • Kovalev, D., Eshbal, L., van Hout, R., 2022. 3D flow field measurements in the wake of a tethered sphere crossing the onset of VIV. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Volume 943, A37. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.428
  • van Hout, R., Herskovitz, A., Elsinga, G.E., Westerweel, J., 2022. Combined 3D flow field measurements and motion tracking of freely moving spheres in a turbulent boundary layer. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Volume 944, A12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2022.477
  • Shaik, S. , van Hout, R., 2023. Kinematics of rigid fibers in a turbulent channel flow. International Journal of MultiPhase Flows 158. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2022.104262
  • Rinsky, V., Shaik, S., van Hout, R., 2023. Leveraging optical activity in visualizing particle-laden flows. Experiments In Fluids 64:36. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-023-03570-6
  • Mitra, A., Murugan, S., van Hout R., Kleiman, A., Raizner, M., Cukurel, B., 2023. Near-field flow characteristics of a coaxial jet. Int. J. of Heat and Fluid Flow 103, 109186. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2023.109186
  • Winiarska, E., Soffer, R., Klopfer, H., van Hout, R., Liberzon, D., 2023. The effects of spanwise canopy heterogeneity on the flow field and evaporation rates. Environ. Fluid Mech. 23, 1313-1339. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-023-09946-w

 

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