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Giles Thomas
Researcher at University College London
Publications - 234
Citations - 2374
Giles Thomas is an academic researcher from University College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Slamming & Water transport. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 223 publications receiving 1705 citations. Previous affiliations of Giles Thomas include Curtin University & Australian Maritime College.
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Three-dimensional numerical simulations of straight-bladed vertical axis tidal turbines investigating power output, torque ripple and mounting forces
TL;DR: In this article, three straight-bladed vertical axis turbine designs were simulated using three-dimensional (3D) transient Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models, using a commercial Unsteady Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) solver.
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An insight into the slamming behaviour of large high-speed catamarans through full-scale measurements
TL;DR: In this article, the slamming behavior of a large high-speed catamaran was investigated through the analysis of full-scale trials data, and an automatic slam identification algorithm was developed, considering the measured rate of change of stress in the ship's structure coupled with the vessel's pitch motion.
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Slam events of high-speed catamarans in irregular waves
Giles Thomas,Stefan Winkler,Michael R. Davis,Damien Holloway,S Matsubara,Jason Lavroff,Ben French +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, high-speed catamarans in irregular waves were characterised through experiments using a hydroelastic segmented model, which was designed to represent the dynamic behaviour of the full-scale Incat 112 m vessel and to allow the measurement of the slam load on the centrebow and wet deck.
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Numerical investigation of the influence of blade helicity on the performance characteristics of vertical axis tidal turbines
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of blade helicity on turbine performance characteristics was investigated using three-dimensional (3D) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models using a commercial Unsteady Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) solver.
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Fluid-structure interaction of a large ice sheet in waves
TL;DR: In this paper, a numerical approach based on OpenFOAM is proposed to simulate the hydroelastic wave-ice interaction, with the Navier-Stokes equations describing the fluid domain, the St. Venant Kirchhoff solid model governing the ice deformation and a coupling scheme to achieve the fluid-structure interaction.