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Dr. Jaan Pu,
Associate Professor

Information about Dr. Jaan Pu at the University of Bradford.

School of BEACI
(Faculty of Eng & Digital Technologies)
Email:
j.h.pu1@bradford.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 1274 234556
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Biography

Dr Jaan H Pu is an Associate Professor at University of Bradford, UK. Dr Pu’s research concentrates on numerical and laboratory approaches to represent various water engineering applications which include the naturally compound riverine flow, sediment transport, scouring and vegetated flow. His research outputs have led to several high-quality journal articles, conference proceedings, book-chapters, and edited books. He has also been assigned as the Associate Editor of Frontiers in Environmental Science and of Frontiers in Built Environment, and Special Issues' Leading/Joint Guest Editor for MDPI Fluids, MDPI Water and Frontiers in Environmental Science. He is currently Visiting Scientist at Tsinghua University and at Nanyang Technological University. He has also been involved as reviewer for several internationally well-reputed journals.

Research

Numerical schemes for shallow water equations;

Experimental methods for non-uniform;

Unsteady and turbulent flows;

Engineering software: Delft3D, Matlab;

Flow measuring techniques: ADV, PIV;

Sediment transport and multi-phase flow studies;

Flow-structure interaction modelling;

Flow turbulent bursting studies and turbulence structures analysis;

Flood waves;

Rainwater quality.

Teaching

Details on teaching interests, highlights and modules are available for Dr. Jaan Pu as follows:

Teaching interests

Water Engineering; Fluids Dynamics; Mechanics.

Professional activities

Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Dr. Jaan Pu is as follows:

Employment

  • University of Bradford - Associate Professor in the year 2017 (specified as 01/09/2017)
  • University of Bradford - Lecturer  in the year 2014 (specified as 01/01/2014)
  • University of Southampton, Malaysia - Lecturer  in the year 2013 (specified as 01/01/2013)
  • Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan - Assistant Professor in the year 2011 (specified as 01/01/2011)
  • Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - Research Fellow  in the year 2010 (specified as 01/01/2010)
  • The French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks, IFSTTAR, France - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the year 2009 (specified as 01/01/2009)

Publications

There are 75 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Jaan Pu. They are listed as:

  • book chapter (3)
  • conference publication (9)
  • edited book (4)
  • editorial (2)
  • peer reviewed journal (57)

Book Chapter

Dr. Jaan Pu has 3 publication(s) listed under book chapter.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Chapter 65: Modelling of Laboratory Created Highly Concentrated Sediment Transport Flow 2007 River, Coastal & Estuarine Morphodynamics: RCEM 2007 River, Coastal & Estuarine Morphodynamics: RCEM 2007 Pu JH, Hussain K, Tait S Taylor and Francis
Chapter 26: A case of wastewater management modeling in the southern Singapore sea: application for coral reef protection 2018 Water management: social and technological perspectives. Water management: social and technological perspectives. Pu JH, Guo Y, Rahman MA et al CRC Press
A case of wastewater management modeling in the southern Singapore sea: application for coral reef protection 2018 Pu, Jaan H.; Guo, Yakun; Rahman, M.A.; Hanmaiahgari, P.R.

Conference Publication

Dr. Jaan Pu has 9 publication(s) listed under conference publication.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
2013 Non-Uniform Open Channel Flows Study Using Three-Dimensional Turbulence Measurements Non-Uniform Open Channel Flows Study Using Three-Dimensional Turbulence Measurements Pu, Jaan H.; Shao, Songdong
2011 Numerical modelling of Kandy Lake, Sri Lanka in preparation for water quality improvement Numerical modelling of Kandy Lake, Sri Lanka in preparation for water quality improvement Pu, Jaan H.; Jinadasa, K.B.S.N.; Ng, W.J.; Weragoda, S.K.; Devendra, C.; Tan, S.K.
2008 Experimental and Numerical Simulation of Sediment Flushing within Storage Tunnels Experimental and Numerical Simulation of Sediment Flushing within Storage Tunnels Pu, Jaan H.; Hussain, Khalid; Tait, Simon J.
2007 Simulation of Turbulent Free Surface Obstructed Flow within Channels Simulation of Turbulent Free Surface Obstructed Flow within Channels Pu, Jaan H.; Hussain, Khalid; Tait, Simon J.
2005 Modelling of Water Flow and Sediment Transport in Circular Channels with Constant and Variable Roughness Modelling of Water Flow and Sediment Transport in Circular Channels with Constant and Variable Roughness Pu, Jaan H.; Hussain, Khalid; Wood, Alastair S.
2012 Assessing Student Attitudes Using a Computer-Aided Approach Assessing Student Attitudes Using a Computer-Aided Approach Adair, D.; Jaeger, M.; Pu, Jaan H.
Modelling of laboratory created highly concentrated sediment transport flow 2008 River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics: RCEM 2007 - Proceedings of the 5th IAHR Symposium on River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics: RCEM 2007 - Proceedings of the 5th IAHR Symposium on River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics 1 507 - 510 Pu J.;Hussain K.;Tait S. 9780415441674
Modeling and Simulation of an Aqueous Li-Ion Battery with a Complex Electrolyte 2012 PRIME Conference 2012 PRIME Conference 2012 5 Assiya Yermukhambetova, Jaan H Pu, Zhumabay Bakenov
2018 Drag coefficient modelling study for flexible vegetation in open channel flow Drag coefficient modelling study for flexible vegetation in open channel flow Hussain, Awesar; Pu, Jaan H.; Hanmaiahgari, P.R.

Edited Book

Dr. Jaan Pu has 4 publication(s) listed under edited book.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Environmental Hydraulics, Turbulence and Sediment Transport 2022 I Pu JH Pu JH 978-3-0365-3243-1 MDPI https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-3243-1
Advances in Modelling and Prediction on the Impact of Human Activities and Extreme Events on Environments 2020 I Songdong Shao, Min Luo, Matteo Rubinato, Xing Zheng and Jaan H. Pu Songdong Shao, Min Luo, Matteo Rubinato, Xing Zheng and Jaan H. Pu 978-3-03936-803-7 MDPI https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-03936-803-7
River Dynamics and Flood Hazards (Studies on Risk and Mitigation) 2022 Pandey M, Azamathulla H, Pu JH (eds.) Pandey M, Azamathulla H, Pu JH (eds.) Springers https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7100-6
The Urban Fluvial and Hydro-Environment System 2022 Pu JH, Pandey M, Li J, Satyanaga A, Kundu S, Hanmaiahgari PR, Shao S (eds.) Pu JH, Pandey M, Li J, Satyanaga A, Kundu S, Hanmaiahgari PR, Shao S (eds.) Frontiers Media SA 10.3389/978-2-83250-989-0

Editorial

Dr. Jaan Pu has 2 publication(s) listed under editorial.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Advances in modelling and prediction on the impact of human activities and extreme events on environments 2020 Water 12 Rubinato M.;Luo M.;Zheng X.;Pu J.H.;Shao S. 2073-4441 10.3390/w12061768
Environmental Hydraulics, Turbulence and Sediment Transport 2022 7 Pu JH

Peer Reviewed Journal

Dr. Jaan Pu has 57 publication(s) listed under peer reviewed journal.
Title Year Publication name Journal Volume Pages Authors Editors ISSN Publisher DOI Location
Turbulence modelling of shallow water flows using Kolmogorov approach 2015 Pu, Jaan H.
Conceptual hydrodynamic-thermal mapping modelling for coral reefs at south Singapore sea 2016 Pu, Jaan H.
Efficient numerical computation and experimental study of temporally long equilibrium scour development around abutment 2014 Pu, Jaan H.; Lim, S.Y.
Three-Gorges Dam Fine Sediment Pollutant Transport: Turbulence SPH Model Simulation of Multi-Fluid Flows 2016 Pu, Jaan H.; Huang, Y.; Shao, Songdong; Hussain, Khalid
Numerical and experimental turbulence studies on shallow open channel flows 2014 Pu, Jaan H.; Shao, Songdong; Huang, Y.
Shallow sediment transport flow computation using time-varying sediment adaptation length 2014 Pu, Jaan H.; Shao, Songdong; Huang, Y.
Phenomenological features of turbulent hydrodynamics in sparsely vegetated open channel flow 2016 Maji, S.; Pal, D.; Hanmaiahgari, P.R.; Pu, Jaan H.
A novel explicit-implicit coupled solution method of SWE for long-term river meandering process induced by dam break 2016 Zheng, X-G.; Pu, Jaan H.; Chen, R-D.; Liu, X-N.; Shao, Songdong
Evaluations of SWEs and SPH numerical modelling techniques for dam break flows 2013 Pu, Jaan H.; Shao, Songdong; Huang, Y.; Hussain, Khalid
Velocity Distribution in Open Channel Flows: Analytical Approach for the Outer Region 2013 Lassabatere, L.; Pu, Jaan H.; Bonakdari, H.; Joannis, C.; Larrarte, F.
Turbulent velocity profiles : a new law for narrow channels 2010 Pu, Jaan H.; Bonakdari, H.; Lassabatere, L.; Joannis, C.; Larrarte, F.
Universal Velocity Distribution for Smooth and Rough Open Channel Flows 2013 Pu, Jaan H.
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics Simulation of Wave Overtopping Characteristics for Different Coastal Structures 2012 Pu, Jaan H.; Shao, Songdong
Source term treatment of SWEs using surface gradient upwind method 2012 Pu, Jaan H.; Cheng, N.; Tan, S.K.; Shao, Songdong
Advanced numerical solver for dam-break flow application 2012 Pu, Jaan H.; Bakenov, Z.; Adair, D.
Assessment of a shallow water model using a linear turbulence model for obstruction-induced discontinuous flows 2012 Pu, Jaan H.; Bakenov, Z.; Adair, D.
Velocity distribution and 3D turbulence characteristic analysis for flow over water-worked rough bed 2017 Water 9 Pu, Jaan H.; Wei, J.; Huang, Y. https://doi.org/10.3390/w9090668
Numerical modeling of the Sakuma Dam reservoir sedimentation 2018 Hanmaiahgari, P.R.; Gompa, N.R.; Pal, D.; Pu, Jaan H.
Dominant features in three-dimensional turbulence structure: comparison of non-uniform accelerating and decelerating flows 2018 Pu, Jaan H.; Tait, Simon J.; Guo, Yakun; Huang, Y.; Hanmaiahgari, P.R.
Turbulent rectangular compound open channel flow study using multi-zonal approach 2018 Environmental Fluid Mechanics Pu, Jaan H. 1567-7419 10.1007/s10652-018-09655-9
Turbulent Rectangular Compound Open Channel Flow Study Using Multi-Zonal Approach 2019 Pu, Jaan H.
Submerged flexible vegetation impact on open channel flow velocity distribution: An analytical modelling study on drag and friction 2019 Pu, Jaan H.; Hussain, Awesar; Guo, Yakun; Vardakastanis, Nikolaos; Hanmaiahgari, P.R.; Lam, Dennis
Numerical and experimental analysis of shallow turbulent flow over complex roughness beds 2019 Zhang, Y.; Rubinato, M.; Kazemi, E.; Pu, Jaan H.; Huang, Y.; Lin, P.
Experimental study of clear-water contraction scour 2020 Water Supply 20 Ravindra Kumar Singh ; Manish Pandey ; Jaan H. Pu ; Srinivas Pasupuleti ; Vasanta G. Kumar Villuri https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2020.014
A Review on Hydrodynamics of Free Surface Flows in Emergent Vegetated Channels 2020 Water 12 Soumen Maji, Prashanth Reddy Hanmaiahgari, Ram Balachandar, Jaan H. Pu, Ana M. Ricardo and Rui M.L. Ferreira MDPI https://doi.org/10.3390/w12041218
Analytical modelling of sidewall turbulence effect on streamwise velocity profile using 2D approach: A comparison of rectangular and trapezoidal open channel flows 2020 Journal of Hydro-Environment Research Pu J.H.;Pandey M.;Hanmaiahgari P.R. 1570-6443 10.1016/j.jher.2020.06.002
Experimental study of clear-water contraction scour 2020 Water Science and Technology: Water Supply 20 943 - 952 Singh R.K.;Pandey M.;Pu J.H.;Pasupuleti S.;Villuri V.G.K. 1606-9749 10.2166/ws.2020.014
Pier Scour Prediction in Non-Uniform Gravel Beds 2020 Water 12 Manish Pandey, Giuseppe Oliveto, Jaan H. Pu, Pramad K. Sharma and Chandra S.P. Ojha MDPI https://doi.org/10.3390/w12061696
A review on hydrodynamics of free surface flows in emergent vegetated channels 2020 Water 12 Maji S.;Hanmaiahgari P.R.;Balachandar R.;Pu J.H.;Ricardo A.M.;Ferreira R.M.L. 2073-4441 10.3390/W12041218
Reduction of time-dependent scour around piers using collars 2020 Ocean Engineering 213 Manish Pandey, H. Md Azamathulla, S. Chaudhuri, Jaan H. Pu, Hanif Pourshahbaz https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.107692
Reduction of time-dependent scour around piers using collars 2020 Ocean Engineering 213 Pandey M.;Azamathulla H.M.;Chaudhuri S.;Pu J.H.;Pourshahbaz H. 0029-8018 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.107692
Two-dimensional turbulent burst examination and angle ratio utilization to detect scouring/sedimentation around mid-channel bar 2021 Acta Geophysica 69 Mohammad Amir Khan, Nayan Sharma, Jaan H Pu, Mohammad Aamir, Manish Pandey Springers https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-021-00600-x
Impacts of sedimentation on rainwater quality: case study at Ikorodu of Lagos, Nigeria 2021 Water Science and Technology: Water Supply 21 John CK, Pu JH*, Pandey M, Moruzzi R IWA 10.2166/ws.2021.093
Health-risk assessment for roof-harvested rainwater via QMRA in Ikorodu area, Lagos, Nigeria 2021 Journal of Water and Climate Change 12 John CK, Pu JH*, Pandey M, Moruzzi R IWA 10.2166/wcc.2021.025
Flood Suspended Sediment Transport: Combined Modelling from Dilute to Hyper-concentrated Flow 2021 Water 13 Jaan H. Pu, Joseph T. Wallwork, Md. Amir Khan, Manish Pandey, Hanif Pourshahbaz, Alfrendo Satyanaga, Prashanth R. Hanmaiahgari and Tim Gough MDPI https://doi.org/10.3390/w13030379
Velocity Profile and Turbulence Structure Measurement Corrections for Sediment Transport-Induced Water-Worked Bed 2021 Fluids 6 Jaan H. Pu MDPI 10.3390/fluids6020086
Sediment Deposition within Rainwater: Case Study Comparison of Four Different Sites in Ikorodu, Nigeria 2021 Fluids 6 John CK, Pu JH*, Pandey M, Hanmaiahgari PR MDPI 10.3390/fluids6030124
Experimental observation of turbulent structure at region surrounding the mid-channel braid bar 2022 Marine Georesources and Geotechnology 40 Khan MA, Sharma N, Pu JH, Pandey M, Azamathulla H Taylor and Francis 10.1080/1064119X.2021.1906366
Review of Suspended Sediment Transport Mathematical Modelling Studies 2022 Fluids 7 Wallwork J.T.;Pu J.H.;Kundu S.;Hanmaiahgari P.R.;Pandey M.;Satyanaga A.;Khan M.A.;Wood A. 2311-5521 10.3390/fluids7010023
Analytical models of mean secondary velocities and stream functions under different bed-roughness configurations in wide open-channel turbulent flows 2022 Environmental Fluid Mechanics TBC Kundu S, Chattopadhyay T, Pu JH Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-022-09835-8
Morphology and hydrodynamics numerical simulation around groynes 2022 ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 28 Pourshahbaz H*, Abbasi S, Pandey M, Pu JH, Taghvaei P, Tofangdar N
Mid-channel Braid Bar Induced Turbulent Bursts: Analysis Using Octant Events Approach 2022 Water 14 Khan MA*, Sharma N, Pu JH, Alfaisal F, Alam S, Garg R, Qamar MO
A Comparative Study between Sand- and Gravel-Bed Open Channel Flows in the Wake Region of a Bed-Mounted Horizontal Cylinder 2021 Fluids 6 Devi K, Hanmaiahgari PR*, Balachandar R, Pu JH*
Stability and consolidation of sediment tailings incorporating unsaturated soil mechanics 2021 Fluids 6 Satyanaga A, Wijaya M, Zhai Q, Moon SW, Pu JH, Kim JR*
Self-Preservation of Turbulence Statistics in the Wall-Wake Flow of a Bed-Mounted Horizontal Pipe 2021 Fluids 6 Devi K, Hanmaiahgari PR*, Balachandar R, Pu JH*
Geotechnical Behaviour of Fly Ash–Bentonite Used in Layers 2022 Applied Sciences 12 Hasan M, Khan MA, Alsabhan AH, Almajid AA, Alam S, Khan MA*, Biswas T, Pu JH
Analysis of turbulent flow structure with its fluvial processes around mid-channel bar 2022 Sustainability 14 Khan MA*, Sharma N, Pu JH, Alfaisal FM, Alam S, Khan WA
Reduction of scour around circular piers using collars 2022 Journal of Flood Risk Management TBC Manish Pandey, Jaan H Pu, Hanif Pourshahbaz, Mohammad Amir Khan
Reusable rainwater quality at Ikorodu area of Lagos, Nigeria: Impact of first-flush and household treatment techniques 2021 Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 11 John CK, Pu JH*, Moruzzi R, Pandey M, Azamathulla HM
USE OF GENE-EXPRESSION PROGRAMMING TO ESTIMATE MANNING’S ROUGHNESS COEFFICIENT FOR A LOW FLOW STREAM 2021 LARHYSS Journal 48 CHAPLOT B., PETERS M., BIRBAL P., PU J.H., SHAFIE A.
Bursting phenomenon created by bridge piers group in open channel flow 2023 Environmental Fluid Mechanics Ikani N, Pu JH*, Taha T, Hanmaiahgari PR, Penna N https://doi.org/10.1007/s10652-023-09910-8
Wake Flow Field of a Wall-Mounted Pipe with Spoiler on a Rough Channel Bed 2023 Acta Geophysica Devi K, Mishra S, Hanmaiahgari PR, Pu JH* https://doi.org/10.1007/s11600-022-01008-x
Process Simulation of Twin-Screw Granulator: The Effect of Screw Configuration on Size Distribution 2023 Chemical Engineering and Technology Arthur TB, Sekyi NKG, Rahmanian N*, Pu JH DOI:10.1002/ceat.202200539
Factors affecting Sanitation Coverage in three income levels and potential towards achieving SDG 6.2 2023 Water Policy Bankole A*, Abraham J, Enovwo O, Afolashade B, Emmanuel B, Fiore F, Pu JH, Moruzzi RB
Semi-analytical solution of solute dispersion model in semi-infinite media 2022 Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English translation of Prikladnaya Matematika i Mekhanika) 102 Taghvaei P, Pourshahbaz H*, Pu JH, Pandey M, Pourshahbaz V, Abbasi S, Tofangdar N https://doi.org/10.1002/zamm.202000271
Editorial: Urban Fluvial and Hydro-Environment System 2022 Frontiers in Environmental Science 10 Pu JH*, Pandey M, Li J, Satyanaga A, Kundu S, Hanmaiahgari PR https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1075282
Inclusive Hyper- to Dilute-Concentrated Suspended Sediment Transport Study Using Modified Rouse Model: Parametrized Power-Linear Coupled Approach Using Machine Learning 2022 Fluids 7 Sanny Kumar, Harendra Prasad Singh, Srinivas Balaji, Prashanth Reddy Hanmaiahgari, and Jaan H. Pu