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Assistant Professor

Dr. Esztella Balla

PhD

H-1111 Budapest, Bertalan Lajos utca 4-6

+3614632546

balla.esztella@gpk.bme.hu

Research keywords: · fluid mechanics · turbomachinery · acoustics · vortex shedding

Publications

E. Balla and J. Vad, "Refinement of a semi-empirical method for the estimation of profile vortex shedding frequency from low-speed axial fan blade sections," in The 14th European Conf. on Turbomachinery Fluid Dynamics and Thermodynamics, Gdansk, Poland (Online Conference), Paper ID: 591, 12p., 12-16 April 2021. https://doi.org/10.29008/ETC2021-591
Balla, E., Vad J., “An empirical model to determine lift and drag coefficients of cambered plates at moderate Reynolds numbers”, Proc. IMechE – Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, vol. 235, no. 2, pp. 202-210, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957650920915317
Balla, E., Flórián, N., Gergócs, V., Gránicz, L., Tóth, F., Németh, T., Dombos, M., “An opto-electronic sensor-ring to detect arthropods of significantly different body sizes”, Sensors, 20(4), Paper ID: 982, 14 p. (2020) https://doi.org/10.3390/s20040982
Balla, E. ; Vad, J. „Lift and drag force measurements on basic models of low-speed axial fan blade sections” Proc. IMechE – Part A: Journal of Power and Energy 233 : 2 pp. 165-175. , 11 p. (2019) https://doi.org/10.1177/0957650918781906
Balla E., Vad J., „Establishment of a beamforming dataset on basic models of low-speed axial fan blade sections” Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering Vol. 61 No. 2 pp. 122-129 (2017) https://doi.org/10.3311/PPme.9548

Awards

2021
Grant of the National Talent Support Program
2021
Scientific patronage scholarship, Presenting at the Turbo Expo 2022 conference
2020
Grant of the National Talent Support Program
2019
Scholarship for Turbomachinery Summer University, University of Florence
2018
Campus Mundi Scholarship, Participation at the ETC '13 Conference
2018
New National Excellence Program Scholarship 2018/2019
2018
Campus Mundi Scholarship Participation at the Turbo Expo 2018 Conference
2018
1st place at the Final Thesis Award 2017 of the Fund for Engineering Innovation
2017
New National Excellence Program Scholarship 2017/2018

Projects

Further development of a phased array microphone-based diagnostics method for aiding in the loss and noise reduction of axial flow industrial fans, 2014-2018, National Research, Development and Innovation Office, researcher

Aeroacoustic and aerodynamic investigation of counter-rotating open rotors, utilizing beamforming Method, 2016-2019, National Research, Development and Innovation Office, researcher

Elaboration of new methods for noise mapping of ducted axial fans, 2018-2022, National Research, Development and Innovation Office, researcher

Conferences

Conference on Modelling Fluid Flow, Budapest, Hungary, 4-7 September 2018, Secretariat
14th European Conference on Turbomachinery Fluid dynamics & Thermodynamics, Online, 12-16 April, 2021, participant
13th European Conference on Turbomachinery Fluid dynamics & Thermodynamics, Lausanne, Switzerland 8-12 April, 2019, participant
ASME Turbo Expo, Lillestrom, Norway, 11-15, June 2018., participant
12th European Conference on Turbomachinery Fluid dynamics & Thermodynamics, Stockholm, Sweden 3-7 April, 2017, participant

Other activities

Member of the Hungarian Young academy 2022-2027
Reviewer
-ASME Turbo Expo conference
-Mathmod conference
-Proc. of the Inst. of Mech. Eng., Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
-Proc. of the Inst. of Mech. Eng., Part A: Journal of Power and Energy
-Applied Acoustics
-ACTA Astronautica
International conference organizer
-Conference on Modelling Fluid Flow secretariat
-15th European Turbomachinery Conference member of the local organizing committee