Welcome to the IIHR - Hydroscience & Engineering (IIHR) ship hydrodynamics web site.  This website provides information on past and current research efforts at IIHR in the field of ship hydrodynamics.  The ship hydrodynamics group is comprised of research staff, post-doctoral associates, visiting scholars, and graduate and undergraduate students working at IIHR within the College of Engineering at the University of Iowa that focus in the areas of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and experimental fluid dynamics (EFD).

The CFD group uses and develops an IIHR-written Reynolds-averaged Navier Stokes computer program called CFDSHIP-IOWA to study physics and modeling of a range of free surface flow problems.  CFD results are assessed for accuracy with standard verification and validation procedures.

The EFD group uses several advanced measurement systems primarily in a 3 m x 3 m x 100 m towing tank but also in other IIHR facilities to generate databases that are available worldwide via this website for validation and verification of CFD results.  EFD results are assessed for accuracy with standard uncertainty analysis procedures.

This website has links that list current and past personnel, current projects, and collaborations with other national and international institutions.  Information regarding CFDSHIP-IOWA and its availability and usage is provided in the CFD link.  EFD validation data and descriptions of the experimental measurement systems are in the EFD link.  A comprehensive listing of publications from members of the ship hydrodynamics group from 1980-present is available in the Publications link and includes journal articles, conference proceedings, reports, book chapters, and Masters and Ph.D. theses.  References that are not available in .pdf format may be obtained from IIHR with instructions in the publications links.

The IIHR ship hydrodynamics group has traditionally relied on graduate student involvement to grow and move forward and offers an excellent opportunity to earn an advanced degree.  If you are interested in earning a graduate degree at IIHR as a member of the ship hydrodynamics group, please contact IIHR at the address above.