Dr David Dai

Senior Lecturer

Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering

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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. 

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Publications

Wave energy harvesting performance of a novel Dual-mode Oscillating Buoy- Parabolic Oscillating Water Column (DOB-POWC) hybrid system
Liu Weifeng, Cheng Yong, Dai Saishuai, Yuan Zhiming, Incecik Atilla
Renewable Energy Vol 248 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.123157
Bio-inspired adaptive flexible tube wave energy eonverters : resonant fluid-structure interaction and power extraction
Huang Yang, Xiao Qing, Idarraga Alarcon Guillermo, Yang Liu, Dai David, Abad Farhad, Brennan Feargal, Lotfian Saeid
Physics of Fluids (2025)
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
Harmonic decomposition of forces and estimates of reduced mean flow in jackets subjected to waves and current
Archer Aidan J, Taylor Paul H, Wolgamot Hugh, Orszaghova Jana, Dai Saishuai
Journal of Fluid Mechanics Vol 1009 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2025.180
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
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)

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Teaching

NM978: Physical Testing of Offshore Renewable Energy Systems.

NM423:  Seakeeping and Manoeuvring.

NM522/969: Renewable Marine Energy Systems.

IDCORE CDT: Fluids and Structures.

 

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Professional Activities

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
Marine Structures (Journal)
Peer reviewer
2023
Kelvin hydrodynamics Laboratory and recent research activities
Speaker
7/8/2022

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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

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Dr David Dai
Senior Lecturer
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering

Email: saishuai.dai@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 330 2650