Dr Qing Xiao - University Of Strathclyde

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Personal statement

I joined the University of Strathclyde in 2007 and I’m currently a Professor in the Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering. I am committed teaching in thermodynamics, heat transfer, energy system management, marine pipeline and computational fluid dynamics.   

I have more than 25 years of research experience in the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) field with extensive experience ranging from numerical simulation of aerodynamic compressible flow to bio-mimetic and ocean renewable energy incompressible flow. My main research interests lie in the application of CFD for flow analysis of bio-inspired studies and ocean renewable energy. Some of my main research themes include the physical phenomena associated with a flapping wing and swimming fish with their applications in bioinspired under-water robots; flapping-based tidal energy device;  the offshore renewable energy devices such as tidal turbine, the fixed and floating wind turbine; wave energy converter and offshore fluid-structure interaction such as Vortex Induced Vibration.

In addition to my extensive research activities, I am currently an ITTC Ocean Engineering Committee member, Associated Editor of OMAE Journal, Editorial Board member of Ocean Engineering; a senior member of AIAA, member of OMAE.

For more information please visit our research team webpage:

http://personal.strath.ac.uk/qing.xiao/

 

 

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Prize And Awards

OMAE Subrata Chakrabarti Young Professional Award 2017 Recipient2017Strathclyde Teaching Excellence Awards 2013 Recipient2013

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Multiphysics analysis of a flexible oscillating water column wave energy converter with dielectric elastomer membrane Huang Yang, Xiao Qing, Yang Liu, Dai Saishuai, Lotfian Saeid, Brennan FeargalJournal of Fluids and Structures Vol 140 (2026) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2025.104447Dynamics of a neutrally buoyant sphere during oblique water exit Huang Yang, Xiao Qing, Zhu QiangPhysical Review Fluids Vol 10 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1103/xj4j-jtklDarrieus vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) performance enhancement by means of Gurney flap Ullah Hanif, Gulizzi Vincenzo, Pantano Antonio, Deng Zhongsheng, Xiao QingMachines Vol 13 (2025) https://doi.org/10.3390/machines13111004Physics-guided spatial-temporal graph neural network for finite element surrogate modelling of a floating offshore wind turbine with wind-wave load directionality effect Yung Kobe Hoi Yin, Xiao Qing, Incecik Atilla, Xing Xiuqing, Kang Chang Wei44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering, pp. OMAE2025-155626, V005T09A037 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2025-155626Modelling the impact of structure generated shadowing on tidal stream turbine performance Townley Bryn, Xiao Qing, Angeloudis Athanasios, Ashton Ian, Dadd GeorgeASME 2025 44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (2025) https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2025-157588Effects of moonpools and heave plates on hydrodynamic performance of a barge-type floating offshore wind turbine platform in regular waves Xu Hongteng, Jia Kun, Wang Enhao, Xiao Qing, Incecik AtillaPhysics of Fluids Vol 37 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0281290

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Professional Activities

Keynote presentation on modelling and control of bio-inspired autonomous underwater vehicles Contributor26/4/202329th International Towing Tank Conference (ITTC) Participant13/6/2021Energies (Journal) Guest editor5/2021ASME 2021 International Offshore Wind Technical Conference, IOWTC2020 Participant16/2/2021Taiwan Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (Publisher) Advisory Board Member1/2021Chinese Journal of Ship Research (Journal) Advisory Board Member2021

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UKRI HPC Application Xiao, Qing (Principal Investigator) Huang, Yang (Co-investigator) Bionic Adaptive Stretchable Materials for WEC - An Extension Study, 3,197,440 CPU hours, £9,742 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025 Bionic Adaptive Stretchable Materials for WEC (BASM-WEC) Xiao, Qing (Principal Investigator) Huang, Yang (Co-investigator) This project aims to develop an advanced numerical modelling tool to investigate the fluid-flexible structure-interaction mechanism of Wave Energy Converters (WECs) and Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs). The focus is on studying the impact of elasticity on the aero- and hydro-elastic responses of these structures using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) approach. The current state-of-the-art modelling tools for flexible structures in Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) have limitations in accurately predicting complex behaviours and non-linear strain-stress relationships.The methodology involves expanding existing computational tools to incorporate hyper-elastic material models and using a multi-physics simulation approach with the help of open-source codes. The project team requires powerful supercomputer resources to handle large-scale simulations of 3D flexible WEC and FOWT cases. The successful implementation of this project will have significant implications for the ORE industry and contribute to the well-being of the UK people. 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2024 Digital Twin model of Floating offshore wind turbine with fully coupled aero-hydrodynamic simulation (JARA Studentship External Funding - Kobe Hoi Yin Yung) Xiao, Qing (Principal Investigator) 01-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2025 Offshore Inspection Sensor Technology Review for Modular Magnetic Bio-Inspired Autonomous Underwater Robot Wright, Marvin Stuart (Co-investigator) Xiao, Qing (Principal Investigator) IAA Commercialisation funding for bio-inspired underwater robot prototype. 15-Jan-2022 - 15-Jan-2023 EPSRC IAA - Offshore Inspection Sensor Technology Review for Modular Magnetic Bio-Inspired Autonomous Underwater Robot Xiao, Qing (Co-investigator) 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2025 Multiphysics Study on Flexible Material Applications in Ocean Renewable Energy Xiao, Qing (Principal Investigator) Li, Xiang (Co-investigator) Deng, Zhongsheng (Co-investigator) Access to Tier-2 Cirrus Service, 4.0 million CPU hours, £38,704 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023

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Professor Qing Xiao Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering

Email: [email protected] Tel: 548 4779

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