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Carlos Martínez Bazán

Professor of Fluid Mechanics. Dept. of Mechanical and Mining Engineering. University of Jaén.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Sciences (Aerospace Engineering), December 1998, University of California, San Diego. PhD Advisor: Prof. Juan Lasheras.

Thesis: “Splitting and dispersion of bubbles by turbulence”. Thesis Committee: Prof. Juan Lasheras (UCSD, advisor), Prof. Laurance Armi (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD ), Prof. Michael Buckingham (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD ), Prof. Martin Maxey (Brown University), W. Kendall Melville (Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD ), Prof. Sutanu Sarkar (UCSD) and Prof. Forman Williams (UCSD).

Master of Science in Engineering Sciences (Aerospace Engineering), June 1995, University of California, San Diego.

Mechanical Engineering degree, July 1992, University of Zaragoza.

Interests

Professional experience

Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Mining Engineering. University of Jaén, Spain. (03/08 -now).

Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical and Mining Engineering. University of Jaén, Spain. (01/05 -03/08).

Associate Professor, Dept. of Thermal and Fluids Engineering. Universiy Carlos III of Madrid, Spain. (09/02-12/04).

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Thermal and Fluids Engineering. Universiy Carlos III of Madrid, Spain. (12/00-09/02).

Visiting Professor, Dept. of Thermal and Fluids Engineering. Universiy Carlos III of Madrid, Spain. (12/98-12/00).

Teaching Assistant, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. University of California, San Diego. (1994-1996).

Research Assistant, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. University of California, San Diego. (1996-1998).

Teaching experience

University of Jaén

Introductory Fluid Mechanics.

Fluid Mechanics.

Introduction to Turbomachinery.

Numerical and Experimental Techniques in Fluid Mechanics (Graduate level).

Advanced Fluid Mechanics (Graduate level).

University Carlos III of Madrid

Introductory Fluid Mechanics.

Advanced Fluid Mechanics.

Compressible Flow.

Hydraulics and Open Channel Flow.

Experimental Fluid Mechanics (Graduate level).

University of California, San Diego

AMES 10, AMES 171A, AMES 171B.

Research Area

Research in Experimental and Theoretical Fluid Dynamics. Areas of interest include:

• Turbulent two-phase flows: turbulent bubbly flows, turbulent break-up of bubbles and droplets.

• Bubble formation.

• Hydrodynamics Stability: wake control.

Books

[1] Vera M., Iglesias I., Sánchez A. y Martínez-Bazán C. Ingeniería Fluidomecánica. Ediciones Paraninfo S.A., ISBN 978-84-9732-904-0 (2012).

Journal Papers

[1] Martínez-Bazán, C., Montañes, J.L. and Lasheras J.C. On the break-up of an air bubble injected into a fully developed turbulent flow. Part I: Break-up frequency. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol 401,157-182 (1999).

[2] Martínez-Bazán, C., Montañes, J.L. and Lasheras J.C. On the break-up of an air bubble injected into a fully developed turbulent flow. Part II: Size PDF of the resulting daughter bubbles. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol 401,183-207 (1999).

[3] Martínez-Bazán, C., Montañes, J.L. and Lasheras J.C. Bubble size distribution resulting from the break-up of an air cavity injected into a turbulent water jet. Physics of Fluids, Vol 12, No. 1, 145-148 (2000).

[4] Martínez-Bazán, C. and Lasheras J.C. Turbulent dispersion of bubbles in a plane free shear layer. Experimental, Thermal and Fluid Sciences, Vol. 25, Issue 6, pp. 437-445 (2001).

[5] Lasheras J.C, Eastwood C., Martínez-Bazán, C. and Montañes, J.L. A review of statistical models for the break-up of an immiscible fluid immersed into a fully developed turbulent flow. International Journal of Multiphase flows, Vol. 28, Issue 2 pp. 247-278 (2002).

[6] Martínez-Bazán, C., Montañes, J.L. and Lasheras J.C. Statistical description of the bubble cloud resulting from the injection of air into a turbulent water jet. International Journal of Multiphase flows, Vol. 28, Issue 4 pp. 597-615 (2002).

[7] Sevilla A, Gordillo J.M and Martínez-Bazán C. The effect of the diameter ratio on the absolute and convective instability of free co-flowing jets. Phys. Fluids, 14, 3028-3038 (2002).

[8] Rodríguez-Rodríguez J., Martínez-Bazán C. and Montañes J.L., A novel particle tracking and break-up detection algorithm: application to the turbulent break-up of bubbles. Measurement Sciences and Technology, 14:8, 1328-1340 (2003).

[9] A. Revuelta-Bayod, C. Martínez-Bazán, A.L. Sánchez and A. Liñan, Laminar Craya-Curter Jets. Phys. Fluids, 16, 208-211 (2004).

[10] Rodríguez-Rodríguez J., Sánchez A.L. and Martínez-Bazán C., The boundary layer flow induced by a flat plate emerging normally to a wall. Heat and Mass Transfer, 40:2, 959-962 (2004).

[11] Sevilla A. and Martínez-Bazán C., Vortex shedding in high Reynolds number, axisymmetric bluff-body wake: local linear instability and global bleed control. Phys. Fluids, 16, 3460-3469 (2004).

[12] Sevilla A., Gordillo J.M. and Martínez-Bazán C., Transition from bubbling to jetting in a co-axial air-water jet. Phys. Fluids, 17, 018105-1 (2005).

[13] Sevilla A., Gordillo J.M. and Martínez-Bazán C., Bubble formation in a coflowing air-water stream. J. Fluid Mech. 530, 181-195 (2005).

[14] Gordillo J.M., Sevilla A., Rodríguez-Rodríguez J., and Martínez-Bazán C., Axisymmetric bubble pinch-off at high Reynolds numbers. Physical Review Letters 95 (19): Art. No. 194501 (2005).

[15] Rodríguez-Rodríguez J., Gordillo J.M., and Martínez-Bazán C., Break-up time and morphology of droplets and bubbles in a high Reynolds number flow. J. Fluid Mech., 548, 69-86 (2006).

[16] Revuelta A., Rodríguez-Rodríguez J., and Martínez-Bazán C., Bubble Break-up in a straining flow at finite Reynolds numbers. J. Fluid Mech., 551, 175-184 (2006).

[17] Sevilla A. and Martínez-Bazán C., A note on the stabilization of bluff-body wakes by base blowing with variable density. Phys. Fluids, 18, 098102 (2006).

[18] Santana D., Rodríguez-Rodríguez J., Almendros-Ibañez A. and Martínez-Bazán C. Characteristic Lengths scales and Maximum Entropy estimation from probe signals in the ellipsoidal bubble regime. International Journal of Multiphase flows, Vol 32, 1123-1139 (2006).

[19] Gordillo J. M., Sevilla A. and Martínez-Bazán C. Bubbling in a coflow at high Reynoldsnumber. Physics of Fluids, Vol.19, 077102 (2007).

[20] Pawlak G., Marugán-Cruz C., Martínez-Bazán C and García-Hrdy P. Experimental characterization of starting jet dynamics. Fluid Dynamics Research, Vol. 39, 711-730 (2007).

[21] Revuelta A., Rodríguez-Rodríguez J. and Martínez-Bazán C. On the breakup of bubbles at high Reynolds numbers and subcritical Weber numbers. European Journal of Mechanics B/Fluids, Vol. 27, 591-608 (2008).

[22] Bolaños-Jiménez R., Sevilla A., Martínez-Bazán C. and Gordillo J.M. Axisymmetric bubble collapse in a quiescent liquid pool. Part II: Experimental study. Physics of Fluids, Vol. 20, 112104 (2008).

[23] Bolaños-Jiménez R., Sevilla A., Martínez-Bazán C., Van der Meer D. and Gordillo J.M. The effect of liquid viscosity on bubble pinch-off. Physics of Fluids, Vol. 21, 072103 (2009).

[24] Marugán-Cruz C., Rodríguez-Rodríguez J. and Martínez-Bazán C. Negatively Buoyant Starting Jets. Physics of Fluids, Vol. 21, 117101 (2009).

[25] Sanmiguel-Rojas E., Sevilla A., Martínez-Bazán C. and Chomaz J.-M. Global mode analysis of axisymmetric bluff-body wakes: stabilization by base bleed. Physics of Fluids, Vol. 21, 114102 (2009).

[26] Martínez-Bazán C., Rodríguez-Rodríguez J., Deane G., Montañes J.L. and Lasheras J.C. Considerations on bubble fragmentation models. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 661, 159-177 (2010).

[27] Bohorquez P., Sanmiguel-Rojas E., Sevilla A., Jiménez-González J.I. and Martínez-Bazán C. Stability and dynamics of the laminar wake past a slender blunt-based axisymmetric body. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 676, 110-144 (2011).

[28] Bolaños-Jiménez R., Sevilla A., Gutiérrez-Montes C., Sanmiguel-Rojas E. and Martínez-Bazán C. Bubbling and jetting regimes in planar coflowing air-water sheets. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 682, 519-542 (2011).

[29] Bolaños-Jiménez R., Sevilla A., Gutiérrez-Montes C., Sanmiguel-Rojas E. and Martínez-Bazán C. FLM volume 682 Cover and Front matter. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 682, f1-f4 (2011).

[30] Sanmiguel-Rojas E., Jiménez-González J. I., Bohorquez P., Pawlak G. and Martínez-Bazán C. Stability effects of base cavities on the wakes of slender blunt-based axisymmetric bodies. Physics of Fluids, 23 114103 (2011).

[31] Marugán-Cruz C., Rodríguez-Rodríguez J. and Martínez-Bazán C. Formation regimes of vortex rings in negatively buoyant starting jets. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Vol. 716, 470-486 (2013).

[32] Gutiérrez-Montes C., Bolaños-Jiménez R., Sevilla A. and Martínez-Bazán C. Experimental and numerical study of the periodic bubbling regime in planar co-flowing air-water sheets. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol. 50, 106-119 (2013).

[33] Cano-Lozano J. C., Bohorquez P. and Martínez-Bazán C. Wake instability of a fixed axisymmetric bubble of realistic shape. International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Vol. 51, 11-21 (2013).

[34] Jiménez-González J.I., Sevilla A., Sanmiguel-Rojas E. and Martínez-Bazán C. Laminar flow past a spinning bullet-shaped body at moderate angular velocities. Journal of Fluids and Structures, Vol. 43, 200-219 (2013).

[35] Jiménez-González J.I., Sevilla A., Sanmiguel-Rojas E. and Martínez-Bazán C. Global stability analysis of the axisymmetric wake past a spinning bullet-shaped body. Journal of Fluid Mechanics Vol. 748, 302-327 (2014).

[36] Martín-Alcántara A., Sanmiguel-Rojas E., Gutiérrez-Montes C. and Martínez-Bazán C. Drag reduction induced by the addition of a multi-cavity at the base of a bluff body. Journal of Fluids and Structures Vol. 48, 347-361 (2014).

[37] Gutiérrez-Montes C., Bolaños-Jiménez R., Sevilla A. and Martínez-Bazán C. Bubble formation in a planar water-air-water jet: effects of the nozzle geometry and the injection conditions. International Journal of Multiphase Flow Vol. 65, 38-50 (2014).

[38] Cano-Lozano J. C., Bolaños-Jiménez R., Gutiérrez-Montes C. and Martínez-Bazán C. The use of Volume of Fluid technique to analyze multiphase flows: specific case of bubble rising in still liquids. Applied Mathematical Modelling Vol. 39, Issue 12, 3290-3305 (2015).

[39] Rodríguez-Rodríguez J., Sevilla A., Martínez-Bazán C. and Gordillo J.M. Generation of Microbubbles with Applications to Industry and Medicine. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics Vol. 47, 405-429 (2015).

[40] Jiménez-González J. I., Brancher P., and Martínez-Bazán C. Modal and non-modal evolution of perturbations for parallel round jets. Physics of Fluids 27, 044105 (2015).

[41] Martínez-Bazán C. About bubbles and vortex rings. Journal of Fluid Mechanics Vol. 780, 1-4 (2015).


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