What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Mechanics
- Fluid dynamics
- Turbulence
His primary areas of investigation include Mechanics, Turbulence, Particle image velocimetry, Classical mechanics and Reynolds number.
His Mechanics course of study focuses on Hydrology and Inflow.
His Turbulence research integrates issues from Plane, Instability, Jet, Vector field and Wake.
He focuses mostly in the field of Particle image velocimetry, narrowing it down to matters related to Mixing and, in some cases, Flow, Simulation, Mean flow and Hele-Shaw flow.
His Classical mechanics study deals with Stratified flows intersecting with Drag.
The various areas that Gerhard H. Jirka examines in his Reynolds number study include Air water, Renewal theory, Open-channel flow, Dissipative system and Scaling.
His most cited work include:
- Integral Model for Turbulent Buoyant Jets in Unbounded Stratified Flows. Part I: Single Round Jet (202 citations)
- Experimental study of plane turbulent wakes in a shallow water layer (192 citations)
- Near-surface turbulence in a grid-stirred tank (177 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Gerhard H. Jirka mainly focuses on Mechanics, Turbulence, Hydrology, Environmental engineering and Geotechnical engineering.
Gerhard H. Jirka interconnects Plume and Classical mechanics in the investigation of issues within Mechanics.
His study on Turbulence also encompasses disciplines like
- Optics and related Boundary layer,
- Waves and shallow water which is related to area like Jet.
His Water pollution study in the realm of Hydrology interacts with subjects such as Field.
His Geotechnical engineering study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Drag and Stratified flow.
As a part of the same scientific family, he mostly works in the field of Flow, focusing on Mixing and, on occasion, Particle image velocimetry.
He most often published in these fields:
- Mechanics (53.71%)
- Turbulence (34.29%)
- Hydrology (18.86%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2005-2014)?
- Mechanics (53.71%)
- Turbulence (34.29%)
- Flow (14.29%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Mechanics, Turbulence, Flow, Environmental engineering and Particle image velocimetry.
His studies deal with areas such as Geotechnical engineering, Classical mechanics and Thermodynamics as well as Mechanics.
His Turbulence study which covers Drag that intersects with Particle-laden flows.
His Flow study incorporates themes from Velocimetry, Scaling and Current.
In Environmental engineering, he works on issues like Seawater, which are connected to Submarine pipeline and Dilution.
His Particle image velocimetry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Hydrology, Sensitivity, Optics and Boundary layer.
Between 2005 and 2014, his most popular works were:
- Integrating cross-correlation and relaxation algorithms for particle tracking velocimetry (106 citations)
- Modelling and environmentally sound management of brine discharges from desalination plants (90 citations)
- Experiments on Mass Exchange between Groin Fields and Main Stream in Rivers (82 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Mechanics
- Fluid dynamics
- Thermodynamics
His primary scientific interests are in Mechanics, Turbulence, Particle image velocimetry, Waves and shallow water and Open-channel flow.
His multidisciplinary approach integrates Mechanics and Water flow in his work.
Gerhard H. Jirka has included themes like Drag, Geotechnical engineering and Classical mechanics in his Turbulence study.
Gerhard H. Jirka works mostly in the field of Particle image velocimetry, limiting it down to concerns involving Hydrology and, occasionally, Mixing, Flow, Turbulence kinetic energy and Dead zone.
The Waves and shallow water study combines topics in areas such as Submarine pipeline, Environmental engineering, Effluent, Dilution and Brine.
His work deals with themes such as Froude number, Energy cascade, Supercritical flow and Lift, which intersect with Open-channel flow.
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