Aldo Tamburrino
Profesor Asociado, Director
Av. Blanco Encalada 2002 3er Piso, Santiago, Chile
Email: atamburr@ing.uchile.cl
Ph: (56-2) 696-8448 - Fax: (56-2) 689-4171
Degrees:
Civil Engineer, Universidad de Chile
Master of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
Research Areas:
Turbulence, fluid mechanics, gas transfer, hydraulics, fluvial mechanics, debries flows, hydraulic transport of solids.
Research Projects:
Turbulence and transport in the benthic boundary layer of lakes and estuaries. Field study, laboratory experiments and modelling. Associate investigator. Project funded by the Chilean National Science and Technology Fund, FONDECYT Project Nš 1040494. Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Chile. 2004-2006.
Flow structure in the vicinity of air-water interfaces with surface shear stress and its relation with oxygen transfer. Principal investigator. Project funded by the Chilean National Science and Technology Fund, FONDECYT Project Nš 1020822. Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Chile. 2002-2004.
Experimental study on transport, dispersion and mixing processes in lakes and estuaries. Associate investigator. Project funded by the Chilean National Science and Technology Fund, FONDECYT Project Nš 1010483. Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Chile. 2001-2003.
Experimental and numerical study on the turbulence structure in the near-free surface region and its relation with the oxygen transfer through the air-water interface. Principal investigator. Project funded by the Chilean National Science and Technology Fund, FONDECYT Project Nš 1990025. Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Chile. 1999-2001.
Experimental and numerical study on turbulent mixing phenomena in stratified flows. Associate investigator. Project funded by the Chilean National Science and Technology Fund, FONDECYT Project Nš 1981180. Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Chile. 1998-2000.
Research program on Mathematical Mechanics. Collaborator. Project funded by the Chilean National Science and Technology Council, FONDAP Project. Dept. of Mathematical Engineering, University of Chile. 1997-1999.
Turbulent structure in the vicinity of the bottom and the free surface in open channels. Principal investigator. Project funded by the Chilean National Science and Technology Fund, FONDECYT Project Nš 1960987. Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Chile. 1996-1998.
Hydrological, meteorologial and hydraulic aspects of debry flows in Central Chile. Associate investigator. Project funded by the Chilean National Science and Technology Fund, FONDECYT Project Nš 1940545. Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Chile. 1994-1996.
Coherent structures in open-channel hydraulically smooth flows at high Reynolds numbers. Principal investigator. Project funded by the Chilean National Science and Technology Fund, FONDECYT Project Nš 1931002. Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Chile. 1993-1995.
Teaching:
Undergraduate courses
Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Hydraulics.
Graduate courses
Hydraulic Transport of Solids, Environmental Hydrodynamics, Advanced Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence and Applications in Environmental Flows, Topics in Fluid Dynamics.
Publications:
Journal Articles
Montserrat, S., Tamburrino, A., y Niño, Y. (2005) Estudio experimental de la presencia de barreras en flujos detríticos. Ingeniería del Agua, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 217-229.
Tamburrino, A. and Gulliver, J. (2002). Free-Surface Turbulence and Mass Transfer in a Channel Flow. AIChE Journal, Vol. 48, No. 12, pp.2732-2743.
Tamburrino, A. and Gulliver, J.S. (1999). Large flow structures in a turbulent open channel flow. Journal of Hydraulic Research, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 363-380.
Tamburrino, A. and Sandoval, F. (1998). Probability density functions of free surface velocities and velocity gradients. Mechanics Research Communications, Vol. 25, No. 6, pp. 605-612.
Tamburrino, A. (1996). Visualization of Flow Structures in Low Reynolds Turbulent Open-Channel Flow. Mechanics Research Communications, Vol.24, No. 1., pp. 33-40.
Tamburrino A., and Gulliver, J.S. (1992). Comparative flow characteristics of a moving - bed flume. Experiments in Fluids (13), pp. 289-298.
Conference Articles
González, J., Tamburrino, A., Niño, Y. (2006) Reservoir sedimentation: 1D model of turbidity currents and delta deposits. River Flow 2006, Lisbon, Portugal.
Roche, O., Montserrat, S., Niño, Y., Tamburrino, A. (2005) Propagation and final deposition of granular flow: dam-break experiments with water and gas-fluidized grains. Fourth Conference on River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA.
González, J., Tamburrino, A. y Niño, Y. (2005) Modelo de sedimentación en embalses: Deltas y corrientes de turbidez. Ríos 2005. Segundo Simposio Regional sobre Hidráulica de Ríos. Neuquen, Argentina.
González, J., Tamburrino, A. y Niño, Y. (2005) Sedimentación en embalses: Modelo matemático y numérico de corrientes de turbidez y deltas de sedimento grueso. Memorias del XVII Congreso Chileno de Ingeniería Hidráulica. Valparaíso, Chile.
Montserrat, S., Tamburrino, A., Niño, Y. y Roche, O. (2005) Características dinámicas de flujos bifásicos. El caso de flujos detríticos y piroclásticos. Memorias del XVII Congreso Chileno de Ingeniería Hidráulica. Valparaíso, Chile.
Suau, R., Tamburrino, A. y Niño, Y. (2004) Estudio numérico del efecto del sedimento en suspensión sobre la turbulencia de un flujo en canales abiertos. Memorias del XXI Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidráulica, Sao Pedro, Brasil.
Montserrat, S., Tamburrino, A. y Niño, Y. (2004) Relaciones Friccionales de flujos de mezclas de agua y sedimentos. Memorias del XXI Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidráulica, Sao Pedro, Brasil.
Montserrat, S., Tamburrino, A. y Niño, Y. (2004) Estudio Experimental de la presencia de barreras permeables e impermeables en flujos detríticos. Memorias del XXI Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidráulica, Sao Pedro, Brasil.
Tamburrino, A. (2003). Scaling-Up of Gas Transfer Coefficient from Agitated Tank Measurements to Open Channel Flows, XXX IAHR Congress, Thessaloniki, Greece, Aug, 24,29.
Tamburrino, A. and Mourgues, A. (2002). Experimental study of the flow structure in the near free-surface region. Advances in Fluid Mechanics IV, Ghent, Belgium, May. 15-17, pp. 217-229.
Tamburrino, A. and Aravena, C. (2002). Reaeration Coefficient Determined from Agitated Water Tank Experiments. 5th Int.Conf. on Hydro-Science and Engineering, Warsaw, Poland, Sept. 18-21.
Tamburrino, A. y Aravena, C. (2002). Caracteristicas de la turbulencia en la superficie libre de un estanque agitado. XX Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidráulica, IAHR, La Habana, Cuba, Oct. 2-5.
Tamburrino, A., Vásquez, S., Mourgues, A., and Aravena, C. (2001). Turbulence characteristics near the free surface in open channel flows and in jet agitated tanks. Fluxes and Structures in Fluids International Conference , Moscow, Russia, June 20 – 22.
Tamburrino, A., Pujol, J., and Muñoz, A. (2001). Turbulence structure in a jet agitated tank. XXIX IAHR Congress, Beijing, China, Sept. 16-21.
Tamburrino, A., Mourgues, A., and Aravena, C. (2001). Near free-surface flow characteristics in a jet agitated tank. XXIX IAHR Congress, Beijing, China, Sept. 16-21.
Tamburrino, A., (2000). Decaimiento espacial de la turbulencia homogénea e isotrópica: Aplicación al flujo en un estanque agitado por microchorros. XIX Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidráulica, Córdoba, Argentina, Oct. 23-27.
Mourgues, A. y Tamburrino, A. (2000). Características locales en la cercanía de la interface aire-agua de un flujo generado por microchorros en un estanque. XIX Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidráulica, Córdoba, Argentina, Oct. 23-27.
Tamburrino, A. and Vásquez, S. (2000). Turbulence structure near the free surface in open-channel flows. 9th International Symposium on Flow Visualization, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, Aug.22-25.
Tamburrino, A. and Mourgues, A. (2000). Near free surface turbulent structure in a jet agitated tank. Euromech Colloquium Interaction of Strong Turbulence with Free Surfaces, Genova, Italy, Sept. 17-20, pp. 49-50.
Gulliver, J.S., Orlins, J.J., and Tamburrino, A. (2000). Stochastic approach to free-surface turbulence. Keynote Lecture, Proceedings Eight International Symposium on Stochastic Hydraulics, Beijin, China, July 25-28, pp.31-49.
Tamburrino, A. and Sandoval, F. (1999). Computation of the gas transfer coefficient across an air-water interface using synthetically generated data. XXVIII I.A.H.R. Congress, Graz, Austria, August 22-27.
Tamburrino, A. y Sandoval, F. (1998). Modelación de la transferencia de Gas a través de la interfase Aire-Agua en flujos turbulentos. XVIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidráulica, Oaxaca, México, Oct., vol. 2, pp. 81-88.
Niño, Y., Tamburrino, A., Musalem, R., Bañados, P., and Vásquez, S. (1998). Turbulence coherent structures in open channels and their role on transport processes in the water column. Taller Regional sobre Tópicos Básicos y Aplicación de la Hidráulica Fluvial, Santa Fe, Argentina, Julio 29-31.
Tamburrino, A., Niño, Y., and Cepeda, L. (1998). Aggradation and degradation process in a non-cohesive granular bed under a debris flow wave, Taller Regional sobre Tópicos Básicos y Aplicación de la Hidráulica Fluvial, Santa Fe, Argentina, Julio 29-31.
Tamburrino, A. (1996). Caracterización de estructuras del flujo en canales abiertos con números de Reynolds bajos. XVII Congreso Latinoamericano de Ingeniería Hidráulica, Guayaquil, Ecuador, Oct. 21-25, Vol. 1, pp. 257-258.
Tamburrino, A., Espinoza, A., and Niño, Y. (1996). Experimental study on debris flows over a non-erodible bed. Rivertech'96, International Water Resources Association, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., Sept. 23-26, Vol. 1.
Gulliver J.S. and Tamburrino, A. (1995). Turbulent surface deformation and their relationship to mass transfer in an open-channel flow. In: Air-Water Gas Transfer, B. Jähne y E. Monahan (Editores), EON Verlag, pp. 109-120.
Tamburrino, A. and Gulliver. J.S. (1994). Free-surface turbulence measurements in an open-channel flow. In: Free-Surface Turbulence, E.P. Rood y J. Katz (Editores), ASME, New York.
Gulliver, J.S and Tamburrino, A. (1994). Turbulence surface deformations and their relationship to mass transfer in an open-channel flow. Twelfth U.S National Congress of Applied Mechanics, June 26-July 1, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
Other activities:
Head (Director), Departmento de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad de Chile.
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