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Computational Fluid Dynamics
Continuum modelling in physics
Numerical methods
High-performance computing
Multiphase and free surface flows
Naval hydrodynamics
Turbulence
Turbomachinery

Hrvoje Jasak has a first degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Zagreb (1992), and a PhD in CFD from Imperial College London, with Prof. A.D. Gosman (1993-1996). He was a Senior Development Engineer at CD-adapco (now Siemens PLM) (1996-2000), Technical Director at Nabla Ltd (2000-2006), and has worked on new generation software at Ansys-Fluent Inc. (2000-2008).

Hrvoje holds a Professorship at the University of Zagreb and a Mercator Fellowship at TU Darmstadt, Germany.
Hrvoje is one of the two original co-authors of OpenFOAM, Chair of the OpenFOAM Numerics Technical Committee and a member of OpenFOAM Governance Steering Committee.

His research interests are on numerical simulation methods, mathematical modelling of continuum phenomena and numerical mathematics, numerical modelling in multi-phase and free surface flows, naval hydrodynamics and wave modelling, dynamic mesh handling, error estimation, mesh adaptivity and practical software development. He is particularly experienced in numerical modelling of complex heat and mass transfer systems and multi-physics applications.
Hrvoje is a professional programmer with 25 years of experience in C++ and object-oriented software design, high performance computing, linear algebra on HPC platforms and related topics. In his career he has managed large software projects and wrote approx. 1 million lines of C++ source code.

Key publications: 

A tensorial approach to computational continuum mechanics using object-oriented techniques, HG Weller, G Tabor, H Jasak, C Fureby, Computers in physics 12 (6), 620-631 http://doi.org/10.1063/1.168744
OpenFOAM: A C++ library for complex physics simulations, H Jasak, A Jemcov, Z Tukovic, International workshop on coupled methods in numerical dynamics 1000, 1-20 http://csabai.web.elte.hu/http/simulationLab/jasakEtAlOpenFoam.pdf
High resolution NVD differencing scheme for arbitrarily unstructured meshes, H Jasak, HG Weller, AD Gosman, International journal for numerical methods in fluids 31 (2), 431-449 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0363(19990930)31:2%3C431::AID-FLD884%3E3.0.CO;2-T
OpenFOAM: Open source CFD in research and industry, H Jasak, International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering 1 (2), 89-94 https://doi.org/10.2478/ijnaoe-2013-0011
A pressure-based, compressible, two-phase flow finite volume method for underwater explosions, ST Miller, H Jasak, DA Boger, EG Paterson, A Nedungadi, Computers & Fluids 87, 132-143 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2013.04.002
A moving mesh finite volume interface tracking method for surface tension dominated interfacial fluid flow, Ž Tuković, H Jasak, Computers & fluids 55, 70-84 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2011.11.003
A computational method for sharp interface advection, J Ronby, H Bredmose, H Jasak, Royal Society open science 3(11) https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160405

Other publications: 

Error analysis and estimation for the finite volume method with applications to fluid flows, H Jasak, PhD Thesis, Imperial College London (University of London) 1996 https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/bitstream/10044/1/8335/1/Hrvoje_Jasak-1996...
OpenFOAM: Selected papers of the 11th Workshop, J M Nobrega, H Jasak, Springer Nature 2019 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60846-4

Research supervision

Hrvoje has supervised 11 PhD students on topics ranging from basic numerical modelling, high-performance computing, free surface and multi-phase flows and various multi-physics applications. He has supervised over 30 MSc projects.

Most of his work is industrially funded in collaboration with leading companies worldwide.

Other professional activities

Hrvoje Jasak is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Fellow of IMechE (UK), as well as a Fellow of RINA. He is also a Member of SAE, AIAA (Serving of the Meshing, Visualisation and Computational Environments
Technical Committee) and Croatian Society of Mechanics (CSM).

Biography

Hrvoje Jasak has a first degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Zagreb (1992), and a PhD in CFD from Imperial College London, with Prof. A.D. Gosman (1993-1996). He was a Senior Development Engineer at CD-adapco (now Siemens PLM) (1996-2000), Technical Director at Nabla Ltd (2000-2006), and has worked on new generation software at Ansys-Fluent Inc. (2000-2008).

Hrvoje holds a Professorship at the University of Zagreb and a Mercator Fellowship at TU Darmstadt, Germany.
Hrvoje is one of the two original co-authors of OpenFOAM, Chair of the OpenFOAM Numerics Technical Committee and a member of OpenFOAM Governance Steering Committee.

Research

His research interests are on numerical simulation methods, mathematical modelling of continuum phenomena and numerical mathematics, numerical modelling in multi-phase and free surface flows, naval hydrodynamics and wave modelling, dynamic mesh handling, error estimation, mesh adaptivity and practical software development. He is particularly experienced in numerical modelling of complex heat and mass transfer systems and multi-physics applications.

Hrvoje is a professional programmer with 25 years of experience in C++ and object-oriented software design, high performance computing, linear algebra on HPC platforms and related topics. In his career he has managed large software projects and wrote approx. 1 million lines of C++ source code.

Publications

Key publications: 
  • A tensorial approach to computational continuum mechanics using object-oriented techniques, HG Weller, G Tabor, H Jasak, C Fureby, Computers in physics 12 (6), 620-631 http://doi.org/10.1063/1.168744
  • OpenFOAM: A C++ library for complex physics simulations, H Jasak, A Jemcov, Z Tukovic, International workshop on coupled methods in numerical dynamics 1000, 1-20 http://csabai.web.elte.hu/http/simulationLab/jasakEtAlOpenFoam.pdf
  • High resolution NVD differencing scheme for arbitrarily unstructured meshes, H Jasak, HG Weller, AD Gosman, International journal for numerical methods in fluids 31 (2), 431-449 https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-0363(19990930)31:2%3C431::AID-FLD884%3E3.0.CO;2-T
  • OpenFOAM: Open source CFD in research and industry, H Jasak, International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering 1 (2), 89-94 https://doi.org/10.2478/ijnaoe-2013-0011
  • A pressure-based, compressible, two-phase flow finite volume method for underwater explosions, ST Miller, H Jasak, DA Boger, EG Paterson, A Nedungadi, Computers & Fluids 87, 132-143 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2013.04.002
  • A moving mesh finite volume interface tracking method for surface tension dominated interfacial fluid flow, Ž Tuković, H Jasak, Computers & fluids 55, 70-84 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2011.11.003
  • A computational method for sharp interface advection, J Ronby, H Bredmose, H Jasak, Royal Society open science 3(11) https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160405
Other publications: 

Teaching and Supervisions

Research supervision: 

Hrvoje has supervised 11 PhD students on topics ranging from basic numerical modelling, high-performance computing, free surface and multi-phase flows and various multi-physics applications. He has supervised over 30 MSc projects.

Most of his work is industrially funded in collaboration with leading companies worldwide.

Other Professional Activities

Hrvoje Jasak is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Fellow of IMechE (UK), as well as a Fellow of RINA. He is also a Member of SAE, AIAA (Serving of the Meshing, Visualisation and Computational Environments Technical Committee) and Croatian Society of Mechanics (CSM).

Gianna Angelopoulos Professor of Continuum Physics (Grade 11)

Contact Details

Takes PhD students
Available for consultancy

Affiliations

Person keywords: 
OpenFOAM
CFD