Prof. Dr. Daniel B. Bung

FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences

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About

Daniel B. Bung is a professor of Hydraulic Engineering at FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Germany. His research mainly focuses on the design of hydraulic structures as well as on the development and application of innovative measuring technique. He served in the IAHR Hydraulic Structures Technical Committee from 2011 to 2021 (as chair from 2017 to 2019) and is currently a member of the IAHR Technical Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Universities and Academia

Expertise Fields/Interests:

Hydraulic Structures, Instrumentation, Air-water flows, Fluid Mechanics

Major Achievements:

Technical Committees

Committee Name
Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation
Committee on Hydraulic Structures
Committee on Fluid Mechanics
Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics

IAHR Position

Committee Name	Position	Start Date	End Date
Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation	Member	2021-06-21	2023-02-07
Committee on Hydraulic Structures	Past Chair	2019-09-01	2021-07-15
Committee on Hydraulic Structures	Chair	2017-08-22	2019-09-01
Committee on Hydraulic Structures	Vice Chair	2015-10-06	2017-08-22
Committee on Hydraulic Structures	Member	2012-01-01	2015-10-06

My Papers and Presentations

Title	Year
Preliminary analysis of air-water flows on steep slope downstream of piano key weirs	2024
Influence of Cycle Number in CFD Studies of Labyrinth Weirs	2023
Application of RGB-D Cameras in Hydraulic Laboratory Studies	2022
Hybrid Investigation of Labyrinth Weirs: Discharge Capacity and Energy Dissipation	2022
Full Issue of Hydrolink 2021-4 Extreme Flooding Events	2021
A Stochastic Bubble Generator for Air-Water Flow Research	2019
Wave Breaking over a Submerged Horizontal Plate: Optical Flow, Les and Rans	2019
Hybrid Investigation on the Hydraulic Performance of a New Trapezoidal Fishway	2018
Hydraulic Structures-ISHS2018 in Perspective	2018
Three-Dimensional Flow Structure Inside the Cavity of a Non-Aerated Stepped Chute	2018
Flowcv - an Open-Source Toolbox for Computer Vision Applications in Turbulent Flows	2017
Application of the Optical Flow Method to Velocity Determination in Hydraulic Structure Models	2016
Image Processing Techniques for Velocity Estimation in Highly Aerated Flows: Bubble Image Velocimetry Vs. Optical Flow	2016
Numerical investigation of USBR type III stilling basin performance downstream of smooth and stepped spillways	2016
Scouring Processes Downstream a Crossbar Block Ramp	2016
Turbulent Dispersion in Bounded Horizontal Jets. RANS Capabilities and Physical Modeling Comparison	2016
Hybrid Investigation of Air Transport Processes in Moderately Sloped Stepped Spillway Flows	2015
Image Processing for Bubble Image Velocimetry in Self-Aerated Flows	2015
Numerical Simulation of Erosion Processes on Crossbar Block Ramps	2015
The Effect of Cross-Waves in Physical Stepped Spillway Models	2015
Manipulation of Non-Aerated Cavity Flow on a Stepped Spillway Model	2014
Air-Water Surface Roughness in Self-Aerated Stepped Spillway Flows	2013
Comparison of 2D Dam-Break Waves with VOF and SPH Method	2013
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Steady and Unsteady Flows in Roughened Channels with Cross Beams	2013
Sensitivity of Phase Detection Techniques in Aerated Chute Flows to Hydraulic Design Parameters	2012
Self-Aerated Skimming Flow on Embankment Stepped Spillways-the Effect of Additional Micro-Roughness on Energy Dissipation and Oxygen Transfer	2010

My Videos

Title	Year
[Day3] Hydraulic Structures and Marine Outfalls - 3rd iahrYPCongress	2023

IAHR Awards

IAHR Awards	Date
Willi H. Hager JHR Best Reviewer Award	2023