Prof. Dr. Luis G. Castillo Elsitdié

Universidad Politécnica De Cartagena

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About

Dr. Luis G. Castillo is Titular Professor and Director of Civil Engineering Department at the Technical University of Cartagena, Spain. In more than thirty-year career, he has worked in some of the principal engineering companies of Spain. His research interests are physical and numerical modeling, spillways and energy dissipators, hyperconcentrated flows, and characterization of semi-arid zones. He is a Scientific Associated Editor of the "Iberoamerican Water Journal, RIBAGUA", published by Taylor & Francis, under the support of the IAHR.

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Scientist/Researcher/Academic

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Universities and Academia

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Technical Committees

Committee Name
Committee on Hydraulic Structures
Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics
Committee on Water Resources Management
Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation
Committee on Fluid Mechanics
IAHR/IWA Joint Committee on Hydroinformatics

IAHR Position

Committee Name	Position	Start Date	End Date
RIBAGUA Editorial Board	Associate Editors	2024-06-01	Now
IAHR South East Spain Young Professionals Network	Student Advisor	2012-06-06	2020-07-29

My Papers and Presentations

Title	Year
Air Entrainment in Rectangular Free Falling Jets	2020
Analysis of Two-Phase Flows in Plunge Pools of Nappe Jets	2020
Characterization of Two-Phase Flows in Plunge Pools	2018
Comparison of PIV Measurements and CFD Simulations of the Velocity Field over Bottom Racks	2016
Experimental and Numerical Study of Scour Downstream Toachi Dam	2016
Effective Void Ratio and Rack Length Definition by Experimental Measurements of Flow with Gravel Size Sediment Through Bottom Racks	2015
Experimental and Numerical Analysis of Velocities in Plunge Pools of Free Falling Spillways	2015
Plunge pool dynamic pressures: a temporal analysis in the nappe flow case	2015
Analysis of Sedimentation and Flushing into the Reservoir Paute-Cardenillo	2014
Scour Analysis Downstream of Paute-Cardenillo Dam	2014
Analysis of the Scale Ratio in Nappe Flow Case by Means of Cfd Numerical Simulation	2013
Flow and Sediment Transport Through Bottom Racks. CFD Application and Verification with Experimental Measurements	2013
Hydrodynamics Characterization in Plunge Pools. Simulation with CFD Methodology and Validation with Experimental Measurements	2012
Numerical Simulation and Validation of Intake Systems with CFD Methodology	2012
Numerical Simulation and Validation of Hydrodynamics Actions in Energy Dissipation Devices	2011
Measurement of Velocities and Characterization of Some Parameters Inside of Free and Submerged Hydraulic Jumps	2009
Prediction of total bed material discharge	2007
Pressure Characterization of Undeveloped and Developed Jets in Shallow and Deep Pool	2007

My Videos

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IAHR Awards

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