Håkan Nilsson

Full Professor at Fluid Dynamics

Håkan Nilsson is a Professor in Fluid Dynamics. He develops, validates and uses an open source code for numerical studies of fluid dynamics in a wide range of applications. His main application area is hydropower, where he is studying the flow and cavitation in the turbines and the cooling air flow in the generators. When there is need for special experimental studies, Håkan collaborates with experts in such methods.

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2024

Performance characteristics of a contra-rotating pump-turbine in turbine and pump modes under cavitating flow conditions

Jonathan Fahlbeck, Håkan Nilsson, Mohammad Hossein Arabnejad Khanouki et al
Renewable Energy. Vol. 237
Journal article
2024

Hardware-in-the-loop emulator test-setup for a dual-rotor contra-rotating pump-turbine

D. P. K. Truijen, J. P. Hoffstaedt, Jonathan Fahlbeck et al
IET Conference Proceedings. Vol. 2024 (3), p. 73-80
Journal article
2024

Modal analysis of vortex rope using dynamic mode decomposition

Saeed Salehi, Håkan Nilsson
Physics of Fluids. Vol. 36 (2)
Journal article
2024

Impact of Dual Variable Speed and Inlet Valve Control on the Efficiency and Operating Range of Low-Head Contra-Rotating Pump-Turbines

Daan Truijen, Justus Hoffstaedt, Jonathan Fahlbeck et al
IEEE Access. Vol. 12, p. 86854-86868
Journal article
2024

Analysis of hydropower plant guide bearing vibrations by machine learning based identification of steady operations

Xiao Lang, Håkan Nilsson, Wengang Mao
Renewable Energy. Vol. 236
Journal article
2024

Low-head pumped hydro storage: An evaluation of energy balancing and frequency support

Justus Peter Hoffstaedt, Daan Truijen, Antonio Jarquin Laguna et al
IET Renewable Power Generation. Vol. In Press
Journal article
2024

Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Modeling Linear Waves

Mohammad Sheikholeslami, Saeed Salehi, Wengang Mao et al
Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE. Vol. 9
Paper in proceeding
2023

A semi-implicit slip algorithm for mesh deformation in complex geometries, implemented in OpenFOAM

Saeed Salehi, Håkan Nilsson
Computer Physics Communications. Vol. 287
Journal article
2023

Investigation of Flow-Induced Instabilities in a Francis Turbine Operating in Non-Cavitating and Cavitating Part-Load Conditions

Mohammad Hossein Arabnejad Khanouki, Håkan Nilsson, Rickard Bensow
Fluids. Vol. 8 (2)
Journal article
2023

Grid-scale pumped hydro energy storage for the low countries

Jeremy Bricker, Håkan Nilsson, Pål-Tore Storli et al
Hydrolink Magazine. Vol. 2, p. 16-20
Magazine article
2023

A novel single-fluid cavitation model with gas content and slip velocity, applied to cavitating tip leakage vortex

Mohammad Hossein Arabnejad Khanouki, Håkan Nilsson, Rickard Bensow
International Journal of Multiphase Flow. Vol. 169
Journal article
2023

Cavitation Simulations of a Low Head Contra-rotating Pump-turbine

Jonathan Fahlbeck, Håkan Nilsson, Saeed Salehi et al
OpenFOAM Workshop (OFW18) Book of abstracts, p. 348-349
Other conference contribution
2023

Implementation of deep reinforcement learning in OpenFOAM for active flow control

Saeed Salehi, Håkan Nilsson
18th OpenFOAM Workshop 2023 – Book of unedited abstracts." 18th OpenFOAM Workshop. Genoa, Italy. July 11-14, 2023. Editors: Joel Guerrero, Jan Pralits. figshare. Conference proceedings, p. 289-291
Other conference contribution
2022

A Head Loss Pressure Boundary Condition for Hydraulic Systems

Jonathan Fahlbeck, Håkan Nilsson, Saeed Salehi
OpenFOAM Journal. Vol. 2, p. 1-12
Journal article
2022

Evaluation of startup time for a model contra-rotating pump-turbine in pump-mode

Jonathan Fahlbeck, Håkan Nilsson, Saeed Salehi
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 1079 (1)
Paper in proceeding
2022

Effects of uncertainties in positioning of PIV plane on validation of CFD results of a high-head Francis turbine model

Saeed Salehi, Håkan Nilsson
Renewable Energy. Vol. 193, p. 57-75
Journal article
2022

Scale-resolving simulations of the flow in the Francis-99 turbine at part-load condition

Mohammad Hossein Arabnejad Khanouki, Håkan Nilsson, Rickard Bensow
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 1079 (1)
Paper in proceeding
2022

System model development and numerical simulation of low-head pumped hydro storage

J. P. Hoffstaedt, Antonio Jarquin-Laguna, Jonathan Fahlbeck et al
Trends in Renewable Energies Offshore, p. 757-763
Paper in proceeding
2022

Low-head pumped hydro storage: A review of applicable technologies for design, grid integration, control and modelling

Justus Hoffstaedt, Daan Truijen, Jonathan Fahlbeck et al
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. Vol. 158
Review article
2022

Development of blade element momentum (BEM) method for hydropower

Hamidreza Abedi, Cristóbal Ibáñez Uribe, Jonathan Fahlbeck et al
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 1079 (1)
Paper in proceeding
2022

Evolution of flow features during transient operation of a Kaplan turbine

Saeed Salehi, Håkan Nilsson
OpenFOAM Workshop (OFW17) Book of abstracts
Other conference contribution
2022

Comparative study of the main electromagnetic models applied to melt pool prediction with gas metal arc: Effect on flow, ripples from drop impact, and geometry

Pradip Aryal, Fredrik Sikström, Håkan Nilsson et al
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. Vol. 194
Journal article
2022

Large-eddy Simulation of Cavitating Tip Leakage Vortex

Mohammad Hossein Arabnejad Khanouki, Håkan Nilsson, Rickard Bensow
Other conference contribution
2022

Flow-induced pulsations in Francis turbines during startup - A consequence of an intermittent energy system

Saeed Salehi, Håkan Nilsson
Renewable Energy. Vol. 188, p. 1166-1183
Journal article
2022

A Low-Head Counter-Rotating Pump-Turbine at Unsteady Conditions

Jonathan Fahlbeck, Håkan Nilsson, Saeed Salehi
OpenFOAM Workshop (OFW17) Book of abstracts
Other conference contribution
2021

Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Turbine During Transient Operation Using OpenFOAM

Saeed Salehi, Håkan Nilsson, Eric Lillberg et al
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 774 (1)
Paper in proceeding
2021

Numerical analysis of an initial design of a counter-rotating pump-turbine

Jonathan Fahlbeck, Håkan Nilsson, Saeed Salehi et al
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 774 (1)
Paper in proceeding
2021

Modelling Deep Green tidal power plant using large eddy simulations and the actuator line method

Sam T. Fredriksson, Göran Broström, Björn Bergqvist et al
Renewable Energy. Vol. 179, p. 1140-1155
Journal article
2021

Effect of Substrate Orientation on Melt Pool during Multi-Layer Deposition in V-Groove with Gas Metal Arc

Pradip Aryal, Kjell Hurtig, Fredrik Sikström et al
Proceedings of the World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering
Paper in proceeding
2021

An in-depth numerical analysis of transient flow field in a Francis turbine during shutdown

Saeed Salehi, Håkan Nilsson, Eric Lillberg et al
Renewable Energy. Vol. 179, p. 2322-2347
Journal article
2021

FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION ON A FIXED FAN BLADE

Saber Mohammadi, Håkan Nilsson, Philip Cardiff et al
Other conference contribution
2021

Flow Characteristics of Preliminary Shutdown and Startup Sequences for a Model Counter-Rotating Pump-Turbine

Jonathan Fahlbeck, Håkan Nilsson, Saeed Salehi
Energies. Vol. 14 (12)
Journal article
2021

Development of a novel numerical framework in OpenFOAM to simulate Kaplan turbine transients

Saeed Salehi, Håkan Nilsson, Eric Lillberg et al
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 774 (1)
Paper in proceeding
2021

NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF COUNTER-ROTATING PUMP-TURBINE WITH A NEW HEAD-LOSS PRESSURE BOUNDARY CONDITION

Jonathan Fahlbeck, Håkan Nilsson, Saeed Salehi
OpenFOAM Workshop (OFW16) Book of abstracts
Other conference contribution
2021

OpenFOAM for Francis turbine transients

Saeed Salehi, Håkan Nilsson
OpenFOAM® Journal. Vol. 1, p. 47-61
Journal article
2020

Numerical Simulation of Hydraulic Turbine During Transient Operation Using OpenFOAM

Saeed Salehi, Håkan Nilsson, Eric Lillberg et al
Other conference contribution
2020

Assessment of the naphthalene sublimation technique for determination of convective heat transfer in fundamental and industrial applications

Bercelay Niebles Atencio, Hamed Jamshidi, Marcus Liljemark et al
Heat and Mass Transfer/Waerme- und Stoffuebertragung. Vol. 56 (5), p. 1487-1501
Journal article
2020

The Contribution of Low-Head Pumped Hydro Storage to a successful Energy Transition

Mohammed Qudaih, Bernd Engel, Daan Truijen et al
Proceedings of the Virtual 19th Wind Integration Workshop
Paper in proceeding
2020

Optimized initial down-scaled model design of SD-CRPT (D2.1, ALPHEUS)

Melvin Joseph, Jonathan Fahlbeck, Mehrdad Zangeneh et al
Report
2020

Optimized initial down-scaled model design of RD-CRPT (ALPHEUS, D2.2)

Melvin Joseph, Jonathan Fahlbeck, Mehrdad Zangeneh et al
Report
2019

Simulation of a shut-down transient in the Francis-99 turbine model

L. Uppström, Jonathan Fahlbeck, E. Lillberg et al
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 405 (1)
Paper in proceeding
2019

Fluid Pressure Derived Force is the Main Contributor to Iliac Limb Displacement Forces – Shear Force and Redirection of Flow are Negligible

Håkan Roos, Amith Amith Balasubramanya,, Srdjan Sasic et al
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. Vol. 58 (6 (supplement 1)), p. e18-e19
Journal article
2018

Coupling boundary condition for high-intensity electric arc attached on a non-homogeneous refractory cathode

Alireza Javidi-Shirvan, Isabelle Choquet, Håkan Nilsson et al
Computer Physics Communications. Vol. 222, p. 31-45
Journal article
2018

Tidal power plant simulations using large eddy simulation (LES) and the actuator line method (ALM)

Sam T Fredriksson, Göran Broström, Björn Bergqvist et al
Conference poster
2018

Simulation of Fluid-Structure Interaction in Biomechanics Using FOAM-Extend

Huadong Yao, Håkan Nilsson, Mats Svensson et al
Proceedings of the 13th OpenFOAM Workshop, p. 248-250
Paper in proceeding
2018

Deformation of dorsal root ganglion due to pressure transients of venous blood and cerebrospinal fluid in the cervical vertebral canal

Huadong Yao, Mats Svensson, Håkan Nilsson
Journal of Biomechanics. Vol. 76 (25), p. 16-26
Journal article
2018

Turbulence Characteristics in Tidal Flows Using LES and ALM to Model the Tidal Power Plant Deep Green

Sam T. Fredriksson, Göran Broström, Björn Bergqvist et al
Paper in proceeding
2018

Estimating air-water gas transfer velocity during low wind condition with and without buoyancy

Sam T Fredriksson, Lars Arneborg, Robert A Handler et al
Conference poster
2018

LES and Actuator Line Method for Modeling the Tidal Power Plant Deep Green, Using OpenFOAM

Göran Broström, Björn Bergqvist, Sam T. Fredriksson et al
Proceedings of the 13th OpenFOAM Workshop, p. 79-80
Paper in proceeding
2018

LES OF TRANSIENTS IN THE FRANCIS-99 WATER TURBINE MODEL

Ludvig Uppström, Jonathan Fahlbeck, Eric Lillberg et al
Proceedings of the 13th OpenFOAM Workshop, p. 287-290
Paper in proceeding
2017

Air bubble release and flow-induced forces in stent grafts

Håkan Roos, Håkan Nilsson, Mårten Falkenberg et al
Engineering Health
Conference poster
2017

Active flow control of the vortex rope and pressure pulsations in a swirl generator

Ardalan Javadi, Håkan Nilsson
Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics. Vol. 11 (1), p. 30-41
Journal article
2017

Numerical simulation of conjugate heat transfer and surface radiative heat transfer using the P 1 thermal radiation model: Parametric study in benchmark cases.

Carlo Cintolesi, Håkan Nilsson, Andrea Petronio et al
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. Vol. 107, p. 956-971
Journal article
2017

Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2017

Håkan Nilsson
Edited book
2017

Detailed numerical investigation of a Kaplan turbine with rotor-stator interaction using turbulence-resolving simulations

Ardalan Javadi, Håkan Nilsson
International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. Vol. 63, p. 1-13
Journal article
2017

Large eddy simulation of the tidal power plant Deep Green using the actuator line method

Sam Fredriksson, Göran Broström, Marcus Jansson et al
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. Vol. 276 (1)
Paper in proceeding
2017

1D-3D coupling for hydraulic system transient simulations

Chao Wang, Håkan Nilsson, Jiandong Yang et al
Computer Physics Communications. Vol. 210, p. 1-9
Journal article
2017

Particle-level simulations of flocculation in a fiber suspension flowing through a diffuser

Jelena Andric, Stefan B. Lindström, Srdjan Sasic et al
Thermal Science. Vol. 21, p. S573-S583
Journal article
2016

A physically based model for thermal plasma arc attachment on a W-ThO2 cathode

Isabelle Choquet, Alireza Javidi-Shirvan, Håkan Nilsson
2016 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS)
Paper in proceeding
2016

Surface shear stress dependence of gas transfer velocity parameterizations using DNS

Sam Fredriksson, Lars Arneborg, Håkan Nilsson et al
Journal of Geophysical Research. Vol. 121 (10), p. 7369-7389
Journal article
2016

Near-surface physics during convection affecting air-water gas transfer

Sam Fredriksson, Lars Arneborg, Håkan Nilsson et al
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 35 (1), p. 012007-
Paper in proceeding
2016

An evaluation of gas transfer velocity parameterizations during natural convection using DNS

Sam Fredriksson, Lars Arneborg, Håkan Nilsson et al
Journal of Geophysical Research. Vol. 121 (2), p. 1400-1423
Journal article
2016

Displacement Forces in Stent Grafts: Influence of Diameter Variation and Curvature Asymmetry

Håkan Roos, Mikhail Tokarev, Valery Chernoray et al
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. Vol. 52 (2), p. 150-156
Journal article
2016

Effect of cathode model on arc attachment for short high-intensity arc on a refractory cathode

Alireza Javidi-Shirvan, Isabelle Choquet, Håkan Nilsson
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. Vol. 49 (48), p. Article No 485201 -
Journal article
2016

A predictive model for gas tungsten arc heat source

Isabelle Choquet, Alireza Javidi-Shirvan, Håkan Nilsson
The 7th International Swedish Production Symposium, SPS16, Conference Proceedings: 25th – 27th of October 2016, Lund: Swedish Production Academy
Paper in proceeding
2016

Air bubbles are released by thoracic endograft deployment: An in vitro experimental study

Kamuran Inci, Giasemi Koutouzi, Valery Chernoray et al
SAGE Open Medicine. Vol. 4
Journal article
2016

Experimental and numerical investigation of the precessing helical vortex in a conical diffuser, with rotor-stator interaction

Ardalan Javadi, Håkan Nilsson, Sebastian Muntean et al
Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME. Vol. 138 (8), p. Art. no. 081106-
Journal article
2016

Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2016

Håkan Nilsson
Edited book
2016

Swirling flow in a conical diffuser generated with rotor-stator interaction

Ardalan Javadi, A Bosioc, Håkan Nilsson et al
ERCOFTAC Series
Magazine article
2016

Difference in Female and Male Whiplash Injury Risk – Indications from Seat Testing and From Fluid Dynamics Modelling of Nerve Injury Mechanisms

Mats Svensson, Anna K Carlsson, Anders Kullgren et al
Proceeding of the 13th International Forum of Automotive Traffic Safety (INFATS), Hangzhou, China, November 24-26, p. 473-476
Paper in proceeding
2016

Ballistic deflection of fibres in decelerating flow

Jelena Andric, Stefan B. Lindström, Srdjan Sasic et al
International Journal of Multiphase Flow. Vol. 85, p. 57-66
Journal article
2016

VENTILATION AIR FLOW FIELD CHARACTERISTICS IN A HYDRO GENERATOR Model

Hamed Jamshidi, Håkan Nilsson, Valery Chernoray
The 19th International Seminar on Hydropower Plants
Paper in proceeding
2016

Transient pressure changes in the vertebral canal during whiplash motion – A hydrodynamic modeling approach

Huadong Yao, Mats Svensson, Håkan Nilsson
Journal of Biomechanics. Vol. 49 (3), p. 416-422
Journal article
2015

LES and DES of Strongly Swirling Turbulent Flow through a Suddenly Expanding Circular Pipe

Ardalan Javadi, Håkan Nilsson
Computers and Fluids. Vol. 107, p. 301-313
Journal article
2015

DIC for Surface Motion Analysis Applied to Displacement of a Stent Graft for Abdominal Aortic Repair in a Pulsating Flow

Mikhail Tokarev, Håkan Roos, Håkan Nilsson et al
PIV15; 11th International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry, Santa Barbara, California, USA, September 14-16, 2015, p. 1-12
Other conference contribution
2015

Large Eddy Simulation and Laser Doppler Velocimetry on a vortex flow meter model

Olof Penttinen, Håkan Nilsson
Proceedings from International Symposium of Fluid Flow Measurements. Vol. 2015
Other conference contribution
2015

Simulation of Water Level Fluctuations in a Hydraulic System Using a Coupled Liquid-Gas Model

Chao Wang, Jiandong Yang, Håkan Nilsson
Water (Switzerland). Vol. 7 (8), p. 4446-4476
Journal article
2015

LES and DES of swirling flow with rotor-stator interaction

Ardalan Javadi, Håkan Nilsson
Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design. Vol. 130, p. 457-468
Journal article
2015

Time-accurate Numerical Simulations of Swirling Flow with Rotor-stator Interaction

Ardalan Javadi, Håkan Nilsson
Flow, Turbulence and Combustion. Vol. 95 (4), p. 755-774
Journal article
2015

A fully synthetic turbulent boundary condition with a homogeneous vortex distribution

Olof Penttinen, Håkan Nilsson
Computer Physics Communications. Vol. 190, p. 23-32
Journal article
2015

Active Flow Control of Vortex Rope in a Conical Diffuser

Ardalan Javadi, Håkan Nilsson
IAHR WG Meeting on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Ljubljana 2015
Paper in proceeding
2015

Numerical Modelling of Blood Pressure Pulses in Vertebral Canal during Whiplash Motion

Huadong Yao, Mats Svensson, Håkan Nilsson
4th SAFER Crash Reference Group Meeting
Other conference contribution
2015

CFD-based design and analysis of the ventilation of an electric generator model, validated with experiments

Hamed Jamshidi, Håkan Nilsson, Valery Chernoray
International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems. Vol. 8 (2), p. 113-123
Journal article
2015

Steady and unsteady numerical simulations of the flow in the Tokke Francis turbine model, at three operating conditions

Lucien Stoessel, Håkan Nilsson
Journal of Physics: Conference Series. Vol. 579 (1)
Paper in proceeding
2015

Numerical and experimental investigations of a hydraulic pipe during a gate closure at a high Reynolds number

Olivier Petit, Wang Chao, Michel Cervantes et al
6 th IAHR International Meeting of the Workgroup on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems
Paper in proceeding
2015

Exploration of rotation/curvature correction method in hydropower application

Ardalan Javadi, Erik Krane, Håkan Nilsson
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer. Vol. 0
Paper in proceeding
2014

Velocity and pressure fluctuations induced by the precessing helical vortex in a conical diffuser

Ardalan Javadi, A Bosioc, Håkan Nilsson et al
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 22, p. Art. no. 032009-
Paper in proceeding
2014

Flow of cooling air in an electric generator model - An experimental and numerical study

Pirooz Moradnia, Maxim Golubev, Valery Chernoray et al
Applied Energy. Vol. 114, p. 644-653
Journal article
2014

MODELLING OF ELECTRODE-ARC COUPLING IN ELECTRIC ARC WELDING

Alireza Javidi-Shirvan, Isabelle Choquet, Håkan Nilsson
Swedish Production Symposium 14
Paper in proceeding
2014

Evaluation of an improved mixing plane interface for OpenFOAM

Martin Beaudoin, Håkan Nilsson, Maryse Page et al
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 22
Paper in proceeding
2014

Displacement Forces in Iliac Landing Zones and Stent Graft Interconnections in Endovascular Aortic Repair: An Experimental Study

Håkan Roos, Mostaffa Ghaffari, Mårten Falkenberg et al
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. Vol. 47 (3), p. 262-267
Journal article
2014

Rheological properties of dilute suspensions of rigid and flexible fibers

Jelena Andric, Stefan B. Lindström, Srdjan Sasic et al
Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics. Vol. 212, p. 36-46
Journal article
2014

ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE SHIELDING GAS ON PRESSURE FORCE AND HEAT FLUXES IN ARC WELDING

Isabelle Choquet, Håkan Nilsson
Proceedings of sixth Swedish Production Symposium
Paper in proceeding
2014

Direct numerical simulations of near-surface turbulence - an evaluation of methods for estimating air-water gas exchange

Sam Fredriksson, Lars Arneborg, Håkan Nilsson et al
Ocean Science Meeting 2014
Conference poster
2014

Experimental and numerical investigation of hydro power generator ventilation

Hamed Jamshidi, Håkan Nilsson, Valery Chernoray
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 22, p. Art. no. 012007-
Paper in proceeding
2014

Numerical investigation of fiber flocculation in the air flow of an asymmetric diffuser

Jelena Andric, Stefan B. Lindström, Srdjan Sasic et al
Proceedings of the ASME 2014 4th Joint US-European Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting and 12th International Conference on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, FEDSM 201, August 3-7, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Paper in proceeding
2014

A comparative study of scale-adaptive and large-eddy simulations of highly swirling turbulent flow through an abrupt expansion

Ardalan Javadi, Håkan Nilsson
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 22
Paper in proceeding
2014

Unsteady numerical simulation of the flow in the U9 Kaplan turbine model

Ardalan Javadi, Håkan Nilsson
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 22, p. Art. no. 022001-
Paper in proceeding
2014

Experimental assessment of a fully predictive CFD approach, for flow of cooling air in an electric generator

Pirooz Moradnia, Valery Chernoray, Håkan Nilsson
Applied Energy. Vol. 124, p. 223-230
Journal article
2013

Advanced numerical prediction of strongly swirling turbulent flows

Ardalan Javadi, Håkan Nilsson
5th International Workshop on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery. Vol. 23
Other conference contribution
2013

A particle-level rigid fiber model for high-Reynolds number flow, implemented in a general-purpose CFD code

Jelena Andric, Stefan B. Lindström, Srdjan Sasic et al
8th International Conference on Multiphase Flow ICMF 2013, Korea
Paper in proceeding
2013

A study of a flexible fiber model and its behavior in DNS of turbulent channel flow

Jelena Andric, Sam Fredriksson, Stefan B. Lindström et al
Acta Mechanica. Vol. 224 (10), p. 2359-2374
Journal article
2013

Description and validation of a flexible fiber model, implemented in a general-purpose CFD code

Jelena Andric, Stefan B. Lindström, Srdjan Sasic et al
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Multiphase Flow ICMF 2013, Korea
Paper in proceeding
2013

Numerical Investigations of Unsteady Flow in a Centrifugal Pump with a Vaned Diffuser

Olivier Petit, Håkan Nilsson
International Journal of Rotating Machinery. Vol. 2013
Journal article
2013

Magnetic field models for high intensity arcs, applied to welding - A comparison between three different formulations

Isabelle Choquet, Alireza Javidi-Shirvan, Håkan Nilsson
9th International Conference on Trends in Welding Research; Chicago, IL; United States; 4 June 2012 through 8 June 2012, p. 876-885
Paper in proceeding
2012

Mathematical, numerical and experimental analysis of the swirling flow at a Kaplan runner outlet

Sebastian Muntean, Tiberiu Ciocan, Romeo Susan-Resiga et al
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 15 (Part 3), p. Art. no. 032001-
Paper in proceeding
2012

Numerical modelling of shielding gas flow and heat transfer in laser welding process

Alireza Javidi-Shirvan, Isabelle Choquet, Håkan Nilsson
Proceedings of The 5th International Swedish Production Symposium, Linköping, Sweden, p. 269-276
Paper in proceeding
2012

EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY OF COOLING AIR FLOW IN A HYDROELECTRIC GENERATOR

Pirooz Moradnia, Valery Chernoray, Håkan Nilsson
European Research Comunnity On Flow, Turbulence and Combustion, ETMM9
Paper in proceeding
2012

Simulations of the vortex in the Dellenback abrupt expansion, resembling a hydro turbine draft tube operating at part-load

Håkan Nilsson
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 15, p. Art. no. 022016-
Paper in proceeding
2012

On the choice of electromagnetic model for short high-intensity arcs, applied to welding

Isabelle Choquet, Alireza Javidi-Shirvan, Håkan Nilsson
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. Vol. 45 (20)
Journal article
2012

Transient and steady-state air flow simulations in generators using OpenFOAM

Pirooz Moradnia, Håkan Nilsson, Maryse Page et al
Report
2012

A PIV Study of The Cooling Air Flow in An Electric Generator Model

Erwin Adi Hartono, Maxim Golubev, Pirooz Moradnia et al
Report
2012

PIV Measurement of Air Flow in a Hydro Power Generator Model

Erwin Adi Hartono, Maxim Golubev, Pirooz Moradnia et al
16th Int Symp on Applications of Laser Techniques to Fluid Mechanics
Other conference contribution
2012

Effects of inlet boundary conditions, on the computed flow in the Turbine-99 draft tube, using OpenFOAM and CFX

Håkan Nilsson, Michel Cervantes
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 15 (PART 3), p. Art. no. 032002-
Paper in proceeding
2011

Numerical simulation of Ar-x%CO2 shielding gas and its effect on an electric welding arc

Isabelle Choquet, Håkan Nilsson, Alireza Javidi-Shirvan et al
IIW Commission XII / SG 212 Intermediate meeting, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden, 21 - 23 March 2011, IIW Doc. XII-2017-11
Other conference contribution
2011

A PARAMETRIC STUDY OF THE AIR FLOW IN AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR THROUGH STEPWISE GEOMETRY MODIFICATIONS

Pirooz Moradnia, Håkan Nilsson
An ECCOMAS Thematic Conference, CFD and OPTIMIZATION (040)
Paper in proceeding
2011

Electric welding arc modeling with the solver OpenFOAM - A comparison of different electromagnetic models

Isabelle Choquet, Alireza Javidi-Shirvan, Håkan Nilsson
International Institute of Welding Document No 212-1189-11, July 2011.
Paper in proceeding
2011

Procedure for the break-up of cavitation sheet

Aurelia Vallier, Johan Revstedt, Håkan Nilsson
4-th International Meeting on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, October, 26-28, 2011, Belgrade, Serbia, p. 77-85
Other conference contribution
2011

IMPLEMENTATION OF A 3D SOLVER FOR ELECTRIC ARC WELDING, COUPLING FLUID MECHANICS WITH ELECTROMAGNETICS

Håkan Nilsson, Isabelle Choquet, Margarita Sass-Tisovskaya
HEFAT2011 8th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 11 – 13 July 2011, Pointe Aux Piments, Mauritius
Paper in proceeding
2011

Unsteady Simulations of the Flow in a Swirl Generator, using OpenFOAM

Olivier Petit, Håkan Nilsson, Sebastian Muntean et al
International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems. Vol. 4 (1), p. pp.199-208
Journal article
2011

EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE COOLING AIR FLOW IN AN ELECTRIC GENERATOR

Pirooz Moradnia, Valery Chernoray, Håkan Nilsson
HEFAT2011, 8th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, p. 242-249
Paper in proceeding
2011

Modeling and simulation of a heat source in electric arc welding

Isabelle Choquet, Håkan Nilsson, Margarita Sass-Tisovskaya
Proceedings from the 4th Swedish Production Symposium, Lund, Sweden, p. 202-211
Paper in proceeding
2010

A swirl generator case study for OpenFOAM

Olivier Petit, A Bosioc, Håkan Nilsson et al
25th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems
Paper in proceeding
2010

Simulation of Venous Plexus Blood Flow during Rapid Spinal Bending

Mats Svensson, Lars Davidson, Håkan Nilsson
Proc. 6th World Congress of Biomechanics, Singapore, 1-6 August 2010
Paper in proceeding
2010

CFD of Air Flow in Hydro Power Generators for Convective Cooling, using OpenFOAM

Pirooz Moradnia, Håkan Nilsson
5th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECCOMAS CFD 2010, p. 556-
Paper in proceeding
2010

Mass transfer cavitation model with variable density of nuclei

Aurelia Vallier, Håkan Nilsson, Johan Revstedt
7th International Conference on Multiphase Flow, ICMF 2010, Tampa, USA, May 31-June 4, 2010
Paper in proceeding
2010

Comparison of numerical and experimental results of the flow in the U9 Kaplan turbine model

Olivier Petit, Berhanu Mulu, Håkan Nilsson et al
25th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems
Paper in proceeding
2009

The ERCOFTAC centrifugal pump OpenFOAM case-study

Olivier Petit, Maryse Page, Martin Beaudoin et al
IAHR International Meeting of the Workgroup on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, p. 523-532
Paper in proceeding
2009

Numerical Estimation of Torsional Dynamic Coefficients of a Hydraulic Turbine

Martin Karlsson, Håkan Nilsson, Jan-Olov Aidanpää
International Journal of Rotating Machinery. Vol. 2009
Journal article
2009

3D numerical analysis of the unsteady turbulent swirling flow in a conical diffuser using Fluent and OpenFOAM

Sebastian Muntean, Håkan Nilsson, Romeo Susan-Resiga
Proceedings of the 3rd IAHR International Meeting of the Workgroup on Cavitation and Dynamic Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems. Vol. 1, p. 155-164
Paper in proceeding
2008

INFLUENCE OF INLET BOUNDARY CONDITIONS IN THE PREDICTION OF ROTOR DYNAMIC FORCES AND MOMENTS FOR A HYDRAULIC TURBINE USING CFD

Karlsson Martin, Håkan Nilsson, Aidanpää Jan-Olov
Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Transport Phenomenoa and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery (ISROMAC), Honolulu, Hawaii, February 17-22, 2008.
Paper in proceeding
2008

Design and Validation of a Scale-Adaptive Filtering Technique for LRN Turbulence Modeling of Unsteady Flow

Walter Gyllenram, Håkan Nilsson
Journal of Fluid Engineering. Vol. Volume 130 (Issue 5), p. 10-
Journal article
2008

The OpenFOAM Turbomachinery Working Group, and Conclusions from the Turbomachinery Session of the Third OpenFOAM Workshop

Håkan Nilsson, Maryse Page, Martin Beaudoin et al
24th IAHR Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Foz do Iguassu, Brazil
Paper in proceeding
2008

The flow in the U9 Kaplan turbine - preliminary and planned simulations using CFX and OpenFOAM

Olivier Petit, Håkan Nilsson, Thi VU et al
24th IAHR Symposium Hydraulic MAchinery and Systems, Foz Do Iguassu, Brasil
Paper in proceeding
2007

Some experiences on the accuracy and parallel efficiency of OpenFOAM for CFD in water turbines

Håkan Nilsson
Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). Vol. 4699/2007, p. 168-176
Other conference contribution
2007

Computations of unsteady cavitating flow on wing profiles using a volume fraction method and mass transfer models

Tobias Huuva, Aurelia Cure, Göran Bark et al
Proceedings of the 2nd IAHR International Meeting of the Workgroup on Cavitation and Dynamical Problems in Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, Scientific Bulletin of the "Polytechnica" University of Timisoara, Romania. Transactions on Mechanics. Vol. 52 (66), p. 21-34
Other conference contribution
2007

On the failure of the quasicylindrical approximation and the connection to vortex breakdown in turbulent swirling flow

Walter Gyllenram, Håkan Nilsson, Lars Davidson
Physics of Fluids. Vol. 19 (4)
Journal article
2007

Experiences with OpenFOAM for water turbine applications

Håkan Nilsson
Proceedings of the 1st OpenFOAM International Conference, 26-27 November 2007, Beaumont House, Old Windsor, United Kingdom.
Paper in proceeding
2006

An Adaptive Turbulence Model for Swirling Flow

Ivana Buntic-Ogor, Walter Gyllenram, Eugene Ohlberg et al
Conference on Turbulence and Interactions, TI2006, May 29 - June 2, 2006, Porquerolles, France
Paper in proceeding
2006

Evaluation of OpenFOAM for CFD of turbulent flow in water turbines

Håkan Nilsson
IAHR 2006
Paper in proceeding
2006

Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Swirling Flow Through a Sudden Expansion

Walter Gyllenram, Håkan Nilsson, Lars Davidson
23rd IAHR Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, October 2006
Paper in proceeding
2006

Very Large Eddy Simulations of Draft Tube Flow

Walter Gyllenram, Håkan Nilsson
23rd IAHR Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, October 2006
Paper in proceeding
2005

OpenFOAM SIMULATION OF THE FLOW IN THE HöLLEFORSEN DRAFT TUBE MODEL

Håkan Nilsson, Maryse Page
Turbine-99 III workshop
Paper in proceeding
2004

Numerical Investigations of Swirling flow in a Conical Diffuser

Walter Gyllenram, Håkan Nilsson
22nd IAHR Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 29 - July 2, 2004. Vol. A, p. A09-2 (1-10)-
Paper in proceeding
2003

Temporally fluctuating prey and coexistence among unequal conspecific interferers

P. Anders Nilsson, Graeme D. Ruxton, Håkan Nilsson
Oikos. Vol. 101, p. 411-415
Journal article
2003

Application of an Angular Momentum Balance Method for Investigating Numerical Accuracy in Swirling Flow

Håkan Nilsson, Lars Davidson
J. Fluids Eng.. Vol. 125 (4), p. 723-730
Journal article
2003

Assessment of turbulence modelling for CFD simulations into hydroturbines: spiral casings

Luis C. Eduardo Oliveira de Souza, Marcelo Dias de Moura, Antonio C.P. Brasil Junior et al
17th International Mechanical Engineering Congress (COBEM 2003) at São Paulo (Brazil)
Paper in proceeding
2003

Validations of CFD against detailed velocity and pressure measurements in water turbine runner flow

Håkan Nilsson, Lars Davidson
Int. J. Numer. Meth. Fluids. Vol. 41, p. 863-879
Journal article
2002

Validations and investigations of the computed flow in the GAMM Francis runner and the Hölleforsen Kaplan runner

Håkan Nilsson, Lars Davidson
Proceedings of the 21st IAHR Symposium
Paper in proceeding
2001

A Numerical Investigation of the Flow in the Wicket Gate and Runner of the Hölleforsen (Turbine-99) Kaplan Turbine Model

Håkan Nilsson, Lars Davidson
Proceedings of Turbine 99 - II
Paper in proceeding
2001

Parallel multiblock CFD computations applied to industrial cases

Håkan Nilsson, Simon Dahlström, Lars Davidson
Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics - Trends and applications, p. 525-532
Paper in proceeding
2000

A Numerical Comparison of Four Operating Conditions in a Kaplan Water Turbine, Focusing on Tip Clearance Flow

Håkan Nilsson, Lars Davidson
Proceedings of the 20th IAHR Symposium
Paper in proceeding
1999

A numerical investigation of tip clearance flow in Kaplan water turbines

Håkan Nilsson, Lars Davidson
Proceedings of HYDROPOWER INTO THE NEXT CENTURY - III, p. 327-335
Paper in proceeding

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Showing 14 research projects

2023–2027

Hydropower operation and lifetime analysis

Håkan Nilsson Fluid Dynamics
Rickard Bensow Marine Technology
Wengang Mao Marine Technology
Saeed Salehi Fluid Dynamics
Yujing Liu Electrical Machines and Power Electronics
Xiao Lang Marine Technology
Martina Nobilo Fluid Dynamics
Swedish Energy Agency
Energiforsk AB

1 publication exists
2023–2027

Artificial intelligence for enhanced hydraulic turbine lifetime

Håkan Nilsson Fluid Dynamics
Mohammad Sheikholeslami Marine Technology
Saeed Salehi Fluid Dynamics
Wengang Mao Marine Technology
Energiforsk AB
Swedish Energy Agency

6 publications exist
2023–2027

PINNs -- Multi-Fidelity Physics-Informed Neural Network to Solve Partial Differential Equations

Wengang Mao Marine Technology
Håkan Nilsson Fluid Dynamics
Mohammad Sheikholeslami Marine Technology
Arash Eslamdoost Marine Technology
Saeed Salehi Fluid Dynamics
Chalmers

2022–2022

The BEM-method for fast simulations of transients in hydropower

Håkan Nilsson Fluid Dynamics
Swedish Energy Agency
Energiforsk AB

2021–2022

Machine learning for optimization of pump operation under transients in hydraulic turbine rigs

Håkan Nilsson Fluid Dynamics
Xiao Lang Marine Technology
Wengang Mao Marine Technology
Swedish Energy Agency

2021–2022

Unsteady flow and cavitation during off-design and transients in water turbines

Rickard Bensow Marine Technology
Mohammad Hossein Arabnejad Khanouki Marine Technology
Saeed Salehi Fluid Dynamics
Håkan Nilsson Fluid Dynamics
Energiforsk AB
Svenskt Vattenkraftcentrum
Chalmers

9 publications exist
2020–2024

Augmenting grid stability through Low-head Pumped Hydro Energy Utilization & Storage (ALPHEUS)

Håkan Nilsson Fluid Dynamics
Jonathan Fahlbeck Fluid Dynamics
Saeed Salehi Fluid Dynamics
European Commission (EC)

23 publications exist
2019–2021

Flow-induced vibrations and failure of axial fan blades in electric generators

Håkan Nilsson Fluid Dynamics
Saber Mohammadi Fluid Dynamics
Svenskt Vattenkraftcentrum
Swedish Energy Agency

1 publication exists
2019–2021

Flow in turbines during new operating procedures

Håkan Nilsson Fluid Dynamics
Saeed Salehi Fluid Dynamics
Sinisa Krajnovic Fluid Dynamics
Lars Davidson Fluid Dynamics
Svenskt Vattenkraftcentrum
Swedish Energy Agency
Energiforsk AB

4 publications exist
2016–2018

Drakens väg - Optimering av strömkraftverk i havet

Håkan Nilsson Fluid Dynamics
Swedish Energy Agency

2 publications exist
2013–2014

1D system transients coupled with 3D local flow details

Håkan Nilsson Fluid Dynamics
Olivier Petit Fluid Dynamics
Elforsk

2012–2017

Experimental and numerical investigations of cooling air flow in hydro power electric generators

Håkan Nilsson Fluid Dynamics
Valery Chernoray Fluid Dynamics
Hamed Jamshidi Fluid Dynamics
Elforsk

2012–2013

Värmeöverföringsmätningar i skalmodell av elgenerator

Håkan Nilsson Fluid Dynamics
Valery Chernoray Fluid Dynamics
ÅForsk

2012–2016

Unsteady incompressible flow in rotating machinery

Håkan Nilsson Fluid Dynamics
Ardalan Javadi Fluid Dynamics
Elforsk

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