Engineering and the Environment

Research Group: Fluid Structure Interactions

Head of Group: Professor Penny Temarel

The aim of our work is to explore and understand the behaviour of engineering systems in a maritime environment with a view to improving the integration of design, production and operation, accounting for safety, economic and societal viewpoints. Systems include ships, submarines and submersibles, yachts and offshore structures. We seek to unify aspects of naval architecture, marine engineering, ocean engineering, offshore engineering and the emerging subject of maritime engineering sciences.

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Group Overview

We conduct fundamental and applied research in topics related to the dynamic behaviour of marine structures involving: the prediction of wave-induced motions and loads; mechanics of lightweight and composite structures; underwater systems engineering; and marine vehicle design. Other research strengths include:

Members of the group have a wide range of international links. Examples include: University of Delaware, USA (modelling risk in UAVs); Beijing University, China (intelligent structural health monitoring); University of Limerick (joint PhD supervision on stress analysis of biomedical devices); University of Perugia, Italy (joint PhD supervision on yacht–sailor interaction modelling); University of Newcastle, National Technical University of Athens, Greece, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, and University of Galati, Romania (benchmarking experimental and theoretical modelling of composite structures); and Yokohama National University, Japan (fluid–structure modelling in ocean space structures).

A significant feature of the work is the coalescing of fundamental research with the potential application domains which are achieved in collaboration with external partners. Four examples of such a linkage are:

  • Lloyd's Register University Technology Centre (LR UTC) in Hydrodynamics, Hydroelasticity and Mechanics of Composites
  • Advanced Technology Partnership with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI ATP) on Maritime Science and Engineering
  • Performance Sports Engineering in collaboration with UK Sports
  • Centre of Excellence in Marine Structures in collaboration with Ministry of Defence, Lloyd's Register and University College London

Members of the group are also involved in various committees of the International Towing Tank Conference (ITTC) and International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC)

Contact us

  • Civil, Maritime and Environmental Engineering and Science Unit

    Engineering and the Environment
    University of Southampton
    Highfield Campus
    Southampton SO17 1BJ

     

    Senior administrative officer: Melanie Hallford

    Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 2192

    Email: M.Hallford@soton.ac.uk

    Administrative officers: Sheila Stickland

    Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 8946

    Email: S.Stickland@soton.ac.uk

    Aparna Subaiah-Varma

     

    Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 7745

    Email: A.Subaiah-Varma@soton.ac.uk

    For industrial enquiries: Kevin Forshaw +44 (0)23 8059 8708

     

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Publications

Selected publications associated with this group from the University of Southampton's electronic library (e-prints):

Article

Dadd, George M., Hudson, Dominic A. and Shenoi, R.A. (2011) Determination of kite forces using three-dimensional flight trajectories for ship propulsion. Renewable Energy (doi:10.1016/j.renene.2011.01.027 ).
Hashim, S., Berggreen, C., Tsouvalis, N., McGeorge, D., Chirica, I., Moore, P., Boyd, S.W., Nisar, J., Anyfantis, K., Misirlis, K., Juin, E., Hayman, B., Dow, R. and Orsolini, A. (2011) Fabrication, testing and analysis of steel/composite DLS adhesive joints. Ships and Offshore Structures, 6, (1-2), 115-126. (doi:10.1080/17445302.2010.522019).
Leekitwattana, M., Boyd, S.W. and Shenoi, R.A. (2011) Evaluation of the transverse shear stiffness of a steel bi-directional corrugated-strip-core sandwich beam. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 67, (2), 248-254. (doi:10.1016/j.jcsr.2010.07.010 ).
Chen, Y.G., Price, W.G. and Temarel, P. (2011) An anti-diffusive volume of fluid method for interfacial fluid flows. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids (doi:10.1002/fld.2509).
Du, S.X., Hudson, D.A., Price, W.G. and Temarel, P. (2011) The occurrence of irregular frequencies in forward speed ship seakeeping numerical calculations. Ocean Engineering, 38, (1), 235-247. (doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2010.10.005 ).
Brizzolara, S., Savio, L., Viviani, M., Chen, Y.G., Temarel, P., Couty, N., Hoflack, S., Diebold, L., Moirod, N. and Souto Iglesias, A. (2011) Comparison of experimental and numerical sloshing loads in partially filled tanks. Ships and Offshore Structures, 6, (1-2), 15-43. (doi:10.1080/17445302.2010.522372).

Book Section

Lewis, S.G., Skrzynski, M., Turnock, S.R. and Wright, A.M. (2011) Methodology for improving stern gear design of high speed craft using cfd simulation. In, Proceedings of the international conference on the design, construction & operation of super & mega yachts conference. , Royal Institution of Naval Architects, 67-76. (In Press).

Conference or Workshop Item

Burden, Aaron, Hearn, Grant E., Lloyd, Thomas P., Mockler, Simon, Mortola, Lorenzo, Shin, Ie Bum and Smith, Ben (2011) Improved container transshipment utilising low carbon feeder ships. In, International Conference on Technological and Operational Advances for Low Carbon Shipping (LCS2011), Glasgow, GB, 22 - 24 Jun 2011. 10pp.
Halswell, P., Wilson, P. A., Taunton, D. J. and Austen, Stephen (2011) Design and performance of inflatable boats: flexibility and environmental considerations. In, High Speed Marine Vehicles (HSMV'11), Napoli, IT, 10pp.

Staff

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Research projects

Research projects associated with this group:

A new tool to identify defects in adhesively bonded joints

Aesthetic consideration in ship design

Agile underwater vehicles for long range ocean exploration

An investigation into the face sheet debonding of glass balsa sandwich composites

Anaconda - Wave Energy Converter

Analysis of adhesively-bonded composite joints

Applications of thermography for material and structures monitoring and assessment

Body Non Linear 3D Hydroelasticity

Damaged composite marine structures

Delphin2: an over actuated autonomous underwater vehicle for manoeuvring research

Design and development of cost effective surface mounted water turbines for rural electricity production

Digital image correlation for high strain rate behaviour investigation on glass fibre reinforced polymers

Dynamic characteristics of ocean platform with mooring system

Energy harvesting utilising the gyroscopic effect

Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Lymphatic Fluid Flows and Immunology

Fluid loads and motions of damaged ships

Fluid-structure interactions for yacht sails

Fluid Structure Interactions projects summary

Gothenburg 2010: rans simulations of the multiphase flow around the kcs hullform

Hygrothermal ageing and the implications on adopting sustainable composite materials for structural marine applications

Improvements to experimental approach for application of optical methods to high-speed testing of composites

Innovative smart magnetic materials and smart structures with hybrid vibration energy control for marine application

Investigation and development of a new effective nonlinear energy harvester

Investigations on power flow analysis of nonlinear dynamic systems and applications

Linear interaction between compressibility and a gravity field for barotropic fluids

Low carbon and hazardous emissions shipping

Methodology for assessing the life extension of high performance marine craft

Nature in manoeuvrable bio-locomotive engineering (nimbles)

EPSRC-Shaping Capacity Award: “Novel energy flow based dynamic topology optimizations for light-weight marine structures to suppress vibration and noise radiation"

Numerical investigations on fluid-structure interactions using particle based methods for marine applications

Numerical simulation of interfacial fluid flows by an anti-diffusive VOF method

Optimisation of a fleet of AUVs to minimise energy dissipation

Potential for evaluating residual stress using thermoelastic stress analysis

Nonlinear Power Flow Active Control of Aeroelastic Flutter of Flappled Airfoils

Predicting tidal turbine noise for environmental impact assessment

Preparation of section properties for 2d anti-symmetric analysis of ship with structural discontinuities

Reliability based life-time prediction and assessment of composite sandwich structures

Simulation of tactical yacht racing: a human-psychological-physical AI-system in a dynamically changing yacht racing environment

Smart vibration control using magnetorheological elastomers in hybrid shear-compressive modes with application to maritime engineering

Strength assessment of damaged ship structures

Structural modelling of damaged steel structures

Tailored composites for deformation control in unsteady fluid

The effect of flexibility on the design and performance of inflatable boats, plus environmental considerations

The influence of surface waves on the added resistance of merchant ships

The Royal Academy of Engineering Research Exchanges with China Major Award 2010

Thermal degradation of foam cored sandwich structures

Use of cryogenic buoyancy systems for controlled removal of heavy objects from the seabed

The use of optical techniques to assess the performance of composite materials under high velocity deformations

Wave making drag prediction for improved design of marine crafts

Adaptive Composite Blades for Horizontal Axis Tidal Turbines

An improved Concurrent Engineering Framework through Incorporation of Management Methodologies

Crust Formation on Natural Rubber

Damage Assessment Tool for Marine Structures

Design and Development of Duct-Diffuser Augmented Propeller Low Head Hydro Turbines

Design and Development of Effective Nonlinear Energy Harvesters

Design of High Speed Craft from a Human Factors Perspective

Design and Development of Duct-Diffuser Augmented Propeller Low Head Hydro Turbines

Full-Field Optical Techniques for High Strain Rate Behaviour Investigation on Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymers

Gyroscopic Energy Harvesting

Hydroelastic Inflatable Boats: A Possible Design Methodology

Hydrothermal Ageing and the Implications of Adopting Sustainable Composite Materials for Structural Marine Applications

The Influence of Surface Waves on the Added Resistance of Merchant Ships

Influence of Ultimate Strength on Aged and Corroded Ships

Infra-red Sensing for Materials Characterisation and Damage Assessment

Infra-red Technique for Damage Tolerant Sandwich Structures

Integrated Design for Production to Ensure Sustainability in Marine Transportation

Interactions of Fluid and Soft Bodied Structures with Applications to Wave Energy Device

Investigation of Numerical Methods for Achieving Energy Efficient Ships

Investigation of Wall-Bounded Turbulence over Sparsely Distributed Roughness

Lightweight and High Performance Ships

Lloyds Register University Techology Centre

Low Carbon and Hazardous Emissions Shipping

Low Carbon Ship Design

Maritime Energy – sustainable and secure

Maritime sport and leisure

Minimising the propulsive power consumption of a fleet of AUVs

MoD Centre of Excellence

Modelling Characterisation and Development of New Magnetorheological Materials with Enhanced Vibration Control

Nonlinear Hydrodynamic Analysis of Floating Structures Subject to Ocean Environments

Numerical Investigation into Potential Flow Around High-Speed Hydrooil Assisted Craft

Numerical Investigations on Fluid-Structure Ineractions Using Particle Based Methods for Marine Applications

Numerical Modelling of Scour around Complex 3D Structures

Passive-Adaptive Composite Structures for Unsteady Fluid Loading

Permeability and Cure Measurements in the Vacuum Assisted Resin Infusion Process for Validation of PAM-RTM

Portus Project

Power Flow Active Control of Aeroelastic Flutter for a Nonlinear Airfoil with Flap

Minimising the Propulsive Power Consumption of a Fleet of AUVs

Pulse Phase Thermography and its Application to Defects in Adhesively Bonded Joints

RNLI University Technology Centre

Ship Hydraulics (Sloshing)

Ship Hydrodynamics - Wave Induced Motions and Loads

Smart Materials and Structures with Hybrid Nonlinear Vibration Control for Marine Applications

Structural Analysis and Loads for a Modular Nuclear Merchant Ship

Swimming Data Capture

Syncronised IRT and DIC Capture to Measure the Strain Rate Dependency of Fibre Reinforced Composites

Thermal Degradation of Polymeric Foam Cored Sandwich Structures

Unstructured MEL modelling of 3D Ship Hydrodynamics

Using Synthetic Turbulence as an Inlet Condition for Large Eddy Simulations

Vibration Power Flow Analysis of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems and Applications

Investigation of Wall-Bounded Turbulence over Sparsely Distributed Roughness

Wave Making Drag Prediction for Improved Design of Marine Crafts