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Research project

Horizon Europe - NuWAS (Development of a Numerical Model for Wind-Assisted Ships) - FSI modelling and fatigue analysis towards sustainable ship propulsion

Staff

Lead researchers

Dr Joe Banks

Associate Professor
Research interests
  • Performance sport engineering;
  • Experimental methods for fluid structure interaction problems;
  • Performance of sailing vessels and wind assited ships;
Connect with Joe

Email: J.Banks@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Dr Saeed Hosseinzadeh

Postdoctoral Fellow (Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action)
Research interests
  • Experimental and numerical fluid-sructure interaction (FSI)
  • Marine hydrodynamics, seakeeping and vessel performance analysis
  • Wind-assisted propulsion, maritime decarbonisation, and marine renewable energy systems
Connect with Saeed

Email: S.Hosseinzadeh@soton.ac.uk

Professor Stephen Turnock

Head of School
Research interests
  • decarbonisation of shipping
  • maritime robotics and ship autonomous systems
  • performance sport and sailing
Connect with Stephen

Email: S.R.Turnock@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Research outputs

Impact of leeway and rudder angles on propulsive performance of a single screw wind-powered ship
Saeed Hosseinzadeh, Stephen R. Turnock, Joseph Banks, Dominic Hudson & Martyn Prince, 2026, Ocean Engineering, 365(Pt. 3)
DOI: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2026.127431
Type: article
Coupled aero-hydrodynamic analysis of wind-assisted ship motions
Saeed Hosseinzadeh, Joseph Banks, Stephen Turnock & Dominic Hudson, 2026
DOI: 10.1201/9781042001194-131
Type: conference