Jacobus B.W. Kok

Jacobus B.W. Kok serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Thermal Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering Technology at the University of Twente. His academic career spans over three decades with significant contributions to combustion engineering and acoustics research.

His research focuses on combustion dynamics, thermoacoustic instability, and swirl burner technology, with particular expertise in pressurized combustors, flame transfer functions, and acoustic characterization methods. Current work emphasizes multiscale analysis of combustion systems using advanced computational techniques including Proper Orthogonal Decomposition and Large Eddy Simulation.

Recent publications demonstrate strong emphasis on practical industrial applications including hot blast stove optimization, gas turbine combustor design, and droplet combustion analysis. His work bridges fundamental combustion science with engineering solutions for energy systems.

• Principal investigator for multiple combustion research projects
• Supervised 19 graduate research projects
• Active participant in international combustion conferences
• Collaborator in European research networks (e.g., MAGISTER ITN)

Kok maintains active research collaborations across European institutions with recent work involving pressurized combustion systems, acoustic diagnostics, and industrial furnace optimization. His laboratory utilizes advanced computational tools and experimental datasets for combustion analysis.