Fluid Mechanics in Ocean Engineering: Modeling and Simulation
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Oceans and Coastal Zones".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026
Special Issue Editor
Interests: applied mathematics; mathematical modeling; applied fluid mechanics; numerical simulations in fluid mechanics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on advances in numerical simulation, modeling, and fluid mechanics as they relate to modern ocean engineering challenges. The marine environment presents complex hydrodynamic behaviors that require increasingly sophisticated computational approaches. Techniques such as computational fluid dynamics (CFD), multiphase flow modeling, turbulence modeling, and high-fidelity simulation frameworks play a critical role in understanding fluid–structure interactions, wave mechanics, coastal processes, and the performance of marine vehicles and offshore structures.
The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together and showcase cutting-edge research that enhances predictive accuracy, computational efficiency, and practical applicability in ocean engineering design and analysis. Submissions may explore new numerical algorithms, validation against experimental or field data, innovative modeling and simulation tools, or applications involving waves, currents, sediment transport, underwater vehicles, renewable energy systems, and offshore platforms.
We welcome original research articles, review papers, and case studies from researchers and practitioners working across all areas of numerical modeling, simulation, and fluid mechanics in ocean engineering.
Dr. Muhammad Hameed
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ocean engineering
- numerical simulation
- computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- hydrodynamic modeling
- fluid–structure interaction
- wave–current interaction
- multiphase flow modeling
- turbulence modeling
- high-fidelity simulation
- coastal and ocean processes
- sediment transport
- marine renewable energy
- offshore structures
- underwater vehicles
- ocean environmental modeling
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