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
- Experimental analysis of resistance reduction and heel motion characteristics of wind-assisted vessels using the SIL system
- Min Gyeongseo, Yoon Hyeongseok, Jeon Jaeyoon, Dai Saishuai, Kim Sanghyun, Kim Daejeong, Kim Seungnam, Song Soonseok
- Ocean Engineering Vol 354 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2026.124905
- 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 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.125065
- Beyond uniform roughness : ship resistance with spatially non-uniform hull surface conditions
- Han Sang-seok, Lee Ho-won, Dai Saishuai, Terziev Momchil
- Ocean Engineering Vol 352 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2026.124462
- Experimental motion and load comparison of rigidly and hinged connected very large floating platforms
- Arredondo-Galeana Abel, Chen Yongqiang, Dai Saishuai, Zhang Xiantao, Brennan Feargal
- Journal of Ocean Engineering and Science Vol 11, pp. 222-237 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joes.2025.11.008
- 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
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
- Applied Sciences (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2023
Projects
- Survivability of Floating Offshore Solar Farms under Extreme Weather Conditions (International Joint Project)
- Yuan, Zhiming (Principal Investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Incecik, Atilla (Co-investigator) Terziev, Momchil (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 29-Jan-2028
- Analysis for a wave energy converter
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Incecik, Atilla (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2029
- 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
- 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
- FTLP+
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Collu, Maurizio (Co-investigator) Rodriguez Castillo, Claudio Alexis (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-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
Contact
Dr
David
Dai
Senior Lecturer
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Email: saishuai.dai@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 330 2650