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
- 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
- Wave energy harvesting of a floating membrane carpet tethered by array-arranged power take-off units
- Teng Zhiyuan, Cheng Yong, Dai Saishuai, Yuan Zhiming, Incecik Atilla
- Renewable Energy Vol 254 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.123744
- 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
- Experimental motion and load comparison of rigidly and hinged connected very large floating platforms
- Arredondo-Galeana Abel, Chen Yongqiang, Dai David, Zhang Xiantao, Brennan Feargal
- Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joes.2025.11.008
- 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 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2025.104447
- An investigation of the secondary load cycle associated with wave scattering in severe wave–cylinder interactions
- Ding Haoyu, Tang Tianning, Taylor Paul H, Adcock Thomas, Zhao Guangwei, Dai Saishuai, Hlophe Thobani, Reale Cormac, Zang Jun
- Journal of Fluid Mechanics Vol 1021 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2025.10738
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
- EPSRC Scoping Worskhop (Critical mass)
- Participant
- 30/1/2025
- Strategic Themes: EPSRC Critical Mass Programmes to Drive a Sustainable Future
- Participant
- 30/1/2025
- Renewable Energy (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 11/1/2024
- 50 primary school pupils
- Host
- 2/11/2023
- Marine Structures (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2023
Projects
- 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
- 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
- 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
- FTLP+
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Collu, Maurizio (Co-investigator) Rodriguez Castillo, Claudio Alexis (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-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