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“The energy transition requires the development of clean and efficient conversion devices for alternative carbon-free fuels and energy carriers. Numerical models play a major role in the design process of such devices.”
Research profile
Jeroen van Oijen is Full Professor in the Power & Flow group at the department of Mechanical Engineering of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). He is a specialist in theoretical and numerical modelling of combustion. His expertise is largely in the field of engines and energy converters and his teaching focuses on mechanical engineering, chemically reacting flows, modelling combustion and interfacial transport phenomena in engineering flows.
Jeroen van Oijen employs advanced numerical models to unravel the fundamental processes in reacting flows and uses this knowledge to develop computationally efficient models for large-scale simulations of real devices. He is the inventor of the well-known Flamelet-Generated Manifold (FGM) method, which enables the use of detailed reaction mechanisms in engineering simulations at affordable computational cost. His group aims to develop new models for the design of devices employing new combustion concepts and future sustainable fuels.
Academic background
Jeroen van Oijen received his MSc in Applied Physics from TU/e in 1996. His thesis concerned the numerical simulation of the advection of passive tracers in two-dimensional flows. Following this, Jeroen became a PhD student at TU/e. He began working as postdoctoral researcher on the numerical simulation of turbulent flames using advanced flamelet models. Jeroen is known for developing the Flamelet-Generated Manifold (FGM) method, a scientific breakthrough in the field of combustion modelling.
In 2003 he was a visiting scientist in the group of Prof. Peters, the Institute für Technische Mechanik at RWTH Aachen. He has been visiting professor at Stanford University, CA, in 2010, and at the University of California Berkeley, CA, in 2014.
Jeroen is Fellow of The Combustion Institute and has co-authored over 100 journal papers. He was chairman of the Dutch Association for Flame Research and coordinator of several national and international research projects on development of reduced models for turbulent combustion and emissions. His models are used for the design of clean and efficient engines, boilers, furnaces and gas turbine combustors.
Affiliated with
Partners in (semi-)industry
- Rolls-Royce
- Bosch Thermotechnology
- Bekaert
- Noble Thermodynamics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Automatic design optimization of process equipment for chemically reacting flows TKI CHEMIE.PGT.2021.016
Morales Ubal, C. & van Oijen, J. A.
1/11/21 → 31/10/25
Project: Research direct
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H2-GT-FB: High Hydrogen Gas Turbine Combustor High Pressure Test DEI120081
Bastiaans, R. J. M. & van Oijen, J. A.
1/01/21 → 1/06/23
Project: Research direct
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Modelling of premixed laminar flames using flamelet-generated manifolds
Oijen, van, J. A. & Goey, de, L. P. H., 2000, In: Combustion Science and Technology. 161, 1, p. 113-137Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Modeling of complex premixed burner systems by using flamelet-generated manifolds
van Oijen, J. A., Lammers, F. A. & de Goey, L. P. H., 2001, In: Combustion and Flame. 127, 3, p. 2124-2134 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Premixed and non-premixed generated manifolds in large-eddy simulation of Sandia flame D and F
Vreman, A. W., Albrecht, B. A., Oijen, van, J. A., Goey, de, L. P. H. & Bastiaans, R. J. M., 2008, In: Combustion and Flame. 153, 3, p. 394-416Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Direct numerical simulation of autoigniting mixing layers in MILD combustion
Oijen, van, J. A., 2013, In: Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 34, 1, p. 1163-1171 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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State-of-the-art in premixed combustion modeling using flamelet generated manifolds
van Oijen, J. A., Donini, A., Bastiaans, R. J. M., ten Thije Boonkkamp, J. H. M. & de Goey, L. P. H., 2016, In: Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. 57, p. 30-74Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile194 Citations (Scopus)303 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Combura 2022: Third place poster prize
Peters, Max (Recipient), Maes, Noud C.J. (Recipient), van Oijen, Jeroen A. (Recipient) & Dam, Nico J. (Recipient), 23 Nov 2022
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
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Fellow of The Combustion Institute
van Oijen, Jeroen A. (Recipient), 15 Jan 2021
Prize: Other › Fellowships & memberships › Scientific
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New combustion concepts for ultra-(c)lean engines
van Oijen, Jeroen A. (Recipient), 2003
Prize: NWO › Veni › Scientific
Activities
- 1 Contributed talk
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Effect of progress variable definition on mass burning rate in flamelet generated manifolds
Harshit Gupta (Speaker), Jeroen van Oijen (Speaker) & Philip de Goey (Speaker)
2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Contributed talk › Scientific
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Maybe there is a future for the internal combustion engine after all
21/03/21
1 item of Media coverage
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TU/e wil met argongas verbrandingsmotor nieuw leven inblazen
15/03/21
1 item of Media coverage
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Eindhoven University of Technology: There's Still Life in the Old Combustion Engine, Meet the Argon Power Cycle
13/03/21
1 item of Media coverage
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There's still life in the old combustion engine: Meet the Argon Power Cycle
12/03/21
2 items of Media coverage
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Burning issues: Philip de Goey gets € 2.5 million for research into metal fuels
Rob J.M. Bastiaans, Jeroen A. van Oijen, Nico J. Dam, Yuri Shoshyn, Niels G. Deen & Giulia Finotello
6/04/20
1 item of Media coverage
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Thesis
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Numerical simulation of the advection of passive tracers in 2D flows
Author: van Oijen, J. A., 31 Dec 1996Supervisor: Clercx, H. J. H. (Supervisor 1) & van Heijst, G. J. F. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
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