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Dominic Hudson, BEng, PhD Senior Research Fellow

Dominic Hudson, BEng, PhD Senior Research Fellow School of Engineering Sciences, Ship Science, University of Southampton, Southampton. United Kingdom. School of Engineering Sciences. Head of School: Professor W.G. Price FRS FREng FIMechE FRINA.

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Dominic Hudson, BEng, PhD Senior Research Fellow

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  1. Dominic Hudson, BEng, PhD Senior Research Fellow School of Engineering Sciences, Ship Science, University of Southampton, Southampton. United Kingdom.

  2. School of Engineering Sciences Head of School: Professor W.G. Price FRS FREng FIMechE FRINA • Aerodynamics & Flight Mechanics (12), Prof. N Sandham • Astronautics (5), Dr S Gabriel • Bioengineering Science (5.7), Mr D Barrett/Dr M.Taylor • Computational Engineering & Design (5.76), Prof A J Keane • Electro-Mechanical (6), Prof. J W McBride • Fluid-Structure Interactions (16.5), Prof R.A. Shenoi • Engineering Materials (12), Prof A. Willoughby • Thermal Fluids & Superconductivity (7), Prof C Beduz.

  3. HEFCE RAE’2001 in Engineering • Electronics & Electrical Grade 5* 67 Staff • Computer Science Grade 5* 19 Staff • Engineering Sciences & ISVR Grade 5* 100 Staff • Civil Grade 5* 19 Staff 5/5* Soton 205, IC 161, Cam 124, UCL 89, Oxf 77, Bath 40, Leeds 53, etc

  4. Fluid-structure Interactions Group • 8 Academic staff, 8 researchers, 42 PG students • Expertise • Lightweight Materials • Maritime Computational Fluid Dynamics • Hydroelasticity • Ship/Helicopter Interactions • High Speed Marine Vehicles • Yacht Performance • Funding • ~£2.2M current research contracts • RNLI – Advanced Technology Partnership • Lloyd’s Register – University Technology Centre

  5. Unsteady Hydrodynamics • Three-dimensional frequency domain • Pulsating source • Translating pulsating source • Time domain, non-linear Froude-Krylov/Restoring • Convolution integral • Time domain Green’s function • Rankine source • Frequency domain • Time domain

  6. Applications • High-speed mono- and multi-hull vessels • Manoeuvring in calm water and waves • Sailing yacht performance • Extensive verification/validation study • Investigation of irregular frequency with forward speed • Flow around high-speed vessels with transom stern

  7. Hydroelasticity- applications • Bulk carriers (2D and 3D) • Single-role minehunter (2D and 3D) for VT • RV Triton (trimaran research vessel) for QinetiQ • VLFS (pontoon and semi-submersible) • High-speed catamaran ferry • Sailing yacht • Development of G-Hydroflex for Lloyd’s Register

  8. Hydroelasticity “sub-group” • Professor W.G. Price • Professor P. Temarel • Professor J.T. Xing • Dr. D.A. Hudson • Dr. S.X. Du • Dr. Y. Xiong • Dr. M.Y. Tan • 6 contract research staff (incl. in CED) • 6 PG students • Collaboration • CSSRC, Shanghai Jiaotong Univ, Tsinghua Univ, BUAA, Harbin Eng. Univ, RNLI, LR, VT Shipbuilding, UK MoD, QinetiQ, WUMTIA

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