
Dr Zhiming Yuan
Reader
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
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Prize And Awards
- Ig Nobel Prize
- Recipient
- 9/2022
- External examiner for PhD
- Recipient
- 12/2019
- Best Reviewer of NAOME
- Recipient
- 11/2018
- Distinguished Professor
- Recipient
- 10/2018
- Visiting Professor
- Recipient
- 7/2018
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Publications
- Performance analysis of the oscillating-body wave energy converter with a novel bistable mechanism under irregular wave conditions
- Wu Haitao, Zhu Fengshen, Yuan Zhiming
- Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment, pp. 1-13 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1177/14750902251339118
- 3-DOF motion response analysis of damaged ships in quartering waves
- Hu Lifen, Yuan Zhiming, Liu Jie, Guo Yanli, Liu Weiqi, Terziev Momchil
- Applied Ocean Research Vol 161 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apor.2025.104659
- Evaluation of hydrodynamic performance of a marine train advancing in waves
- Zhu Feng-Shen, Yuan Zhi-Ming, Wu De-Feng, Zhang De-Qing
- Ocean Engineering Vol 329 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.121183
- 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
- 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
- Energy optimal path planning of ocean-energy driven unmanned surface vehicles
- Liao Yulei, Li Ke, Zhao Yongbo, Tang Haotian, Zhang Ming, Liu Xiaofeng, Yuan Zhi-Ming
- Ocean Engineering Vol 327 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.120965
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Research Interests
The recent research directions carried out by my group include:
- Offshore renewable energy system, including offshore wind, solar and wave energy;
- Controllability and autonomous ships;
- Offshore hydrogen;
- Floating Offshore PV;
- Hydrodynamics of ship and offshore structures;
- Multibody hydrodynamic interaction and wave interference;
- Ship-bottom, Ship-bank, Ship-lock, Ship-ship interactions;
- Very large floating structures;
- Real-time control of wave energy converters;
- Free surface waves and the bio-mimetic study on animal swim.
Professional Activities
- 7th International Conference on Ship Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water
- Participant
- 18/5/2025
- 40th International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies
- Participant
- 11/5/2025
- National Taiwan University
- Visiting researcher
- 4/2025
- PhD examiner
- Examiner
- 3/2025
- BSI Committee SME/32 – Ships and Marine Technology (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 12/2024
- China Ocean Engineering (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 11/2024
Projects
- Development of short-term wave prediction method for the motion control of offshore installation and crew transfer vessels
- Incecik, Atilla (Principal Investigator) Yuan, Zhiming (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 28-Jan-2027
- CPD course on seakeeping and manoeuvring
- Yuan, Zhiming (Principal Investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Terziev, Momchil (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2026
- Subsea and Pipeline Engineering & Management (RAE Visiting Professor- Ibrahim Hussein Fahmy Mohamed Abdelaty)
- Yuan, Zhiming (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2026
- Tank Testing of Hydrogen Offshore Transfer System
- Yuan, Zhiming (Principal Investigator) Shi, Weichao (Co-investigator) Tao, Longbin (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2024
- Hydrodynamic testing of a jacket platform under wave and current loading
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Black, Steven (Co-investigator) Yuan, Zhiming (Co-investigator) Zhao, Guangwei (Co-investigator)
- 03-Jan-2023 - 09-Jan-2023
- A low-cost wind load modelling technique for offshore floating wind tank testing (International Exchanges 2022)
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Jia, Laibing (Co-investigator) Yuan, Zhiming (Co-investigator)
- 31-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2026
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Contact
Dr
Zhiming
Yuan
Reader
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Email: zhiming.yuan@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3308