Project

Integrating wave-current interaction, biological growth and biofouling in the physical and numerical modelling of offshore structures

Code
BOF/DOC/2025/028
Duration
01 October 2025 → 30 September 2029
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Natural hazards
  • Engineering and technology
    • Hydraulic structures
    • Coastal and estuarine hydraulics
    • Environmental marine biotechnology
    • Fluid mechanics and fluid dynamics
Keywords
marine growth biofouling wave offshore structures current Physical modelling numerical modelling
 
Project description
This project develops a fundamental understanding of wave-current interactions in physical and numerical modelling and their interplay with marine growth and biofouling at offshore structures. Novel benchmark datasets of oblique wave-current interaction will be derived from model testing in COB and saltwater flume for numerical model validation, enabling performance