Hydroelasticity of Ships and Renewable Energy Devices
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 November 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mathematical formulation; theoretical solution; marine renewable energy; ship hydroelasticity; wave–current interaction; floating ice sheets
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Interests: renewable energy offshore; floating structures; ship hydrodynamics; numerical modelling
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Interests: marine energy; ship and marine hydrodynamics; wave-body–seabed interactions; wave–current interaction; propagation in inhomogeneous environment; wave climate and potential; marine renewable energy systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The pursuit of blue economy has shifted the focus of marine engineering toward stable, more flexible, and more efficient multi-use structures. By integrating theoretical formulations and advanced numerical simulations with high-fidelity experimental data, the working principle and installation mode of the integrated system between the ships and wave energy devices can be established to bridge the gap between theoretical and numerical hydroelasticity and practical engineering applications, providing a roadmap for more resilient ships and high-performance renewable energy systems able to endure harsh marine environments. Therefore, the hydroelastic analysis of ship structures and high-performance renewable energy systems is essential for evaluating their overall performance and durability, particularly given their deployment in harsh marine environments.
This Special Issue seeks high-quality research on recent advancements in the hydroelasticity of ships and renewable energy devices. We welcome original research papers that provide new insights through experimental, numerical, or analytical investigations, with a preference for studies that offer novel methodologies and substantial advancements within the maritime engineering and marine renewable energy fields.
In particular, nonlinear hydroelastic contributions towards individual ship models and renewable energy devices are welcome.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Ship hydroelasticity;
- Integrated models;
- Renewable energy devices;
- Hybrid marine energy systems;
- Model optimisation;
- Nonlinear waves;
- Power take-off systems.
Dr. Sarat Chandra Mohapatra
Prof. Dr. Carlos Guedes Soares
Prof. Dr. Kostas Belibassakis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydroelasticity
- ships
- renewable energy
- mathematical model formulations
- theoretical models
- global hydroelastic response
- beam-connected-modules method
- numerical models
- wave blocking phenomena
- flexible structures
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