Horst Complex

prof.dr.ir. C.H. Venner (Kees)

Full Professor
ET-TFE-EFD
Horst Complex N246
c.h.venner@utwente.nl
+31534892488
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Chair of the Engineering Fluid Dynamics Group

Research and teaching in fluid dynamics. Research themes led by scientific staff in the group are:

  • Rotating flow machines
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics Algorithms and Design
  • Aeroacoustics and Aerodynamics
  • Biomedical Fluid Mechanics
  • Fluid Mechanics of Functional Material

Chair of the Thermal Fluid Engineering department.

Lead the Me-MSc specialisation Energy & Flow until October 1 2023

Coordinator the Me-MSc specialisation "Aeronautics"

Leading he double degree program Mechanical Engineering (UTwente) and Aeronautical Engineering (ITA, Brazil)

PhD from University of Twente, 1991, in the area of Thin layer flow/Lubrication and Multigrid/Multilevel methods. Held visiting scientist and Postdoc positions at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, and at Imperial College, London, UK. 2000-2014 assistent/associate prof. in the Engineering Fluid dynamics group at the University of Twente. Senior visiting scientist at SKF RTD Houten, The Netherlands.

30+ years of expertise in theoretical and applied research and leading research projects in different areas in fluid mechanics, including small scale  thin layer flow and optimal interface design on a nanoscale in lubrication and microfluidics, biomedical fluid mechanics, wind turbines and aircraft aerodynamics/aeroacoustics, windturbines, Expertise in experimental and numerical methods among which Multigrid/multilevel methods for scientific computing.

Author of 100+ papers in international journals. h-factor 44 (google). Author of book "Multilevel methods in Lubrication (Elsevier) (2000_

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Expertise

  • Material Science

    • Film Thickness

  • Physics

    • Model
    • Variations
    • Pressure
    • Boundary Layer

  • Engineering

    • Turbulence
    • Trailing Edge
    • Thickness

Organisations

Ancillary activities

  • NWOMember Permanent Committee Large-Scale Research Infrastructure

Research and teaching in fluid dynamics. Mission is to carry out research and provide teaching at a high academic level and directly link knowledge and applications to the solution of society's major problems nowadays, i.e. transition to a sustainable/resillient society, and contribute to a planet on which all living beings have space to live in healthy eco-systems and are treated with respect. In additional to the many technical applications I am intrigued by nature and the way in which all natural beings are perfectly adapted to the fluid mechanics and heat transfer of their natural habitat.

Research themes in the group Engineering Fluid Dynamics are:

  • Rotating flow machines
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics Algorithms and Design
  • Aeroacoustics and Aerodynamics
  • Biomedical Fluid Mechanics
  • Fluid Mechanics of Functional Materials

Publications

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2025

Iterative deconvolution of acoustic source maps: Accuracy, speed and extension to the third dimension (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research external, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Tuinstra, M.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036565585On the dynamics of jets and branched fluidic networks (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Smink, J. S.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036564663Turbulent-boundary-layer-propeller-interaction noise with an exploration of noise mitigation strategies (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Castelucci, L. A.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036564601

2024

Scalable Jet-Based Fabrication of PEI-Hydrogel Particles for CO2 Capture (2024)Energy and Environmental Materials, 7(6). Article e12748. Jiang, J., van Daatselaar, E., Wijnja, H., de Koning Gans, T., Schellevis, M., Venner, C. H., Brilman, D. W. F. & Visser, C. W.https://doi.org/10.1002/eem2.12748Comparison Between Band-Stop and Broadband Noise Absorbers for Propellers in Non-Uniform Inflow (2024)In 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024). Castelucci, L. A., Sanders, M., Wijnant, Y., Venner, K. & Hirschberg, L.https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-3043Entropy-Patch-Choked-Nozzle Interaction: Quasi-Steady-Modeling-Regime Limits Probed (2024)In 30th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (2024). Kowalski, K., Hulshoff, S. J., Ströer, P., Withag, J., Genot, A., Morgans, A. S., Bake, F., Venner, K., Sanders, M. & Hirschberg, L.https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-3113Low-cost wind turbine aeroacoustic predictions using actuator lines (2024)Renewable energy, 227. Article 120476. Botero-Bolívar, L., Marino, O. A., Venner, C. H., de Santana, L. D. & Ferrer, E.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.120476Non-Reflecting Boundary Conditions in the context of the Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Method (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Shehadi, E.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036560931Numerical/Experimental Study Dual Injection in Supersonic Cross Flow (2024)[Contribution to conference › Paper] 3rd International Conference on High-Speed Vehicle Science & Technology. de Maag, S., Smink, J. S., van der Weide, E., Hoeijmakers, H. W. & Venner, C. H.Physical and perceptual prediction of wind turbine noise (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Bresciani, A. P. C.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036559546Boundary layer development and flow-induced noise of airfoils: The effect of high inflow turbulence on trailing-edge noise generation (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Botero Bolivar, L.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036559904Comparability of Inflow Turbulence Distortion for Airfoil and Cylinder (2024)AIAA journal, 62(2), 842-847. Dos Santos, F. L., Venner, C. H. & de Santana, L. D.https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J063122Trailing-edge far-field noise and noise source characterization in high inflow turbulence conditions (2024)The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 155(2), 803-816. Botero-Bolívar, L., Santos, F. L. d., Venner, C. H. & Santana, L. D. d.https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0024611Experimental study of surface noise mitigation for propeller in boundary layer ingestion configuration (2024)In Proceedings of the 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association Forum Acusticum 2023. Castelucci, L. A., Venner, C. H. & Wijnant, Y. H.https://doi.org/10.61782/fa.2023.0814CFD investigation of flatback airfoils and swallow tail for wind turbine blades (2024)Journal of physics: Conference series, 2767(2). Article 022017. Solombrino, C., Ravishankara, A. K., Özdemir, H. & Venner, C. H.https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2767/2/022017

2023

Propeller Influence on Surface Pressure Fluctuation Under Boundary Layer Ingestion Condition (2023)In INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings. Institute of Noise Control Engineering. Castelucci, L. A. & Venner, C. H.https://doi.org/10.3397/in_2023_0417Numerical study of inflow turbulence distortion and noise for airfoils (2023)Physics of Fluids, 35(11). Article 115112. Ribeiro, A. F. P., dos Santos, F. L., Venner, K. & de Santana, L. D.https://doi.org/10.1063/5.01690003D printing of foams for acoustic applications (2023)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. Ipskamp Printing. Rastogi, P.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036558563Broadband Flow-Induced Noise for Airfoils: Inflow Turbulence Distortion Effect on Leading-Edge Noise Generation and Prediction (2023)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Dos Santos, F. L.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036558006Experimental and predicted leading- and trailing-edge noise of symmetric airfoils under zero mean-loading (2023)Applied acoustics, 212. Article 109579. Botero-Bolívar, L., dos Santos, F. L., Venner, C. H. & de Santana, L. D.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109579HeatQuiz: Combining Flipped-Classroom, Game-Based Learning, and Systematic Problem Analysis in Heat Transfer Education (2023)In Proceedings of the 17th International Heat Transfer Conference, IHTC-17. Rohlfs, W., Venner, C. H., Alarouri, M., Kuiphuis, D. J. G. & Kneer, R.Response of elastic/viscoelastic layers on an elastic half-space in rolling contacts: Towards a new modeling approach for elastohydrodynamic lubrication (2023)Tribology international, 186. Article 108545. Zhao, Y., Liu, H. C., Morales-Espejel, G. E. & Venner, C. H.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2023.108545Wall-pressure spectra, spanwise correlation, and far-field noise measurements of a NACA 0008 airfoil under uniform and turbulent inflows (2023)Applied acoustics, 211. Article 109546. dos Santos, F. L., Botero-Bolívar, L., Venner, C. H. & de Santana, L. D.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109546Engineering of branched fluidic networks that minimise energy dissipation (2023)Journal of fluid mechanics, 967. Article A6. Smink, J. S., Venner, C. H., Visser, C. W. & Hagmeijer, R.https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2023.433Aerodynamics Flapping-Flight Robotic Bird using Unsteady Lifting-Line Method (2023)[Contribution to conference › Paper] AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum. Groot Koerkamp, L. H., Hoeijmakers, H. W. M., Venner, C. H. & Stramigioli, S.https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-4527

Research profiles

Secondary school "Bisschop Bekkers College" Eindhoven, the Netherlands. MSc. (1987) and PhD (1991) from University of Twente, in the area of Thin layer flow/Lubrication and Multigrid/Multilevel methods. Recipient of a Royal Society "Academie-onderzoeker" grant in 1990.  Held visiting scientist and Postdoc positions at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel (1988-2002) , and at Imperial College, London, UK. 2000-2014assistent/associate prof. in the Engineering Fluid dynamic group at the University of Twente. Senior visiting scientist at SKF RTD Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.

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