The maritime environment is one rich in renewable energy sources. Within this group, particular focus is on the on-going engineering design challenges of:
- marine renewable energy (wind, wave and tide) capture
- reduction of energy usage for marine transportation
- ensuring the security of supply of fossil fuels
- development of the next generation of technology to operate in the deep ocean and shallow seas
The aim is to apply innovative solutions to the complex interaction between environmental conditions (wind, wave and tide) and the performance of ships, underwater vehicles, fixed and floating structures.
Some examples of engineering systems upon which this fundamental research is applied are:
- hydrodynamic design of fixed pitch bi-directional tidal turbines
- hydrogen fuel system for fast container transportation
- floating tidal mills for low-cost, movable, power take-off systems
- energy islands integrating multiple energy sources
- integrated rim driven marine current generator
- warning systems for sloshing of LNG
The laboratory is staffed jointly with the Fluid Structure Interactions research group. The expertise of the research team lies in the areas of hydrodynamics, experimental and computational fluid dynamics, maritime design, ocean engineering science, ship dynamics, ship resistance, propulsion and seakeeping.
Staff
- Dr S R Turnock
- Professor G E Hearn
- Dr D Hudson
- Professor P A Wilson
- Dr N Bressloff
