Advances in Ship Hydroelasticity and Fluid–Structure Interaction
A Special Issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312) belonging to the section "Ocean Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2026) | Viewed by 680
Editor
Interests: ship seakeeping; wave loads; hydrodynamics; hydroelasticity; slamming; computational fluid dynamics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As ships and offshore structures operate in increasingly demanding conditions, phenomena such as springing, whipping, slamming-induced vibrations, and complex wave-structure interactions should be concerned. These hydroelastic responses are pivotal for determining ultimate strength, fatigue life, operational safety, and passenger comfort. Furthermore, the integration of composite materials, flexible appendages, and renewable energy devices (e.g., flexible solar sails, bio-inspired propulsion) introduces new fluid–structure interaction paradigms.
This Special Issue seeks to capture the state-of-the-art advancements in ship hydroelasticity and fluid–structure interaction, highlighting breakthroughs in prediction, analysis, and design that address the challenges of modern marine structures. This Special Issue aims to bridge the gap between fundamental research and practical application, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue among hydrodynamicists, structural engineers, computational scientists, and experimentalists.
Dr. Jialong Jiao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hydrodynamics of ships and offshore structures
- water waves and floating bodies
- ship seakeeping
- wave loads
- environmental loads
- hydroelasticity
- springing and whipping
- fluid–structure interaction
- fluid–flexible structure interaction
- marine computational fluid dynamics
- CFD-FEA coupling
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