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This thesis investigates wave loading on bodies in the free surface using smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH). This includes wave loading on fixed bodies, waves generated by heaving bodies in still water and the heave response of a body in waves, representing a wave energy dev…

The objective of the present work was to investigate three dimensional unsteady vortex dominated flows using the spectral difference (SD) method and finite volume (FV) method. The simulations were carried out over a circular cylinder, a delta wing and a spiral-shaped wind turbin…

The Shortfin Mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) is one of the fastest swimmers in nature. They have an incredible turning agility and are estimated to achieve speeds as high as ten body lengths per second. Shark skin is known to contain flexible denticles or scales, capable of being…