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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
(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
Conference Papers
(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
'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
'MODELLING THE WOLF ROCK LIGHTHOUSE' , DOI
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