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D-Index
55
Citations
13390
World Ranking
891
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK)

Overview

Kemal Hanjalic is affiliated with the University of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a significant emphasis on computational mechanics and fluid dynamics.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Engineering

Within this field, their subfields of study cover:

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Building and Construction

The main topics addressed in their work encompass:

  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Combustion and Flame Dynamics
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization

Kemal Hanjalic has contributed to various peer-reviewed journals. Frequently published venues include:

  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • Physics of Fluids
  • Building and Environment
  • Thermal Science
  • AIP conference proceedings

Their recent papers feature the following works:

  • "Homogeneous turbulence", 2024, published in Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)
  • "Reassessment of modeling turbulence via Reynolds averaging: A review of second-moment transport strategy", 2021, Physics of Fluids
  • "A rational hybrid RANS-LES model for CFD predictions of microclimate and environmental quality in real urban structures", 2022, Building and Environment
  • "Introductory words: 20th Anniversary of SDEWES: A tribute to late Professor Naim Afgan and his legacy to ICHMT and SEDEWES", 2020, Thermal Science
  • "Active heat transfer and flow control over a cylinder by rotary oscillations", 2021, AIP conference proceedings

In addition to journal articles, Kemal Hanjalic has published books, including:

  • "Modelling Turbulence in Engineering and the Environment", 2022, published by Cambridge University Press

Collaborations have been made with frequent coauthors such as:

  • B. E. Launder
  • Terrence W. Simon
  • Leonid A. Dombrovsky
  • Tianshou Zhao
  • Yıldız Bayazıtoğlu

Recognition for their work includes the award of Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) in 2005.

Best Publications

  • A Reynolds stress model of turbulence and its application to thin shear flows

    K. Hanjalić;B. E. Launder

  • A robust near-wall elliptic-relaxation eddy-viscosity turbulence model for CFD

    K. Hanjalić;M. Popovac;M. Hadžiabdić

  • Contribution towards a Reynolds-stress closure for low-Reynolds-number turbulence

    K. Hanjalić;B. E. Launder

  • Vortical structures and heat transfer in a round impinging jet

    Muhamed Hadżiabdić;K Hanjalić

  • Elliptic blending model: A new near-wall Reynolds-stress turbulence closure

    Rémi Manceau;Kemal Hanjalić

  • Leray-α Regularization of the Smagorinsky-Closed Filtered Equations for Turbulent Jets at High Reynolds Numbers

    Francesco Picano;K. Hanjalić

  • Fully developed asymmetric flow in a plane channel

    K. Hanjalić;B. E. Launder

  • Advanced turbulence closure models: a view of current status and future prospects

    K. Hanjalić

  • Compound Wall Treatment for RANS Computation of Complex Turbulent Flows and Heat Transfer

    M. Popovac;K. Hanjalic

  • Modelling Turbulence in Engineering and the Environment: Second-Moment Routes to Closure

    Kemal Hanjalic;Brian Launder

  • Sensitizing the Dissipation Equation to Irrotational Strains

    K. Hanjalić;B. E. Launder

  • Will RANS Survive LES? A View of Perspectives

    K. Hanjalic

  • Modeling Rotating and Swirling Turbulent Flows: A Perpetual Challenge

    Suad Jakirlić;K. Hanjalic;Cameron Tropea

  • A hybrid two-layer URANS–LES approach for large eddy simulation at high Reynolds numbers

    L. Temmerman;M. Hadžiabdić;M.A. Leschziner;K. Hanjalić

  • Vortex Structure and Heat Transfer in Turbulent Flow over a Wall-Mounted Matrix of Cubes

    E.R Meinders;K Hanjalić

  • A new approach to modelling near-wall turbulence energy and stress dissipation

    Suad Jakirlić;K. Hanjalic

  • ONE-POINT CLOSURE MODELS FOR BUOYANCY-DRIVEN TURBULENT FLOWS

    K. Hanjalic

  • Multiple-Time-Scale Concepts in Turbulent Transport Modeling

    K. Hanjalic;B. E. Launder;R. Schiestel

  • Experimental investigation of impinging jet arrays

    Leon F. G. Geers;Mark J. Tummers;Kemal Hanjalić

  • Contribution to elliptic relaxation modelling of turbulent natural and mixed convection

    S. Kenjereš;S.B. Gunarjo;K. Hanjalić

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Launder
Brian Launder University of Manchester
Franco Rispoli
Franco Rispoli Sapienza University of Rome
Michael A. Leschziner
Michael A. Leschziner Imperial College London
Cameron Tropea
Cameron Tropea Technical University of Darmstadt
Richard J Goldstein
Richard J Goldstein University of Minnesota
Terrence W. Simon
Terrence W. Simon University of Minnesota
Bahram Moshfegh
Bahram Moshfegh Linköping University
Geoffrey F. Hewitt
Geoffrey F. Hewitt Imperial College London
Richard D. Sandberg
Richard D. Sandberg University of Melbourne
Richard K.K. Yuen
Richard K.K. Yuen City University of Hong Kong

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