Dr Zhiming Yuan

Senior Lecturer

Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering

Personal statement

I am a lecturer of Hydrodynamics in the Naval Architecture Ocean and Marine Engineering Dept. at Strathclyde University. My research interests mainly lie in the theoretical and numerical analysis of the hydrodynamic performance of the offshore structures. More recently, my research ractivities have been focusing on offshore integrated renewable energy system and sustainable island development.

The recent research directions carried out by my group include:

Offshore integrated renewable energy system;
Sustainable island development;
Dynamics of Offshore Structures;
Offshore Aquaculture;
Multibody hydrodynamic interaction and wave interference;
Ship-bottom, Ship-bank, Ship-lock, Ship-ship interactions;
Hydrodynamic behaviors of the floating wind turbine and wave energy converter device system;
Free surface waves and the bio-mimetic study on animal swim.

For more information about our research group, please visit our webpage HYDRODYNAMICS & OCEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY @ STRATHCLYDE

Prizes 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

Experimental and numerical analysis of a hybrid WEC-breakwater system combining an oscillating water column and an oscillating buoy: Cheng Yong, Fu Lei, Dai Saishuai, Collu Maurizio, Cui Lin, Yuan Zhiming, Incecik Atilla; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Vol 169 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112909
Experimental study on hydrodynamic characteristics of a new type floating breakwater with opening pass and wing structure: Ji Chunyan, Bian Xiangqian, Lian Zixiang, Yuan Zhiming; Ocean Engineering Vol 259 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.111923
Experimental and numerical investigation of WEC-type floating breakwaters : a single-pontoon oscillating buoy and a dual-pontoon oscillating water column: Cheng Yong, Fu Lei, Dai Saishuai, Collu Maurizio, Ji Chunyan, Yuan Zhiming, Incecik Atilla; Coastal Engineering Vol 177 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2022.104188
Why do ducklings swim in a line behind their mother?: Yuan Zhiming, Chen Minglu; (2022)
Hydrodynamic characteristics of a hybrid oscillating water column-oscillating buoy wave energy converter integrated into a π-type floating breakwater: Cheng Yong, Du Weiming, Dai Saishuai, Ji Chunyan, Collu Maurizio, Cocard Margot, Cui Lin, Yuan Zhiming, Incecik Atilla; Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Vol 161 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2022.112299
Experimental study of an ocean surface cleaning system: Ji Chun-Yan, Guo Jian-Ting, Ye Ren-Chuan, Yin Qi-Lin, Xu Wei-Yao, Yuan Zhi-Ming; Ocean Engineering Vol 249 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.110937

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Research interests

The recent research directions carried out by my group include:

Offshore integrated renewable energy system;
Sustainable island development;
Dynamics of Offshore Structures;
Multibody hydrodynamic interaction and wave interference;
Ship-bottom, Ship-bank, Ship-lock, Ship-ship interactions;
Hydrodynamic behaviors of the floating wind turbine and wave energy converter device system;
Free surface waves and the bio-mimetic study on animal swim.

Professional activities

Keynote presentation "Lessens learnt from ducklings": Speaker; 6/2022
PhD examiner: Examiner; 5/2022
IWWWFB 2022: Participant; 4/2022
Invited talk on The SIR Frontiers Series: Speaker; 2/2022
External examiner at Uni. Malta: Examiner; 2/2022
Invited presentation at "The Hope for Hydrogen" workshop: Speaker; 1/2022

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Projects

Hydrodynamics of an integrated WEC-breakwater system under extreme wave conditions: Yuan, Zhiming (Principal Investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Incecik, Atilla (Co-investigator) Shi, Weichao (Co-investigator); 31-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2024
MarRI-UK (SMLO call): Land, Sea and Port Integration of a Smart Hydrogen Highway (Funded by MarRI-UK, DfT UK: £1,320,706.48; UOS: £271,687.92): Tao, Longbin (Principal Investigator) Yuan, Zhiming (Co-investigator) Shi, Weichao (Co-investigator); MarRI-UK Smart Maritime Land Operations (SMLO) call (DfT UK); 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2024
Transition to hydrogen powered ocean-going and short-sea shipping with enabling retrofit technologies (TransShip): Shi, Weichao (Principal Investigator) Tao, Longbin (Co-investigator) Yuan, Zhiming (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2022
Blue cradle: an integrated reef and breakwater system that protects the coastline and restore the marine ecology (International Exchanges 2020 Cost Share NSFC): Collu, Maurizio (Principal Investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Jia, Laibing (Co-investigator) Li, Liang (Co-investigator) Yuan, Zhiming (Co-investigator); 30-Jan-2021 - 29-Jan-2023
Manoeuvrability of a berthing ship in heavy weather conditions International Exchanges 2019 Cost Share (NSFC) China: Incecik, Atilla (Principal Investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Tezdogan, Tahsin (Co-investigator) Yuan, Zhiming (Co-investigator); 31-Jan-2020 - 30-Jan-2022
Virtual and physical ExperimeNtal Towing centre for the design of eneRgy Efficient sea-faring vessels - VENTuRE (H2020 CSA): Tezdogan, Tahsin (Principal Investigator) Atlar, Mehmet (Co-investigator) Coraddu, Andrea (Co-investigator) Day, Sandy (Co-investigator) Demirel, Yigit Kemal (Co-investigator) Incecik, Atilla (Co-investigator) Kurt, Rafet (Co-investigator) Turan, Osman (Co-investigator) Yuan, Zhiming (Co-investigator) Song, Soonseok (Researcher) Terziev, Momchil (Researcher); a Virtual and physical ExperimeNtal Towing centre for the design of eneRgy Efficient sea-faring vessels - VENTuRE (H2020 CSA); 01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2022

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