Advanced Studies in Ship Fluid Mechanics
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Ocean Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 61
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of ship fluid mechanics is advancing rapidly with transformative technologies that are reshaping hydrodynamic analysis and ship design. High-fidelity CFD, including hybrid RANS-LES, high-order methods, and lattice Boltzmann approaches, offers the precise modeling of turbulent and multiphase flows. Adjoint solvers and multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) frameworks have enabled the holistic optimization of hydrodynamic performance, structural integrity, and sustainability. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are revolutionizing the field with predictive modeling, real-time simulations, and surrogate models, significantly reducing computational costs. Emerging methods like Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), immersed boundary techniques, and direct numerical simulation (DNS) enhance our understanding of complex phenomena, including wave–structure interactions and cavitation. Advances in fluid–structure interaction (FSI) and digital twin technologies are enabling real-time performance monitoring and optimization. Supported by high-performance computing, these innovations are driving sustainable, efficient, and cutting-edge solutions, redefining the boundaries of ship fluid mechanics and maritime engineering.
Main application topics include the following:
- Air lubrication;
- Hull coating;
- Wind-assisted propulsion;
- Appendage performance enhancement;
- Hullform optimization;
- More efficient ship propulsion and maneuverability;
- Wave–structure interactions;
- Machine learning and data-driven approaches;
- Liquid sloshing.
The main scientific topics include the following:
- Multi-phase adjoint solver;
- Applications of the lattice Boltzmann methods;
- SPH modeling;
- Full-Scale CFD simulation;
- Accurate and efficient numerical simulation for optimization;
- Second-generation intact stability criteria (SGISC) and stability in waves;
- AI-driven innovations in fluid dynamics.
This Special Issue aims to serve as a platform for showcasing innovative research and advancements in fluid dynamics and its diverse applications. It emphasizes recent progress in both fundamental fluid dynamics and their practical implementations across various domains of naval architecture, ocean, and marine engineering. The focus is on the latest theoretical, computational, and experimental contributions to all facets of marine hydrodynamics.
Dr. Amin Nazemian
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- novel computational methods
- high-fidelity CFD
- artificial intelligence/machine learning in hydrodynamics
- emerging decarbonization technology
- advanced fluid mechanics
- full-scale condition
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