COAST publications
Our research in books, journal articles, scientific reports and conference proceedings
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2021
Cui, L., Zheng, S., Zhang, Y., Miles, J. & Iglesias, G. (2021). Wave power extraction from a hybrid oscillating water column-oscillating buoy wave energy converter. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 135, 110234, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2020.110234.
Dassanayake, D.T., Antonini, A., Pappas, A., Raby, A., Brownjohn, J.M.W. & D’Ayala, D. (2021). Influence of the Spatial Pressure Distribution of Breaking Wave Loading on the Dynamic Response of Wolf Rock Lighthouse. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9(1), 55, https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9010055.
Kramer, M.B., Andersen, J., Thomas, S., Bendixen, F.B., Bingham, H., Read, R., Holk, N., Ransley, E.J., Brown, S.A., Yu, Y.-H., Janson, C.-E., Eskilsson, C., Tran, T.T., Davidson, J., Horvath, C. & Nielsen, K. (2021). Highly Accurate Experimental Heave Decay Tests with a Floating Sphere: A Public Benchmark Dataset for Model Validation of Fluid-Structure Interaction. Energies, 14(2), 269, https://doi.org/10.3390/en14020269.
Kurniawan, A., Brown, S.A., Forehand, D. & Wolgamot H (2021). Wave–Structure Interactions of Flexible Bags with Elastic Tendons: Application to Wave Energy Conversion. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 147(1), 04020045, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000607.
Pappas, A., D'Ayala, D., Dassanayake, D.T., Antonini, A. & Raby, A. (2021). Rocking of offshore lighthouses under extreme wave impacts: Limit analysis, analytic formulations and distinct element method. Engineering Structures, 228, 111534, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111534.
2020
Au, S.-K., Brownjohn, J.M.W., Li, B. & Raby, A. (2020). Understanding and managing identification uncertainty of close modes in operational modal analysis. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 147, 107018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2020.107018.
Brown, S.A., Ransley, E.J., Musiedlak, P.-H. & Greaves, D.M. (2020). Quantifying the predictive capability of OpenFOAM 5.0: Focused wave impacts with floating bodies. International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 30(1), 20-27, https://doi.org/10.17736/ijope.2020.jc779.
Brown, S.A., Ransley, E.J., Xie, N., Monk, K., De Angelis, G.M., Nicholls-Lee, R., Guerrini, E. & Greaves, D.M. (2020). On the impact of motion-thrust coupling in floating tidal energy applications. Applied Energy, 282, 116246, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.116246.
Brown, S.A., Ransley, E.J., Zheng, S., Xie, N., Howey, B. & Greaves, D.M. (2020). Development of a fully nonlinear, coupled numerical model for assessment of floating tidal stream concepts. Ocean Engineering, 218, 108253, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.108253.
Cheng, S., Ji, J. & Meng, M. (2020). Interfacial response of fibre-to-matrix in textile reinforced concrete between two cracks: Analytical solution. Composite Structures, 245, 112380, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112380.
Coles, D.S., Blunden, L.S. & Bahaj, A.S. (2020). The energy yield potential of a large tidal stream turbine array in the Alderney Race. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 378, 20190502, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0502.
Cox, R., Ardhuin, F., Dias, F., Autret, R., Beisiegel, N., Earlie, C.S., Herterich, J.G., Kennedy, A., Paris, R. & Raby, A. (2020). Systematic Review Shows That Work Done by Storm Waves Can Be Misinterpreted as Tsunami-Related Because Commonly Used Hydrodynamic Equations Are Flawed. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00004.
Faraggiana, E., Whitlam, C., Chapman, J., Hillis, A., Roesner, J., Hann, M., Greaves, D.M., Yu, Y.-H., Ruehl, K. & Masters, I. (2020). Computational modelling and experimental tank testing of the multi float WaveSub under regular wave forcing. Renewable Energy, 152, 892-909, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.12.146.
Giassi, M., Thomas, S., Tosdevin, T., Engström, J., Hann, M., Isberg, J. & Göteman, M. (2020). Capturing the experimental behaviour of a point-absorber WEC by simplified numerical models. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 99, 103143, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2020.103143.
Gomes, R.P.F., Gato, L.M.C., Henriques, J.C.C., Portillo, J.C.C., Howey, B.D., Collins, K.M., Hann, M.R. & Greaves, D.M. (2020). Compact floating wave energy converter arrays: Mooring loads and survivability through scale physical modelling. Applied Energy, 280, 115982, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115982.
Goss, Z., Coles, D.S. & Piggott, M. (2020). Identifying economically viable tidal sites within the Alderney Race through optimisation of LCoE. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 378, 20190500, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0500.
Greaves, D.M. (2020). Editorial: Themed issue on the CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 2 – Part I. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 173(3), 98-99, https://doi.org/10.1680/jencm.2020.173.3.98.
Hu, Z.Z., Yan, S., Greaves, D.M., Mai, T., Raby, A. & Ma, Q. (2020). Investigation of interaction between extreme waves and a moored FPSO using FNPT and CFD solvers. Ocean Engineering, 206, 107353, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.107353.
Kyle, R., Lee, Y.C. & Früh, W.-G. (2020). Propeller and vortex ring state for floating offshore wind turbines during surge. Renewable Energy, 155, 645-657, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.03.105.
Mackie, L., Coles, D.S., Piggott, M. & Angeloudis, A. (2020). The potential for tidal range energy systems to provide continuous power: a UK case study. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(10), 780, https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8100780.
Mai, T., Mai, C., Raby, A. & Greaves, D.M. (2020). Hydroelasticity effects on water-structure impacts. Experiments in Fluids, 61, 191, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-020-03024-3.
Michele, S. & Renzi, E.
(2020). Effects of the sound speed vertical profile on the evolution of
hydroacoustic waves. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 883, A28, https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2019.907.
Michele, S., Buriani, F., Renzi, E., van Rooij, M., Jayawardhana, B., & Vakis, A.I (2020). Wave Energy Extraction by Flexible Floaters. Energies, 13(23), 6167, https://doi.org/10.3390/en13236167.
Musiedlak, P.-H., Ransley, E.J., Hann, M., Child, B. & Greaves, D.M. (2020). Time-Splitting Coupling of WaveDyn with OpenFOAM by Fidelity Limit Identified from a WEC in Extreme Waves. Energies, 13, 3431, https://doi.org/10.3390/en13133431.
Ning, D.-Z., Guo, B.-M., Wang, R.-Q., Vyzikas, T. & Greaves, D.M. (2020). Geometrical investigation of a U-shaped oscillating water column wave energy device. Applied Ocean Research, 97, 102105, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apor.2020.102105.
Portillo, J.C.C., Collins, K.M., Gomes, R.P.F., Henriques, J.C.C., Gato, L.M.C., Howey, B.D., Hann, M.R., Greaves, D.M. & Falcão, A.F.O. (2020). Wave energy converter physical model design and testing: The case of floating oscillating-water-columns. Applied Energy, 278, 115638, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115638.
Ransley, E.J., Yan, S., Brown, S.A., Hann, M., Graham, D., Windt, C., Schmitt, P., Davidson, J., Ringwood, Musiedlak, P.-H., J., Wang, J., Wang, J., Ma, Q., Xie, Z., Zhang, N., Zheng, X., Giorgi, G., Chen, H., Lin, Z., Qian, L., Ma, Z., Bai, W., Chen, Q., Zang, J., Ding, H., Cheng, L., Zheng, J., Gu, H., Gong, X., Liu, Z., Zhuang, Y., Wan, D., Bingham, H. & Greaves, D.M. (2020). A Blind Comparative Study of Focused Wave Interactions with Floating Structures (CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 3). International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 30(1), 1-10, https://doi.org/10.17736/ijope.2020.jc774.
Thiebot, J., Coles, D.S., Bennis, A.-C., Guillou, N., Neill, S.P., Guillou, S. & Piggott, M. (2020). Numerical modelling of hydrodynamics and tidal energy extraction in the Alderney Race: a review. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 378, 20190498, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0498.
Tomasicchio, G.R., Francone, A., Simmonds, D.J., D’Alessandro, F. & Frega, F. (2020). Prediction of Shoreline Evolution. Reliability of a General Model for the Mixed Beach Case. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8(5), 361, https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8050361.
Vyzikas, T., Stagonas, D., Maisondieu, C. & Greaves, D.M. (2020). Intercomparison of Three Open-Source Numerical Flumes for the Surface Dynamics of Steep Focused Wave Groups. Fluids, 6(1), 9, https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids6010009.
Windt, C., Davidson, J., Ransley, E.J., Greaves, D.M., Jakobsen, M., Kramer, M. & Ringwood, J.V. (2020). Validation of a CFD-based numerical wave tank model for the power production assessment of the Wavestar ocean wave energy converter. Renewable Energy, 146, 2499-2516, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.08.059.
Windt, C., Untrau, A., Davidson, J., Ransley, E.J., Greaves, D.M. & Ringwood, J. (2020). Assessing the validity of regular wave theory in a short physical wave flume using particle image velocimetry. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 121, 110276, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2020.110276.
Yuan, W.-B., Ge, P.-J., Shen, Y.-T., Cheng, S. & Yu, N.-T. (2020). Buckling Analysis of Steel H Column with Thermal Gradient Along the Flanges. International Journal of Steel Structures, 20(2), 677-691, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13296-020-00314-8.
Zheng, S., Antonini, A., Zhang, Y., Miles, J., Greaves, D.M., Zhu, G. & Iglesias, G. (2020). Hydrodynamic performance of a multi-Oscillating Water Column (OWC) platform. Applied Ocean Research, 99, 102168, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apor.2020.102168.
Zheng, S., Meylan, M.H., Fan, L., Greaves, D.M. & Iglesias, G. (2020). Wave scattering by a floating porous elastic plate of arbitrary shape: a semi-analytical study. Journal of Fluids and Structures, 92, 102827, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2019.102827.
Zheng, S., Meylan, M.H., Greaves, D.M. & Iglesias, G. (2020). Water-wave interaction with submerged porous elastic disks. Physics of Fluids, 32, 047106, https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0006119.
Zheng, S., Meylan, M.H., Zhu, G., Greaves, D.M. & Iglesias, G. (2020). Hydroelastic interaction between water waves and an array of circular floating porous elastic plates. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 900, A20, https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2020.508.
Zheng, S., Porter, R. & Greaves, D.M. (2020). Wave scattering by an array of metamaterial cylinders. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 903, A50, https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2020.660.
Zheng, S., Zhang, Y. & Iglesias, G. (2020). Concept and performance of a novel wave energy converter: Variable Aperture Point-Absorber (VAPA). Renewable Energy, 153, 681-700, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.01.134.
Zheng, S., Zhang, Y. & Iglesias, G. (2020). Power capture performance of hybrid wave farms combining different wave energy conversion technologies: the H-factor. Energy, 204, 117920, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.117920.
Zheng, S., Zhang, Y., Liu, J. & Iglesias, G. (2020). Wave diffraction from multiple truncated cylinders of arbitrary cross sections. Applied Mathematical Modelling, 77, 1425-1445, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2019.08.006.
Zheng, S., Zhu, G., Simmonds, D., Greaves, D.M. & Iglesias, G. (2020). Wave power extraction from a tubular structure integrated oscillating water column. Renewable Energy, 150, 342-355, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.01.008.
Zhu, G., Graham, D., Zheng, S., Hughes, J. & Greaves, D.M. (2020). Hydrodynamics of onshore Oscillating Water Column devices: A numerical study using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics. Ocean Engineering, 218, 108226, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.108226.
Zhu, G.X. & Zou, L. (2020). An integrated smoothed particle hydrodynamics model for complex interfacial flows with large density ratios. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 92(8), 950-975, https://doi.org/10.1002/fld.4813.
Conference Proceedings
2018
Brown, S. A., Musiedlak, P., Ransley, E., & Greaves, D. (2018). Numerical simulation of focused wave interactions with a fixed FPSO using OpenFOAM 4.1. Paper presented at the 28th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE), Sapparo, Japan.
Brown, S. A., Ransley, E., Xie, N., Greaves, D., Nicholls-Lee, R., Weston, P., Guerrini, E., & Johanning, L. (2018). Validation of a nonlinear, coupled numerical model for assessment of floating tidal systems. Paper presented at the PRIMaRE, Bristol, UK.
2017
Allen, J., Sampanis, K., Wan, J., Miles, J., Greaves, D., & Iglesias, G. (2017). Laboratory tests and numerical modelling in the development of WaveCat. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the Twelfth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference.
Álvarez, M., Carballo, R., Areán, N., Sánchez, M., Ramos, V., & Iglesias, G. (2017). Marine Spatial Planning applied to tidal stream energy – a case study. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the Twelfth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference.
Areán, N., Carballo, R., Sánchez, M., Alvarez, M., Lopez, I., Torres, M., & Iglesias, G. (2017). Performance assessment of WECs: a case study. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the Twelfth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference.
Astariz, S., Vazquez, A., & Iglesias, G. (2017). A New Tool for Selecting Sites for Co-located Wave and Wind Farms – the CLF Index. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the Twelfth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference.
Banfi, D., Raby, A., & Simmonds, D. (2017). Characterisation of Breaking Waves on the Eddystone Lighthouse: A Laboratory Investigation on Wave Pressure. Coastal Engineering Proceedings; No 35 (2016): Proceedings of 35th Conference on Coastal Engineering, Antalya, Turkey, 2016. doi:10.9753/icce.v35.structures.15
Banfi, D., Raby, A., Simmonds, D., Rafiq, Y., & Bullock, G. (2017). Wave impacts on the Eddystone lighthouse: a field and laboratory investigation. Paper presented at the ICE Conference: Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters, Liverpool, U.K.
Brown, S. A., Greaves, D. M., Hann, M., Kurniawan, A., & Forehand, D. (2017). Frequency Domain Modelling of a Compressible Wave Energy Device. Paper presented at the PRIMaRE, Southampton.
Carballo, R., Areán, N., Sanchez, M., Ramos, V., Alvarez, M., Castro, A., & Iglesias, G. (2017). Intra-annual power performance of WECs: a decision-aid tool for wave farm planning. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the Twelfth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference.
Howey, B., Collins, K., Vicente, P., Gomes, R., Harnois, V., Hann, M., Iglesias, G., & Greaves, D. (2017). A Physical Mooring Comparison for a Floating OWC. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the Twelfth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference.
Hu, Z. Z., Greaves, D., Iglesias, G., Hann, M., & Pemberton, R. (2017). Numerical Simulation to fluid-Structure interaction problem in application to free surface flows. Paper presented at the PRIMaRE, Southampton.
Musiedlak, P., Ransley, E., Greaves, D., Child, B., Hann, M., & Iglesias, G. (2017). Investigation of model validity for numerical survivability testing of WECs. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the Twelfth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference.
Perez-Collazo, C., Skämberg-Tippen, J., Greaves, D., & Iglesias, G. (2017). Hydrodynamic response of a jacket-frame mounted WEC sub-system of a novel hybrid wind-wave energy converter. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the Twelfth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference.
Ransley, E., Brown, S. A., Howey, B., Collins, K., & Greaves, D. (2017). Numerical Modelling of a Floating OWC-WEC Using CFD. Paper presented at the PRIMaRE, Southampton.
Vazquez, A., Astariz, S., & Iglesias, G. (2017). A method for the spatial targeting of tidal stream energy policies. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the Twelfth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference.
Whitlam, C., Chapman, J., Hillis, A., Rosener, J., Foster, G., Stockman, G., Greaves, D., & Hann, M. (2017). Validation of Variable Depth Operation of a Novel Wave Energy Converter Using Scale Model Testing. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the Twelfth European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference.
Books/chapters in books
Coastal Risk Management in a Changing Climate
Editor(s): Zanuttigh & Nicholls & Vanderlinden & Thompson & Burcharth
Release Date: 23 October 2014
COAST staff collaboration:
Dr. Dave Simmonds - Chapter 3 & 7
Dr. Raul Gonzalez - Chapter 7
Scientific reports
Vyzikas T., Greaves D., Simmonds D., Maisondieu C., Smith H. and Radford L. Best practice report: Application of numerical models and codes. Task 3.4.4 of WP3 from the MERiFIC project, Plymouth, UK.
Available at: http://www.merific.eu/files/2012/06/3.4.4-Application-of-numerical-models-and-codes-updated.pdf
Pomonis, A., Macabuag, J., Molina Hutt, C., Alexander, D., Andonov, A., Crawford, C., Platt, S., Raby, A., So, E., Tan, M., Faure Walker, J., Yiu, J. Recovery two years after the 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake and Tsunami: A return mission report by EEFIT Earthquake Engineers Field Investigation Team Report.
Available at http://www.istructe.org/webtest/files/23/23e209f3-bb39-42cc-a5e5-844100afb938.pdf
Pomonis, A., Saito, K., Fraser, S., Chian, S. C., Goda, K., Macabuag, J., Offord, M., Raby, A. & Sammonds, P. (2011) The Mw9.0 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami of 11th March 2011. Earthquake Engineers Field Investigation Team Report.
Available at: http://www.istructe.org/webtest/files/1d/1d158684-b77b-4856-99f8-2522fa25533b.pdf
So, E., Hunt-Raby, A., Robinson T., Fraser, S., Lloyd, T. (2009) South Pacific Islands Earthquake and Tsunami of 29 September 2009. A Preliminary Field Report by EEFIT.
Available at: http://www.istructe.org/resources-centre/technical-topic-areas/eefit/eefit-reports
Stripling S., Bradbury, A.P., Cope S.N. and Brampton A.H. (2008) Understanding Barrier Beaches. Joint Defra/EA Flood and Coastal Erosion. Risk Management R&D Programme: Technical Report FD1924/TR.
Available at: http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=FD1924_7426_TRP.pdf