Contact Dr Yujia Wei
- Email: Yujia.Wei@cranfield.ac.uk
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Background
Yujia Wei is Research Fellow in the field of Mechanical Engineering at Cranfield University. He is currently involved in a leading research group focused on renewable energy systems in water/seas. This entails working on various cutting-edge projects concerning floating solar farms, wave and tidal energy converters, as well as offshore wind turbines. Furthermore, Yujia actively engages in collaborations with external industrial and academic partners, which greatly enriches the scope of his work. Additionally, he collaborates extensively with external industrial and academic partners. As the Principal Investigator (PI), Yujia has secured several research funding grants, totalling over £10K.
Yujia is strongly interested in solving engineering and physics problems related to energies, structures, and fluids. He is especially fascinated by their interactions and sustainability. While his expertise lies in the offshore/ocean industry,he is well-versed in high-fidelity modelling techniques (BEM,CFD,FEA,FSI), allowing him to tackle challenges with precision and accuracy.
Research opportunities
Yujia Wei's research focuses on renewable energy applications, marine structures, ocean waves, and their interactions. He has years of experience in computational and experimental methods on multiphysical aspects, i.e., aero/hydro-dynamics, aero/hydro-elasticity, structural, thermal, and acoustic analyses, and fluid-structure interactions. His recent research interest is in integrating CFD-ML on prediction, and optimization.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Wei Y, Yu S, Jin P, Huang L, Elsherbiny K, .... (2024). Coupled analysis between catenary mooring and VLFS with structural hydroelasticity in waves. Marine Structures, 93(January)
- Wei Y, Yu S, Li X, Zhang C, Ning D, .... (2024). Hydrodynamic analysis of a heave-hinge wave energy converter combined with a floating breakwater. Ocean Engineering, 293
- Wei Y, Zou D, Zhang D, Zhang C, Ou B, .... (2024). Motion characteristics of a modularized floating solar farm in waves. Physics of Fluids, 36(3)
- Wei Y, Wang C, Chen W & Huang L. (2024). Array analysis on a seawall type of deformable wave energy converters. Renewable Energy, 225
- Wei Y, Incecik A & Tezdogan T. (2023). A hydroelasticity analysis of a damaged ship based on a two-way coupled CFD-DMB method. Ocean Engineering, 274(April)
- Wei Y, Ou B, Wang J, Yang L, Luo Z, .... (2023). Simulation of a floating solar farm in waves with a novel sun-tracking system. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 1288(1)
- Wei Y, Incecik A & Tezdogan T. (2022). A Fully Coupled CFD-DMB Approach on the Ship Hydroelasticity of a Containership in Extreme Wave Conditions. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10(11)