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Jan Carmeliet

Jan Carmeliet

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Engineering and Technology
Switzerland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
95
Citations
29803
World Ranking
203
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Jan Carmeliet is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of engineering and environmental science. Their work spans multiple subfields, including environmental engineering, computational mechanics, building and construction, electrical and electronic engineering, and atmospheric science.

The scientist's primary research topics include urban heat island mitigation, wind and air flow studies, building energy and comfort optimization, lattice Boltzmann simulation studies, heat and mass transfer in porous media, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, and aerosol filtration and electrostatic precipitation.

Jan Carmeliet has published frequently in several scientific venues. The most recurrent publication venues include:

  • Building and Environment
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • Building Simulation Conference proceedings

The scientist's recent papers illustrate a focus on environmental and simulation studies. Notable papers are:

  • "Pore-scale modeling of complex transport phenomena in porous media", 2021, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • "Tree effects on urban microclimate: Diurnal, seasonal, and climatic temperature differences explained by separating radiation, evapotranspiration, and roughness effects", 2020, Urban forestry & urban greening
  • "Urban Heat Island and Its Interaction with Heatwaves: A Review of Studies on Mesoscale", 2021, Sustainability
  • "Isothermal and non-isothermal flow in street canyons: A review from theoretical, experimental and numerical perspectives", 2020, Building and Environment
  • "Simulation of quasi-static drainage displacement in porous media on pore-scale: Coupling lattice Boltzmann method and pore network model", 2020, Journal of Hydrology

Frequent co-authors in Jan Carmeliet's body of work include:

  • Dominique Derome
  • Yongling Zhao
  • Aytaç Kubilay
  • Feifei Qin
  • Jianlin Zhao

Jan Carmeliet's research contributions reflect a significant focus on understanding and modeling environmental systems through computational and experimental methods, especially relating to urban environments, porous media, and energy systems within buildings.

Best Publications

  • CFD simulation of the atmospheric boundary layer: wall function problems

    Bert Blocken;Ted Stathopoulos;Jan Carmeliet;Jan Carmeliet

  • CFD evaluation of wind speed conditions in passages between parallel buildings : effect of wall-function roughness modifications for the atmospheric boundary layer flow

    Bert Blocken;Jan Carmeliet;Jan Carmeliet;Ted Stathopoulos

  • A review of wind-driven rain research in building science

    Bje Bert Blocken;JE Jan Carmeliet

  • Nonlinear Elastic Wave Spectroscopy (NEWS) Techniques to Discern Material Damage, Part II: Single-Mode Nonlinear Resonance Acoustic Spectroscopy

    K. E.-A. Van Den Abeele;J. Carmeliet;J. A. Ten Cate;P. A. Johnson

  • Pedestrian Wind Environment around Buildings: Literature Review and Practical Examples

    Bje Bert Blocken;JE Jan Carmeliet

  • Urban Physics: Effect of the micro-climate on comfort, health and energy demand

    P Moonen;P Moonen;Twj Thijs Defraeye;V Dorer;Bje Bert Blocken

  • Micro-damage diagnostics using Nonlinear Elastic Wave Spectroscopy (NEWS)

    Koen E-A. Van Den Abeele;Alexander Sutin;Jan Carmeliet;Paul A. Johnson

  • Application of computational fluid dynamics in building performance simulation for the outdoor environment: an overview

    Bert Blocken;Ted Stathopoulos;Jan Carmeliet;Jan L.M. Hensen

  • Interlaboratory comparison of hygric properties of porous building materials

    Staf Roels;Jan Carmeliet;Hugo Hens;Olaf Adan

  • CONSERVATIVE MODELLING OF THE MOISTURE AND HEAT TRANSFER IN BUILDING COMPONENTS UNDER ATMOSPHERIC EXCITATION

    H Janssen;Bje Bert Blocken;JE Jan Carmeliet;JE Jan Carmeliet

  • Pore-scale modeling of complex transport phenomena in porous media

    Li Chen;An He;Jianlin Zhao;Qinjun Kang

  • Convective heat transfer coefficients for exterior building surfaces: Existing correlations and CFD modelling

    Twj Thijs Defraeye;Bje Bert Blocken;JE Jan Carmeliet;JE Jan Carmeliet

  • Wind tunnel measurements of buoyant flows in street canyons

    Jonas Allegrini;Viktor Dorer;Jan Carmeliet;Jan Carmeliet

  • Assessment method of numerical prediction models for combined heat, air and moisture transfer in building components: benchmarks for one-dimensional cases

    Carl-Eric Hagentoft;Angela Sasic Kalagasidis;Bijan Adl-Zarrabi;Staf Roels

  • High-resolution CFD simulations for forced convective heat transfer coefficients at the facade of a low-rise building

    Bje Bert Blocken;Twj Thijs Defraeye;D Derome;JE Jan Carmeliet;JE Jan Carmeliet

  • CFD analysis of convective heat transfer at the surfaces of a cube immersed in a turbulent boundary layer

    Twj Thijs Defraeye;Bje Bert Blocken;JE Jan Carmeliet;JE Jan Carmeliet

  • Uncertainty and global sensitivity analysis for the optimal design of distributed energy systems

    Georgios Mavromatidis;Georgios Mavromatidis;Kristina Orehounig;Kristina Orehounig;Jan Carmeliet;Jan Carmeliet

  • Universal rescaling of drop impact on smooth and rough surfaces

    J. B. Lee;N. Laan;K. G. de Bruin;G. Skantzaris

  • Multiobjective optimisation of energy systems and building envelope retrofit in a residential community

    Raphael Wu;Georgios Mavromatidis;Georgios Mavromatidis;Kristina Orehounig;Kristina Orehounig;Jan Carmeliet;Jan Carmeliet

  • Aerodynamic study of different cyclist positions: CFD analysis and full-scale wind-tunnel tests

    Twj Thijs Defraeye;Bje Bert Blocken;E Koninckx;P Hespel

  • Spatial and temporal distribution of driving rain on a low-rise building

    Bje Bert Blocken;JE Jan Carmeliet

Frequent Co-Authors

Bje Bert Blocken
Bje Bert Blocken Heriot-Watt University
Thijs Defraeye
Thijs Defraeye Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Robert A. Guyer
Robert A. Guyer Los Alamos National Laboratory
Staf Roels
Staf Roels KU Leuven
Paul A. Johnson
Paul A. Johnson Los Alamos National Laboratory
Viktor Dorer
Viktor Dorer Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Bart Nicolai
Bart Nicolai KU Leuven
Chris Marone
Chris Marone Pennsylvania State University
Hans Janssen
Hans Janssen KU Leuven

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