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
- Evaluation of Push-Pull manoeuvring mode for a naval ship using CFD
- Min Gyeongseo, Choi Wooseok, Yun Haechan, Kim Kangmin, Terziev Momchil, Dai David, Kim Daejeong, Song Soonseok
- Ocean Engineering Vol 330 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.121143
- Temperature-induced errors in ITTC model-ship extrapolation
- Han Sang-seok, Dai Saishuai, Terziev Momchil, Kim Daejeong, Tezdogan Tahsin, Jung Doojin, Song Soonseok
- Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Vol 13 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse13071203
- 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
- Oscillating water column wave energy converter with flexible structured sheet material for enhanced power output
- Huang Yang, Idarraga Guillermo, Abad Farhad, Xiao Qing, Yang Liu, Dai Saishuai, Lotfian Saeid, Brennan Feargal
- Energy Conversion and Management Vol 333 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2025.119794
- Broadband wave conversion by a “Pan Flute”-type multi-oscillating-water-column (M-OWC) breakwater system
- Hu Yinong, Cheng Yong, Dai Saishuai, Yuan Zhiming, Incecik Atilla
- Energy Conversion and Management Vol 333 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2025.119820
- Experimental investigation of hydroelastic response and resonance characteristics in Anaconda wave energy converter
- Huang Yang, Xiao Qing, Dai Saishuai, Cui Lin, Yang Liu, Lotfian Saeid, Abad Farhad, Idarraga Guillermo, Brennan Feargal
- Ocean Engineering Vol 334 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.121554
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
- Low Cost Underwater Glider
- Aktas, Batuhan (Principal Investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Lazakis, Iraklis (Co-investigator)
- 31-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
- Model stability training for Maritime and Coastguard Agency
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator)
- 26-Jan-2024 - 27-Jan-2024
- COLLU_OSI_ATLP_DLC12
- Collu, Maurizio (Principal Investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Li, Shen (Co-investigator) Mehmanparast, Ali (Co-investigator)
- 10-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- Offshore Floating Structures (RAE visiting professor scheme -Dr Aijun Wang LIoyds Register)
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator)
- 16-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2027
- Computational Optimisation of the Vortex Turbine
- Terziev, Momchil (Principal Investigator) Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Incecik, Atilla (Principal Investigator) Iqbal, Muhammad (Research Co-investigator)
- Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling and optimisation of a propriatery renewable energy device.
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2024
- Underwater Radiation noise
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Black, Steven (Co-investigator) Jia, Laibing (Co-investigator)
- 15-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2024
Contact
Dr
David
Dai
Senior Lecturer
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Email: saishuai.dai@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 330 2650