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Dr Mingyi Tan BSc, MEng, PhD, FHEA, MRINA, MIMarEST

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Dr Mingyi Tan is Lecturer within Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton.

Mingyi Tan is a lecturer in Ship Science, Faculty of Engineering and the Environment with a background in applied mechanics, numerical analysis and computer simulations.

He studied the engineering mechanics and obtained his BSc and MEng degrees at 1982 and 1984 in Tsinghua University, China. He received his PhD in 1994 from University of Southampton on computational fluid dynamics. He then worked as a research fellow until 2007 and as a lecturer since.

Mingyi is experienced in both development and applications of computational methods for fluids, and fluid-structure interactions and he has expertise in computer simulations and software solutions to problems found in different engineering disciplines and industry.

Mingyi has been working on a number of research and consultant projects, such as a sloshing analysis for IHI, a pipe flow study for National Grid and hydrodynamic analysis of a wave energy device for Carbon Trust. Some of the software tools developed from these projects are also used for student projects and further researches. He has also collaborated in research with organisations such as BMT, Lloyds Register and DSME

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Research interests

Mingyi’s main research interests are in the development and applications of numerical methods for computer based simulation of physical processes encountered in different engineering fields. These involve dynamics analysis, computational fluid dynamics and fluid structure interaction and the related application areas include:

Liquid sloshing in partially filled tanks;
Violent flow simulations using particle based method;
Wave energy device analysis with fluid structure interaction;
Flooding of damaged ship
Computer vision system in robotic applications.

Research group

Fluid Structure Interactions

Research project(s)

Wave making drag prediction for improved design of marine crafts

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

Fluid loads and motions of damaged ships

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

Investigation of Wave Impact on Permeable Structures for Coastal Defences

Investigation of Wave Impacts on Porous Structures for Coastal Defences

There is scientific interest in understanding the underlying wave impact dynamics on solid and/or permeable/Impermebale structures for coastal defences. The accurate and validated simulation of the dynamics of the flow prior to, at and after impact has been an outstanding and challenging numerical problem in CFD.

Articles

Arini, N. R., Turnock, S., & Tan, M. (2018). Two-dimensional fluid–structure interaction analysis of a vertical axis tidal turbine blade using periodic inflow equivalence model. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment, 232(1), 5-18. DOI: 10.1177/1475090217733843, 10.1177/1475090217733843
Xing, J., Sun, Z., Zhou, S., & Tan, M. (2017). Dynamic interactions of an integrated vehicle–electromagnetic energy harvester–tire system subject to uneven road excitations. Acta Mechanica Sinica. DOI: 10.1007/s10409-017-0647-x
Diem, A. K., Tan, M., Bressloff, N. W., Hawkes, C., Morris, A. W. J., Weller, R. O., & Carare, R. O. (2016). A simulation model of periarterial clearance of amyloid-beta from the brain. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 8(18), 1-30. DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00018
Arini, N., Turnock, S., & Tan, M-Y. (2016). A study of modified vertical axis tidal turbine to improve lift performance. International Journal of Electrical Energy, 4(1), 37-41. DOI: 10.18178/ijoee.4.1.37-41
Wood, C., Hudson, D., Tan, M-Y., Sobey, A., & Wang, Y. (2016). Experimental investigation into factors affecting the transient flow of fluid through an orifice in realistic conditions. Transactions of The Royal Institution of Naval Architects. Part A: International Journal of Maritime Engineering, 158(3), 1-12. DOI: 10.3940/rina.ijme.2016.a3.367
Wang, X., Li, A., Sobey, A., & Tan, M. (2016). Investigation into the effects of two immiscible fluids on coefficient of discharge during Compartment Flooding. Ocean Engineering, 111, 254-266. DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2015.10.050
Deng, Q., Jiang, W., Tan, M., & Xing, J. (2016). Modeling of offshore pile driving noise using a semi-analytical variational formulation. Applied Acoustics, 104, 85-100. DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2015.11.002
Wu, Q., Tan, M., & Xing, J. T. (2014). An improved moving particle semi-implicit method for dam break simulation. Journal of Ship Mechanics, 18(9), 1044-1054. DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-7294.2014.09.004
Li, Y., Sobey, A. J., & Tan, M. (2014). Investigation into the effects of petalling on coefficient of discharge during compartment flooding. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 45, 66-78. DOI: 10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2013.11.016
Godderidge, B., Turnock, S. R., & Tan, M. (2012). A rapid method for the simulation of sloshing using a mathematical model based on the pendulum equation. Computers & Fluids, 57, 1-10. DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2011.12.018
He, X., Tan, M., & Xing, J. T. (2012). An investigation on fatigue crack growth rates through a designed nonsymmetric crack growth test. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 96, 510-527. DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2012.08.022
Godderidge, B., Turnock, S. R., & Tan, M. (2012). Evaluation of a rapid method for the simulation of sloshing in rectangular and octagonal containers at intermediate filling levels. Computers & Fluids, 57(30), 1-24. DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2011.09.010
Chinchapatnam, P. P., Djidjeli, K., Nair, P. B., & Tan, M. (2009). A compact RBF-FD based meshless method for the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment, 233(3), 275-290. DOI: 10.1243/14750902JEME151
Godderidge, B., Turnock, S. R., Tan, M., & Earl, C. (2009). A simplified pump tower approach for realistic CFD simulation of sloshing in LNG tanks. Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects Part A3: International Journal of Maritime Engineering, 151(3), 1-11.
Godderidge, B., Turnock, S., Tan, M., & Earl, C. (2009). An investigation of multiphase CFD modelling of a lateral sloshing tank. Computers & Fluids, 38(2), 183-193. DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2007.11.007
Xing, J. T., Xiong, Y. P., & Tan, M. (2009). Developments of a mixed finite element substructure–subdomain method for fluid–structure interaction dynamiProccs with applications in maritime engineering. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment, 223(3), 399-418. DOI: 10.1243/14750902JEME149
Godderidge, B., Turnock, S., Earl, C., & Tan, M. (2009). The effect of fluid compressibility on the simulation of sloshing impacts. Ocean Engineering, 36(8), 578-587. DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2009.02.004
Ravi, A. B., Tan, M., & Price, W. G. (2008). An analysis of a two cylinder-fluid interaction at critical gap spacing by a cell boundary element method. European Physical Journal - Special Topics, 165(1), 151-160. DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00858-8
White, P. R., Tan, M. H., & Hammond, J. K. (2006). Analysis of the maximum likelihood, total least squares and principal component approaches for frequency response function estimation. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 290(3-5), 676-689. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2005.04.029
Tan, M., Uzunoglu, B., Price, W. G., & Rogers, E. (2002). Reduced models for statistically stationary and non-stationary flows with control applications. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment, 216(1), 95-102. DOI: 10.1243/147509002320382167
Farrant, T., Tan, M., & Price, W. G. (2001). A cell boundary element method applied to laminar vortex shedding from circular cylinders. Computers & Fluids, 30(2), 211-236. DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7930(00)00009-8
Uzunoglu, B., Tan, M., & Price, W. G. (2001). Low-Reynolds-number flow around an oscillating circular cylinder using a cell viscousboundary element method. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 50(10), 2317-2338. DOI: 10.1002/nme.122
Morfey, C. L., & Tan, M. (2001). Unsteady drag on a cylinder due to transverse oscillation at finite amplitude. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 246(4), 705-721. DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.2001.3695
Farrant, T., Tan, M., & Price, W. G. (2000). A cell boundary element method applied to laminar vortex-shedding from arrays of cylinders in various arrangements. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 14(3), 375-402. DOI: 10.1006/jfls.1999.0275
Zhao, J., Wilson, P. A., Price, W. G., & Tan, M. (1995). The uncertainty and uncoordination of mariners' behaviour in collision avoidance at sea. Journal of Navigation, 48(3), 425-435. DOI: 10.1017/S0373463300012911

Book Chapter

Mayon, R. B., Sabeur, Z., Tan, M., & Djidjeli, K. (2017). Analysis of fluid flow impact oscillatory pressures with air entrapment at structures. In P. Lynett (Ed.), Proceedings of 35th Conference on Coastal Engineering, Antalya, Turkey, 2016 (Vol. 35). Coastal Engineering Research Council. DOI: 10.9753/icce.v35.structures.31

Conferences

Cao, Y., Townsend, N., & Tan, M. (2017). Hybrid renewable energy system for ocean going platforms. Paper presented at OCEANS'17 MTS/IEEE, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
Jiang, Z., Tan, M., & Ma, S. (2017). Suction force and multiple frequencies subjected to oscillating cylinder on water surface. In Proceedings of the Twenty-seventh (2017) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (pp. 133-137). (International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference 2017). San Francisco, CA, USA.
Arini, N., Turnock, S., & Tan, M-Y. (2016). 2D CFD model of blunt NACA 0018 at high Reynolds number for improving vertical axis turbine performance. In Proceedings of Second International Conference on Electrical Systems, Technology and Information 2015 (ICESTI 2015) (pp. 309-318). (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; Vol. 365). Singapore, SG: Springer Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-287-988-2_33
Bowker, J., Townsend, N., Tan, M-Y., & Shenoi, A. (2016). Experimental analysis of submerged flapping foils; implications for autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs). In OCEANS 2016 MTS/IEEE Monterey IEEE. DOI: 10.1109/OCEANS.2016.7761324
Mayon, R., Sabeur, Z., Tan, M-Y., & Djidjeli, K. (2016). Free surface flow and wave impact at complex solid structures. Paper presented at 12th International Conference on Hydrodynamics, Netherlands.
Bowker, J. A., Townsend, N., Tan, M., & Shenoi, A. (2015). Experimental study of a wave energy scavenging system onboard autonomous surface vessels (ASVs). Paper presented at OCEANS’15 MTS/IEEE Genova, Italy.
Li, L., Tan, M., & Blake, J. I. R. (2015). Numerical simulation of multi-body wave point-absorber. In C. Guedes Soares, & R. A. Shenoi (Eds.), Analysis and Design of Marine Structures V (pp. 723-730). CRC Press.
Ramli, M. Z., Temarel, P., & Tan, M. (2015). Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method for modelling 2-dimensional free surface hydrodynamics. In C. Guedes Soares, & R. A. Shenoi (Eds.), Analysis and Design of Marine Structures V (pp. 45-52). CRC Press.
Sun, F., Tan, M., & Xing, J. T. (2013). Application of incompressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics method for 3D fluid solid interaction problem. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 10th WSEAS International Conference on Fluid Mechanics (FLUIDS '13), Italy.
Xing, J. T., Jiang, W. K., & Tan, M. (2012). A theoretical solution of a water- spherical shell-damping layer interaction system for underwater noise reductions. Paper presented at 23rd International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (XXIII ICTAM), China.
Sun, F., Tan, M., & Xing, J. T. (2012). Air-water two phase flow simulation using smoothed particle hydrodynamics. 58-63. Paper presented at 2nd International Conference on Violent Flows, France.
Nicholls-Lee, R. F., Turnock, S. R., Tan, M., McDonald, P. C., & Shenoi, R. A. (2011). Development of a prototype test rig for a cryogenic, marine, heavy lift, buoyancy system. Paper presented at 30th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, Netherlands.
Wood, C. D., Sobey, A. J., Hudson, D. A., Tan, M., & James, P. (2011). Estimation of orifice flow rates for flooding of damaged ships. Paper presented at RINA International Conference on The Damaged Ship, United Kingdom.
Sun, F., Tan, M., & Xing, J. T. (2011). Investigations of boundary treatments in incompressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics for fluid-structural interactions. In Recent Researches in Mechanics (pp. 92-97). World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society.
Wood, C. D., Hudson, D. A., & Tan, M. (2010). CFD simulation of orifice flow for the flooding of damaged ships. Paper presented at NuTTS 2010: 13th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Germany.
Denchfield, S. S., Wood, C. D., Hudson, D. A., Tan, M., & Temarel, P. (2010). Comparisons between CFD predictions and experiments for rogue wave-ship interactions. Paper presented at PRADS 2010: 11th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures, Brazil.
Lee, Y., Tan, M., Temarel, P., & Miao, S. (2010). Coupling between flexible ship and liquid sloshing using potential flow analysis. In Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering New York City, US: American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Lee, Y., Tan, M., Temarel, P., & Miao, S. H. (2010). Coupling between flexible ship and liquid sloshing using potential flow analysis and their effect on wave induced loads. Paper presented at William Froude Conference on Advances in theoretical and applied hydrodynamics – Past and Future, United Kingdom.
Xing, J., Xiong, Y., Tan, M. Y., & An, H. (2009). A numerical investigation of a wave energy harness device-water interaction system subject to the wave maker excitation in a towing tank. In Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (pp. 1-10). New York, USA: American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Xing, J. T., Xiong, Y. P., & Tan, M. Y. (2009). Application developments of mixed finite element method for fluid-structure interaction analysis in maritime engineering. In Proceedings of Marstruct 2009: Analysis and Design of Marine Structures. 2nd International Conference on Marine Structures (pp. 83-92). London, UK: Taylor & Francis.
Schreier, S., Godderidge, B., Paschen, M., Turnock, S., Tan, M. Y., & Cowlan, N. (2009). Assessment of transient sloshing due to encounter of an LNG carrier with a steep wave. Paper presented at 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2009), .
Lee, Y., Godderidge, B., Tan, M., Temarel, P., Turnock, S. R., & Cowlan, N. (2009). Coupling between ship motion and sloshing using potential flow analysis and rapid sloshing model. Paper presented at Nineteenth (2009) International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE-2009 Osaka), .
Tan, M., Xiong, Y., & Xing, J. T. (2009). Dynamic response analysis of an onshore LNG-storage tank interaction system sub-ject to impact or earthquake loads. In Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Congress on Sound and Vibration - ICSV16 (pp. 1-8). Krakow, Poland: International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration, (IIAV).
Godderidge, B., Turnock, S. R., Cowlan, N., & Tan, M. (2009). ISOPE 2009 Sloshing Comparative Study: simulation of lateral sloshing with multiphase CFD. In Proceedings of the Nineteenth (2009) International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (pp. 239-246). USA: International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers.
Wood, C., Hudson, D. A., & Tan, M. (2009). Numerical simulation of compartment flooding for damaged ships. Paper presented at 12th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Italy.
Lee, Y. B., Tan, M., & Temarel, P. (2008). Coupling between ship motion and sloshing using potential flow analysis. 573-581. Paper presented at 8th International Conference on HydroDynamics (ICHD'08), .
Godderidge, B., Turnock, S., Earl, C., & Tan, M. (2008). Identification of dangerous LNG sloshing using a rapid sloshing model validated with computational fluid dynamics. In J. S. Chung, S. T. Grilli, S. Naito, & Q. Ma (Eds.), The Proceedings of the Eighteenth (2008) international Offshore and Polar engineering conference (pp. 170-177). International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE).
Godderidge, B., Turnock, S. R., Tan, M., & Earl, C. (2008). The effect of an internal pump tower on fluid sloshing in a rectangular container. 53-64. Paper presented at Marine CFD 2008, .
Godderidge, B., Phillips, A. B., Lewis, S. G., Turnock, S. R., Hudson, D. A., & Tan, M. (2008). The simulation of free surface flows with Computational Fluid Dynamics. Paper presented at 2008 ANSYS UK User Conference: Inspiring Engineering, .
Perez G, C. A., Tan, M., & Wilson, P. A. (2008). Validation and verification of hull resistance components using a commercial CFD code. Paper presented at 11th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, .
Godderidge, B., Tan, M., Earl, C., Turnock, S., & ISOPE (2007). Boundary layer resolution for modeling of a sloshing liquid. In J. S. Chung, S. W. Hong, S. Nagata, J. N. A. Antonio, & W. Koterayama (Eds.), Proceedings of The Seventeenth (2007) International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference (pp. 1905-1911). USA: International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers.
Godderidge, B., Tan, M. Y., Earl, C., & Turnock, S. R. (2007). Grid resolution for the simulation of sloshing using CFD. Paper presented at 10th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium (NuTTS'07), .
Xing, J. T., Xiong, Y. P., & Tan, M. (2007). The dynamic analysis of a building structure - acoustic volume interaction system excited by human footfall impacts. 1-8. Fourteenth International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV14), .
Xing, J. T., Xiong, Y. P., & Tan, M. (2007). The natural vibration characteristics of a water-shell tank interaction system. 305-312. Paper presented at 1st MARSTRUCT International Conference, .
Xiong, Y. P., Xing, J. T., & Tan, M. (2007). Transient dynamic responses of an internal liquid-LNG tank-sea water interaction system excited by waves and earthquake loads. 1-8. Paper presented at Fourteenth International Congress on Sound & Vibration (ICSV14), .
Tan, M., Xiong, Y. P., Xing, J. T., & Toyoda, M. (2006). A numerical investigation of natural characteristics of a partially filled tank using a substrutcure method. 181-190. Paper presented at Hydroelasticity '2006: Hydroelasticity in Marine Technology, .
Toyota, M., Xing, J. T., Xiong, Y. P., & Tan, M. (2006). An experimental study on vibration characteristics of a thin spherical tank–water interaction system. In Proceedings of Hydroelasticity '2006: Hydroelasticity in Marine Technology (pp. 191-198). Beijing, China: National Defense Industry Press.
Godderidge, B., Tan, M., Earl, C., & Turnock, S. R. (2006). Multiphase CFD modelling of a lateral sloshing tank. 59-64. Paper presented at 10th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, .
Tan, M., Uzunoglu, B., Price, W. G., & Rogers, E. (2000). Reduced models for statistically stationary and non-stationary flows. In Proceedings of Fluids 2000 Conference and Exhibition Reston, USA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Wilson, P. A., Zhao, J., Price, W. G., & Tan, M. (1996). A basic study of the first manoeuvre decision making for automatic collision avoidance systems using neural networks and fuzzy sets. In J. Zhao, P. A. Wilson, Z. Hu, & F. Wang (Eds.), Maritime collision and prevention : proceedings of the Hill Taylor Dickinson Seminar on Maritime Collision, held in Dalian, China, 21 September 1996, and the International Conference on Preventing Collision at Sea, held in Dalian, China 22-25 September 19 (pp. 63-68). Dalian, China: Chiavari Publishing.
Zhao, J., Tan, M., Price, W. G., & Wilson, P. A. (1996). A statistical study of mariners behaviour in collision avoidance at sea. In M. J. Chislett (Ed.), Marine Simulation and Ship Manoeuvrability (pp. 169-176). Copenhagen, Denmark: Taylor & Francis.
Wilson, P. A., Zhao, J., Price, W. G., & Tan, M. (1996). Comments on recent cases of collision liability. In J. Zhao, P. A. Wilson, F. Hu, & Z. Wang (Eds.), Maritime Collision and Prevention : proceedings of the Hill Taylor Dickinson Seminar on Maritime Collision, held in Dalian, China, 21 September 1996, and the International Conference on Preventing Collision at Sea, held in Dalian, China 22-25 September 19 (pp. 150-171). Dalian, China: Chiavari Publishing.
Zhao, J., Tan, M., Price, W. G., & Wilson, P. A. (1994). Simulation model for automatic collision avoidance decision making systems using fuzzy sets. In OCEANS '94: Proceedings of Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation (pp. 244-249). (94Ch34722-8 (Oceans); Vol. 2). Brest, France: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. DOI: 10.1109/OCEANS.1994.364049
Zhao, J., Tan, M., Price, W. G., & Wilson, P. A. (1994). The uncertainity and uncoordination of mariners behaviour to collision avoidance at sea. 1-12. Paper presented at 8th Navigation Simulator Conference, .

Reports

Godderidge, B., Tan, M., Turnock, S. R., & Earl, C. (2006). A verification and validation study of the application of computational fluid dynamics to the modelling of lateral sloshing. (Ship Science Reports; No. 140). Southampton, UK: University of Southampton.
Xing, J. T., Xiong, Y. P., Tan, M., & Toyota, M. (2006). Vibration problem of a spherical tank containing jet propellant: numerical simulations. (Ship Science Reports; No. 141). Southampton, UK: University of Southampton.

Module title	Module code	Discipline	Role
Ship Powering and Control Surfaces	SESS2018	Ship Science	Course leader
Fundamentals of Ship Science	SESS6065	MES MSc

Dr Mingyi Tan
Engineering and the Environment University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ

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