Professor Sandy Day

Research Professor

Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering

Personal statement

Sandy Day is Professor of Marine Hydrodynamics in the Naval Architecture Ocean and Marine Engineering Dept. at Strathclyde University, and is the Director of the University’s Kelvin Hydrodynamics Laboratory. His research interests lie in computational and experimental hydrodynamics; he is actively engaged in fundamental and industry-focussed research on energy efficiency of ships, motions and loads on ships and offshore oil and gas structures, and performance of offshore renewable energy devices, as well as sports hydrodynamics applied to sailing rowing and kayaking.

He is highly active in the International Towing Tank Conference (ITTC), which sets best-practice standards for large-scale hydrodynamics facilities worldwide; he has recently chaired the ITTC committee on Hydrodynamic Testing of Marine Renewable Energy Devices, and was responsible for writing new best-practice standards for tank testing of offshore wind, wave and tidal energy devices.

Prizes and awards

Honorable Mention for the 2022 Vice Admiral E. L. Cochrane Award: Recipient; 23/6/2022
Scottish Knowledge Exchange Awards: Multi–Party Collaboration Award: Recipient; 2016
Royal Institution of Naval Architects Medal: Recipient; 2014
Fellow of RINA: Recipient; 2007

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Publications

Blade loads on tidal turbines in planar oscillatory flow: Milne IA, Day Alexander, Sharma RN, Flay RGJ; Ocean Engineering Vol 60, pp. 163-174 (2013); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2012.12.027
Two-degree-of-freedom VIV of circular cylinder with variable natural frequency ratio : experimental and numerical investigations: Srinil Narakorn, Zanganeh Hossein, Day Alexander; Ocean Engineering Vol 73, pp. 179-194 (2013); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2013.07.024
An experimental study of unsteady hydrodynamics of a single scull: Day Alexander, Campbell Ian, Clelland David, Cichowicz Jakub; Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment Vol 225, pp. 282-294 (2011); https://doi.org/10.1177/1475090211406775
An experimental study of interceptors for drag reduction on high-performance sailing yachts: Day Alexander H, Cooper Christopher; Ocean Engineering Vol 38, pp. 983-994 (2011); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2011.03.006
Resistance of a compartmented surface-effect ship: Day Alexander, Clelland David, Doctors Lawrence, Beveridge Philip; Journal of Ship Production and Design Vol 26, pp. 219–230 (2010)
Resistance of a ship undergoing oscillatory motion: Doctors Lawrence J, Day Alexander H, Clelland David; Journal of Ship Research Vol 54, pp. 120-132 (2010)

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Professional activities

International Towing Tank Conference (External organisation): Member; 10/2011
International Towing Tank Conference (External organisation): Member; 10/2008
International Towing Tank Conference (External organisation): Member; 10/2002
Journal of Marine Science and Technology (Journal): Editorial board member; 2007
Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. Part B, International Journal of Small Craft Technology (Journal): Editorial board member; 2011
Workshop on Offshore Wind and Wave Energy for Turkey: Keynote/plenary speaker; 11/9/2017

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Projects

Severe Storm Wave Loads on Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations (SEA-SWALLOWS): Day, Sandy (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2024
Bionic Adaptive Stretchable Materials for WEC (BASM-WEC): Xiao, Qing (Principal Investigator) Bomphray, Iain (Co-investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Day, Sandy (Co-investigator) Yang, Liu (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2024
Testing of Netbuoy Buoyancy device: Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Day, Sandy (Co-investigator); 12-Jan-2021 - 23-Jan-2021
Stinger Keel Floating Wind Foundation UK Concept Development: Collu, Maurizio (Principal Investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Day, Sandy (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2022
A novel Partially Floating Photovoltaic integrated with Smart Energy storage and Management System for Egyptian North Lakes: Oterkus, Erkan (Principal Investigator) Atlar, Mehmet (Co-investigator) Day, Sandy (Co-investigator) Oterkus, Selda (Co-investigator); 16-Jan-2020 - 15-Jan-2022
Otter Turbine Numerical Analysis for Ormsary Farmers LP: Xiao, Qing (Principal Investigator) Day, Sandy (Co-investigator); 15-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2020

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Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
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