Dr David Dai
Senior Lecturer
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Personal statement
Dr Saishuai (David) Dai has been a research assistant (2015-2016), then a research associate (2016-2020) and then a research fellow (2020-2023) in the Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering at the University of Strathclyde at Glasgow. Since 2023, Dr Dai has taken on the role of the director of the Kelvin Hydrodynamics Laboratory and a lecturership in the department.
Dr Dai's research mainly focuses on hydrodynamics tank testing and CFD simulations of hydrodynamics problems, including but not limited to offshore renewable energy (wind, wave, tidal), conventional floating structures (floating/fixed oil&gas platforms) and offshore vessels.
Prize And Awards
- Honorable Mention for the 2022 Vice Admiral E. L. Cochrane Award
- Recipient
- 23/6/2022
Publications
- Beyond uniform roughness : ship resistance with spatially non-uniform hull surface conditions
- Han Sang-seok, Lee Ho-won, Dai David, Terziev Momchil
- Ocean Engineering (2026)
- Influence of CFD modelling parameters on air injection behaviour in ship air lubrication systems
- Min Gyeongseo, Yun Haechan, Do Younguk, Kim Kangmin, Jung Keounghyun, Dai Saishuai, Atlar Mehmet, Kim Daejeong, Kim Seungnam, Kim Sanghyun, Song Soonseok
- Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Vol 14 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14020234
- Multiphysics analysis of a flexible oscillating water column wave energy converter with dielectric elastomer membrane
- Huang Yang, Xiao Qing, Yang Liu, Dai Saishuai, Lotfian Saeid, Brennan Feargal
- Journal of Fluids and Structures Vol 140 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2025.104447
- Hydroelastic performance of a flexible pontoon-type floating breakwater embedded with multiple oscillating-water-column devices
- Hu Yinong, Cheng Yong, Dai Saishuai, Yuan Zhiming, Incecik Atilla
- Renewable Energy Vol 259 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.125065
- CFD analysis of container ship manoeuvring performance under different trim conditions
- Yun Haechan, Choi Wooseok, Min Gyeongseo, Do Younguk, Kim Kangmin, Kim Daejeong, Dai Saishuai, Tezdogan Tahsin, Song Soonseok
- Ocean Engineering Vol 341 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.122489
- Failure analysis of tidal turbine blades : understanding erosion mechanisms and their impact on structural integrity
- Habibi Payvand, Abad Farhad, Dai Saishuai, Mehmanparast Ali, Lotfian Saeid
- Engineering Failure Analysis Vol 182 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2025.110045
Teaching
NM978: Physical Testing of Offshore Renewable Energy Systems.
NM423: Seakeeping and Manoeuvring.
NM522/969: Renewable Marine Energy Systems.
IDCORE CDT: Fluids and Structures.
Professional Activities
- Facility Showcase Event
- Participant
- 20/5/2025
- Strategic Themes: EPSRC Critical Mass Programmes to Drive a Sustainable Future
- Participant
- 30/1/2025
- EPSRC Scoping Worskhop (Critical mass)
- Participant
- 30/1/2025
- Renewable Energy (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 11/1/2024
- 50 primary school pupils
- Host
- 2/11/2023
- Applied Sciences (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2023
Projects
- FTLP+
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Collu, Maurizio (Co-investigator) Rodriguez Castillo, Claudio Alexis (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2026
- Hydrogen Floating Powerhub - Feasibility Study
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Ahmed, Khaled (Co-investigator) Egea Alvarez, Agusti (Co-investigator) Li, Shen (Co-investigator) Turan, Osman (Co-investigator) Yuan, Zhiming (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
- Green Renewable Energy for Efficient Networks: Off-grid Facilities for PORTs (GREENOFFPORT)
- Gunbeyaz, Sefer Anil (Principal Investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Turan, Osman (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
- Underwater laser cleaning of ships’ hulls for maritime sector decarbonisation
- Boulougouris, Evangelos (Principal Investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Nazemian, Amin (Co-investigator) Aung, Myo Zin (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
- NEST: Nurture the nExt generation of STEM Talents
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
- Model stability training for Maritime and Coastguard Agency 2025
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator)
- 16-Jan-2025 - 17-Jan-2025
Contact
Dr
David
Dai
Senior Lecturer
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Email: saishuai.dai@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 330 2650