Pablo M. Carrica
Associate Professor
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Faculty Research Engineer
IIHR -- Hydroscience & Engineering
223D Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242-1527
Telephone: (319) 335-6381
Joined the College of Engineering: 2007
Education: Ph.D., 1993 Nuclear Engineering, Instituto
Balseiro, Argentina
B.S. 1990 Nuclear Engineering, Instituto Balseiro, Argentina
Special Fields of Knowledge: Multiphase flows; computational fluid dynamics; large-scale computations; ship dydrodynamics
Research Interests: Ship hydrodynamics; computational fluid dynamics; unsteady RANS and DES modeling of free surface flows; two-phase flow modeling and numerical computation; high-performance parallel computing; two-phase flow instrumentation development; fluid-structure interaction; aerodynamics of wind turbines.
Selected Publications:
- P.M. Carrica, J. Huang, R. Noack, D. Kaushik, B. Smith & F. Stern, "Large-Scale DES Computations of the Forward Speed Diffraction and Pitch and Heave Problems for a Surface Combatant," Computers and Fluids 39, 1095-1111 (2010).
- J.P. Johansen, A.M. Castro, & P.M. Carrica, "Full-Scale Two-Phase Flow Measurements on Athena Research Vessel," International Journal of Multiphase Flow 36, 720-737 (2010).
- K. Palik, P.M. Carrica, D. Lee & K. Maki, "Strongly Coupled Fluid-Structure Interaction Method for Structural Loads on Surface Ships," Ocean Engineering 36, 1346-1357 (2009).
- F. Moraga, P.M. Carrica, D. Drew & R.T. Lahey, "The Modeling of Air Entrainment by Breaking Bow Waves and Surface Ships," Computers and Fluids 37, 281-298 (2008).
- P.M. Carrica, R.V. Wilson, R. Noack & F. Stern, "Ship Motions using Single-Phase Level Set with Dynamic Overset Grids," Computers and Fluids 36, 1415-1433 (2007).
Active Scientific and Professional Society Memberships: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education