Dr Abel Arredondo Galeana
Research Associate
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Personal statement
Abel is working as Research Associate at the University Strathclyde on the development of a novel wave energy converter based on hydrodynamic lift forces (LiftWEC). His focus lies on the hydroelastic and structural analysis of LiftWEC working with Prof Feargal Brennan and Dr Weichao Shi at the University of Strathclyde and with partners Queen’s University Belfast, Hamburg University of Technology, Maynooth University, INNOSEA, Aalborg University, University College Cork, LHEEA Centrale Nantes, Julia F. Chozas Consulting Engineer and WavEC. Previously Abel worked as Research Associate at the University of Edinburgh with Voilab (Vortex Interaction Collaboratory) on the fluid dynamics of morphing blades for tidal turbines. As part of his appointment Abel developed a morphing blade prototype for load alleviation and an oscillating membrane for flow reattachment in tidal turbines. He also performed a state-of-the-art analytical code study for Nova Innovation to demonstrate the load alleviation capabilities of a morphing blade concept. Abel obtained his PhD in the winter of 2019 at the University of Edinburgh. His thesis aimed to extend the understanding of the vortex flows of downwind sails, in particular the role of the leading-edge vortex (LEV) in downwind sailing. His Viva examiners were Prof. Holger Babinsky from University of Cambridge and Prof. William Crowther from University of Manchester. Prior to his PhD, Abel was awarded a master’s degree in Sustainable Energy Systems in the University of Edinburgh, UK in 2014, with his thesis titled "On the progress on the design of a self-damping Flettner rotor". Abel worked several years as a wireline field engineer in Schlumberger and got his BSc in Mechatronics engineering in Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico with a semester abroad in Hochschule Furtwangen University, Germany. Abel’s current research interests are marine energy, hydrodynamics, vortex flows, fluid-structure interactions and flow control.
Prize And Awards
Publications
- Modelling and testing of hinged connected VLFS with applicability to offshore renewables
- Arredondo-Galeana Abel, Li Shen, Dai David, Collu Maurizio
- Large Floating Solutions Design, Construction, Legality of Offshore Structures and Buoyant Urbanism (2025) (2025)
- Energy flux method for wave energy converters
- Scarlett Gabriel Thomas, McNatt James Cameron, Henry Alan, Arredondo-Galeana Abel
- Energies Vol 17 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/en17194991
- Optimal control of wave cycloidal rotors with passively morphing foils : an analytical and numerical study
- Arredondo-Galeana Abel, Ermakov Andrei, Shi Weichao, Ringwood John V, Brennan Feargal
- Marine Structures Vol 95 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marstruc.2024.103597
- Hinged very large floating structures for wave energy conversion and wind turbine foundation
- Arredondo-Galeana Abel, Collu Maurizio, Brennan Feargal
- Supergen ORE Hub Seventh Annual Assembly (2024)
- Material selection framework for lift-based wave energy converters using fuzzy TOPSIS
- Arredondo-Galeana Abel, Yeter Baran, Abad Farhad, Ordóñez-Sánchez Stephanie, Lotfian Saeid, Brennan Feargal
- Energies Vol 16 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/en16217324
- Understanding the force motion trade off of rigid and hinged floating platforms for marine renewables
- Arredondo-Galeana Abel, Dai Saishuai, Chen Yongqiang, Zhang Xiantao, Brennan Feargal
- The 15th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, pp. 1-10 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.36688/ewtec-2023-389
Teaching
- The Marine Environment
- Fluid Mechanics
- Marine Renewables
Research Interests
- Marine renewables
- Wave body interactions
- Unsteady aero/hydrodynamics
- Sailing aerodynamics
- Flow control
Professional Activities
- Hyperion Course on Proposal Writing for Pillar II (Horizon Europe)
- Participant
- 11/6/2025
- Panel Speaker, All-Energy Conference 2025 – “Research and Innovation for Offshore Renewable Energy: Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Practice”, Glasgow, UK, May 2025.
- Speaker
- 14/5/2025
- Energies (Journal)
- Guest editor
- 2/2024
- Experiments in Fluids (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2024
- Renewable Energy (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 7/2023
- Sailing Craft SC-02 Panel - SNAME (External organisation)
- Member
- 6/6/2023
Projects
- Hybrid Ocean Renewables in A Changing Climate
- Kamranzad, Bahareh (Principal Investigator) Suryasentana, Stephen (Co-investigator) Jia, Laibing (Co-investigator) Arredondo Galeana, Abel (Co-investigator)
- EPSRC Research Excellence Award Studentship
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
- Development of a multipurpose hinged raft floating platform for wave energy extraction and offshore wind foundation (SUPERGEN ECR)
- Arredondo Galeana, Abel (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2024
- Supergen ORE Hub 2023
- Brennan, Feargal (Principal Investigator) Arredondo Galeana, Abel (Researcher)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2027
- QBLADE - Wireless quantum pressure mapping on tidal blades
- Cheung, Rebecca (Principal Investigator) Robert, Colin (Research Co-investigator) McCarthy, Edward D. (Co-investigator) Ó Brádaigh, Conchúr M. (Co-investigator) Viola, Ignazio Maria (Co-investigator) Arredondo Galeana, Abel (Research Co-investigator) Hussein, Zakareya (Research Co-investigator)
- Testing and manufacturing of proof-of-concept wireless pressure nanosensors embedded in a turbine blade small-scale replica, which will allow monitoring of dynamic stall effects in real time.
- 01-Jan-2019 - 30-Jan-2020
- Travel grant awarded to attend the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) of the American Physical Society (APS).
- Arredondo Galeana, Abel (Principal Investigator)
- Travel grant awarded by the External Affairs Committee of the Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) of the American Physical Society (APS) the to attend the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Division.
- 20-Jan-2016 - 22-Jan-2016
Contact
Dr
Abel
Arredondo Galeana
Research Associate
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Email: abel.arredondo-galeana@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted