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Profiles
Dr Edward Ransley
Senior Research Fellow
School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
Biography
Biography
Senior Research Fellow
Qualifications
- PhD – "Survivability of wave energy converter and mooring coupled system using CFD", University of Plymouth, 2015.
- MSc Marine Renewable Energy (w. distinction) – Dissertation: "Investigation of configuration response amplitude operators (CRAOs) in an array of cylindrical wave energy converters". University of Plymouth, 2010–11.
- MA – Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, 2010.
- MSci, BA (hons) – Natural Sciences, University of Cambridge, 2003–2007.
Roles on external bodies
- ARCHER/HPC-UK Champion
- Member of the Software Outlook Working Group
- Board member of the UK Association for Computational Mechanics (UKACM)
- Special Interest Group in Wave Structure Interaction (SIG-WSI) within the UK Fluids Network (key personnel)
Research
Research
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
- Musiedlak, Pierre-Henri, Numerical Modelling of Responses of Offshore Wave Energy Converters in Extreme Waves, PhD Thesis, University of Plymouth, UK (2019) (Co-supervisor)
Grants & contracts
- Flexible Responsive Systems in Wave Energy (FlexWave) (EP/V040367/1) (Co-Investigator) (2021–2024)
- A Collaborative Computational Project on Wave Structure Interaction + (CCP-WSI+) (EP/T026782/1) (Research Co-Investigator) (2020–2025)
- Extreme Loading on Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs) under Complex Environmental Conditions (EP/T004177/1) (Named Researcher) (2020–2023)
- A Collaborative Computational Project on Wave Structure Interaction (CCP-WSI) (EP/M022382/1) (Research Officer) (2015–2020)
- STructural behaviour Of Rock Mounted Lighthouses At the Mercy of imPulsive waves (STORMLAMP) (EP/N022947/1) (Named Researcher) (2016–2020)
- Modular Tide Generators Limited (Innovate UK 103499) (Named Researcher) (2017–2019)
- Developing Dynamic Load Balancing library for wsiFoam (ARCHER eCSE12-8) (Co-Investigator) (2018)
- ORE SuperGen Leader Deborah Greaves (EP/R010765/1) (Named Researcher) (2017)
- MTG Tidal Raft Platform Concept (Innovate UK 102217) (Named Researcher) (2015–2016)
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2023) 'Real-Time Hybrid Testing of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Using a Surrogate-Based Aerodynamic Emulator' ASME Open Journal of Engineering 2, , DOI
(2022) 'A Review on the Modelling of Wave-Structure Interactions Based on OpenFOAM' OpenFOAM® Journal 2, 116-142 , DOI Open access
(2022) 'A Multidisciplinary Computational Framework for Topology Optimisation of Offshore Helidecks' Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, (9) , DOI Open access
(2022) 'OC6 Phase Ia: CFD Simulations of the Free-Decay Motion of the DeepCwind Semisubmersible' Energies 15, (1) , DOI Open access
(2021) 'OC6 Phase Ib: Validation of the CFD predictions of difference-frequency wave excitation on a FOWT semisubmersible' Ocean Engineering 241, , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Ocean Energy Systems Wave Energy Modeling Task 10.4: Numerical Modeling of a Fixed Oscillating Water Column' Energies 14, (6) 1718-1718 , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Assessing focused wave impacts on floating WECs using OpenFOAM' Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering and Computational Mechanics 174, (1) 4-18 , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Assessing focused wave impacts on floating wave energy converters using OpenFOAM' Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics 174, (1) 4-18 , DOI Open access
(2021) 'Highly Accurate Experimental Heave Decay Tests with a Floating Sphere: A Public Benchmark Dataset for Model Validation of Fluid-Structure Interaction' Energies , DOI Open access
(2020) 'On the impact of motion-thrust coupling in floating tidal energy applications' Applied Energy 282, , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Assessing the validity of regular wave theory in a short physical wave flume using particle image velocimetry' Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Development of a fully nonlinear, coupled numerical model for assessment of floating tidal stream concepts' Ocean Engineering 218, 108253-108253 Publisher Site , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Focused wave interactions with floating structures: A blind comparative study' Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering and Computational Mechanics , DOI Open access
(2020) 'Time-Splitting Coupling of WaveDyn with OpenFOAM by Fidelity Limit Identified from a WEC in Extreme Waves' Energies , DOI Open access
(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 , DOI Open access
(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 , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Ocean Energy Systems Wave Energy Modelling Task: Modelling, Verification and Validation of Wave Energy Converters' Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 7, (11) 0-0 , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Developing a coupled turbine thrust methodology for floating tidal stream concepts: Verification under prescribed motion' Renewable Energy , DOI Open access
(2019) 'Validation of a CFD-based numerical wave tank model for the power production assessment of the wavestar ocean wave energy converter' Renewable Energy , DOI Open access
(2019) 'A blind comparative study of focused wave interactions with a fixed FPSO-like structure (CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 1)' International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering Open access
(2019) 'Quantifying the Predictive Capability of OpenFOAM 4.1: Focused Wave Interactions with a Fixed FPSO' International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering 29, (2) 158-164 , DOI Open access
(2018) 'A Model Free Control Based on Machine Learning for Energy Converters in an Array' Big Data and Cognitive Computing , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Performance of a Direct-Driven Wave Energy Point Absorber with High Inertia Rotatory Power Take-off' Energies (11) 2332-2332 , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Numerical models for the motion and forces of point-absorbing wave energy converters in extreme waves' Ocean Engineering 145, 1-14 , DOI Open access
(2017) 'Survivability of wave energy converters using CFD' Renewable Energy 109, 235-247 , DOI Open access
(2017) 'RANS-VOF modelling of the Wavestar point absorber' Renewable Energy 109, 49-65 , DOI Open access
(2015) 'Wave loads on a point-absorbing wave energy device in extreme waves' Journal of Ocean and Wind Energy 2, 176-181 , DOI Open access
(2013) 'Numerical and physical modelling of extreme waves at Wave Hub' Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue 65:1868-1873 30 Jun 201, Open access
Chapters
(2022) 'Passive motion reduction of semisubmersible floating offshore wind turbine foundations' Trends in Renewable Energies Offshore CRC Press 501-508 , DOI
Conference Papers
(2022) 'Real-Time Hybrid Testing of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Using a Surrogate-Based Aerodynamic Emulator' ASME 2022 4th International Offshore Wind Technical Conference 2-/-1/20222-/-1/2022American Society of Mechanical Engineers , DOI Open access
(2022) 'Passive motion reduction of semisubmersible floating offshore wind turbine foundations' in Soares CG 5th International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore (RENEW 2022), Lisbon, Portugal, 8–10 November 2022 1-/-1/20221-/-1/2022Taylor & Francis Group 501-508 , DOI Open access
(2021) 'A coupled rans-vof and actuator disk model for floating offshore wind turbines' 1474-1480 Open access
(2020) 'Loads on a Point-Absorber Wave Energy Converter in Regular and Focused Extreme Wave Events' ASME 2020 39th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering 8-/-0/20208-/-0/2020American Society of Mechanical Engineers , DOI Open access
(2019) 'CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 2: Assessment of focused wave impacts on floating WECs using OpenFOAM' 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC) 9-/-0/20199-/-0/2019Open access
(2019) 'Numerical Investigation of Focused Wave Impacts on Floating Wave Energy Converters Using OpenFOAM' 29th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE) 6-/-0/20196-/-0/2019Open access
(2019) 'Validation of a Coupled CFD Model for Evaluating Floating Tidal Systems' 29th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE) 6-/-0/20196-/-0/2019Open access
(2019) 'Feasibility Study of Mooring Lines Design for a Floating Tidal Turbine Platform Using Double Hull Structure' ASME 2019 38th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering 6-/-0/20196-/-0/2019American Society of Mechanical Engineers , DOI Open access
(2018) 'Concept development for deployment of a modular, floating, tidal-stream device' RENEW Lisbon, Portugal 0-/-1/20180-/-1/2018Open access
(2018) 'Wave tank experiments of a floating, tidal-stream energy device' RENEW Lisbon, Portugal 0-/-1/20180-/-1/2018Open access
(2018) 'Numerical simulation of focused wave interactions with a fixed FPSO using OpenFOAM 4.1' 28th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE) Sapporo, Japan 6-/-0/20186-/-0/2018International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers Open access
(2018) 'An accurate and cost efficient physical scale model of a direct driven point-absorber with constant damping power take-off' Proceedings of the 5th PRIMaRE Conference Bristol, UK 7-/-0/20187-/-0/2018Open access
(2018) 'Starting a wave structure interaction CFD simulation from an advance time: Hot-start' Proceedings of the 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM 6)/7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD 7) Glasgow, UK 6-/-0/20186-/-0/2018Open access
(2017) 'Investigation of model validity for numerical survivability testing of WECs' 12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC) Cork 8-/-0/20179-/-0/2017Open access
(2017) 'Numerical Modelling of a Floating OWC-WEC Using CFD' 4th PRIMaRE Conference Southampton 7-/-0/20177-/-0/2017Open access
(2017) 'OES Task 10 WEC Modelling Verification and Validation' 12th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC) Cork, Ireland 8-/-0/20179-/-0/2017Open access
(2017) 'Buoy geometry and its influence on survivability for a point absorbing wave energy converter: Scale experiment and CFD simulations' 5th Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS) Washington, D. C., USA 5-/-0/20175-/-0/2017Open access
(2016) 'Coupled RANS-VOF modelling of floating tidal stream concepts' in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Offshore Renewable Energy (CORE) Glasgow, Scotland 9-/-0/20169-/-0/2016Open access
(2016) 'Developing a National Community-serving Numerical Wave Tank Facility' in Proceedings of the 3rd PRIMaRE Conference Bath, UK 7-/-0/20167-/-0/2016Open access
(2016) 'Evaluation of a Floating Tidal Turbine Device using a Coupled CFD Approach' in Proceedings of the 3rd PRIMaRE Conference Bath, UK 7-/-0/20167-/-0/2016Open access
(2016) 'Coupled RANS-VOF Modelling of Floating Tidal Stream Concepts' in Proceedings of the 4th Marine Energy Technology Symposium (METS) Washington, D.C., USA 4-/-0/20164-/-0/2016Open access
(2016) 'RANS-VOF Modelling of Floating Tidal Stream Systems' in Proceedings of the 5th Oxford Tidal Energy Workshop Oxford, UK 3-/-0/20163-/-0/2016Open access
(2015) 'Wave Loads on a Point-Absorbing Wave Energy Device in Extreme Waves' in Proceedings of the 25th International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference Kona, Hawaii Big Island, USA 6-/-0/20156-/-0/2015Open access
(2015) 'RANS-VOF Modelling of Wave Energy Converters' in Proceedings of the 2nd PRIMaRE Conference Penryn, UK 6-/-0/20156-/-0/2015Open access
(2013) 'Shape optimization of perforated caissons for wave energy harnessing' in Proceedings of the 6th PanHellenic Conference of Marine Structures Athens, Greece 1-/-1/20131-/-1/2013
(2013) 'Integrated Numerical Modelling System for Extreme Wave Events at the Wave Hub Site' in Proceedings of the ICE Conference on Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters Edinburgh, UK 9-/-0/20139-/-0/2013Open access
(2013) 'Numerical and Physical Modelling of Extreme Wave Impacts on a Stationary Truncated Circular Cylinder' in Proceedings of the 10th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC) Aalborg, Denmark 9-/-0/20139-/-0/2013Open access
(2013) 'Numerical and physical modelling of extreme waves at Wave Hub' in Proceedings of the 12th International Coastal Symposium 4-/-0/20134-/-0/2013Open access
(2012) 'Investigating interaction effects in an array of multi-mode wave energy converters' in Proceeding of the 27th International Workshop on Water Waves and Floating Bodies, Copenhagen, Denmark 4-/-0/20124-/-0/2012Open access
'On the calibration of a WEC-Sim model for heaving point absorbers' European wave and tidal energy conference (EWTEC) Open access
Reports
(2016) Wave Structure Interaction Computation and Experiment Roadmap Part 1: A Report on the 1st CCP-WSI Focus Group Workshop. , DOI Open access
Presentations and posters
'Geometric parameters for a 2D-Numerical Wave Tank' Open access
'MODELLING THE WOLF ROCK LIGHTHOUSE' , DOI
'The validity of numerical models for testing the survivability of WECs' Open access
'Validation of a nonlinear, coupled numerical model for assessment of floating tidal systems'
'Validation of a nonlinear, coupled numerical model for assessment of floating tidal systems' Open access
Other Publications
CCP-WSI_TestCase_001. Open access
CCP-WSI_TestCase_002. Open access
CCP-WSI_TestCase_003. Open access
CCP-WSI_TestCase_004. Open access
CCP-WSI_TestCase_005. Open access
Hydrodynamic response of a floating offshore wind turbine (1st FOWT Comparative Study Dataset). Open access