Matej Tekavčič

Research Assistant

Jožef Stefan Institute
Jamova cesta 39
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Phone: +386 1 5885 312
Fax: +386 1 5885 377
E-mail: matej.tekavcic@ijs.si

Research Interests

• Computational fluid dynamics of two-phase flow
• Member of the Junior Research Group "Advanced modelling of multiphase flows" at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. Part of Helmholtz European Partnering project CROSSING.

Education

• Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, 2018.
• Univ. dipl. fizik, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana

Professional Experience

• Aug. 2012 to present: employed by Jožef Stefan Institute, Reactor Engineering Division (R4),
  research assistant
• Sep. 2019 - Aug. 2020: post-doc visit at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Fluid Dynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics Department (FWDC), Dresden, Germany
• 2008 - 2011: contracted by Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Chair of Modelling in Engineering Sciences and Medicine, project assistant, software and database developer

Selected Publications

The full list of publications is maintained by COBISS.

Selected Articles in SCI Journals

TEKAVČIČ, Matej, MELLER, Richard, SCHLEGEL, Fabian. Validation of a morphology adaptive multi-field two-fluid model considering counter-current stratified flow with interfacial turbulence damping. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2021, vol. 379, p. 111223-1-111223-11,
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2021.111223.

TEKAVÄŒIÄŒ, Matej, KONÄŒAR, Boštjan, KLJENAK, Ivo. The concept of liquid inlet model and its effect on the flooding wave frequency in vertical air-water churn flow. Chemical Engineering Science, 2017, vol. 175, p. 231-242,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2017.09.050.

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TEKAVÄŒIÄŒ, Matej, KONÄŒAR, Boštjan, KLJENAK, Ivo. Analysis of vertical co-current air-water flow with the Neptune_CFD. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2017, vol. 321, p. 144-155,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2016.12.006.

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TEKAVÄŒIÄŒ, Matej, KONÄŒAR, Boštjan, KLJENAK, Ivo. Simulation of flooding waves in vertical churn flow. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2016, vol. 299, p. 214-224,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2015.07.016.

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