TY - JOUR TI - The school of the turbulent swirling flow at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering University of Belgrade AU - Benišek Miroslav H AU - Lečić Milan R AU - Čantrak Đorđe S AU - Ilić Dejan B JN - Thermal Science PY - 2017 VL - 21 IS - 13 SP - 899 EP - 911 PT - Article AB - This review paper provides data about research activities at the School of the turbulent swirling flow at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, conducted in the period 1941 up to date. An overview is provided of the main directions in this research area. First papers dealt with the turbulent swirling flow in hydraulic turbines to be continued by the experimental and analytical approaches on the axial fans pressure side. The complexity of 3-D, non-homogeneous, anisotropic turbulent velocity fields required complex experimental and theoretical approach, associated with the complex numerical procedures. Analytical approaches, complex statistical analyses and experimental methods and afterwards CFD employed in the research are presented in this paper. The 150 scientific papers, numerous diploma works, several master of science (magister) theses, six Ph. D. theses and two in progress, 40 researchers, national and international projects are the facts about the School. Scientific references are chronologically presented. Numerous abstracts from scientific conferences, presentations, projects with industry and lectures are not given here. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. TR 35046]