Dr Zhihua Ma

Ma, Z., Qian, L., Causon, D. (2021) 'Air Compressibility and Aeration Effects in Coastal Flows.' Advanced Numerical Modelling of Wave Structure Interaction. CRC Press,

Rai, R., Ma, Z., Lin, Z., Bai, W., Qian, L. (2023) 'A stable free-surface boundary solution method for fully nonlinear potential flow models.' Applied Ocean Research, 134pp. 103500-103500.

Khait, A., Ma, Z., Qian, L., Bai, W., Lin, Z. (2022) 'Energy Dissipation and Non-Potential Effects in Wave Breaking.' International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 32(1) pp. 87-96.

Khait, A., Ma, Z. (2021) 'On an eddy viscosity model for energetic deep-water surface gravity wave breaking.' Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 929

Venkatachalam, S., Agarwal, S., Yan, S., Xie, Z., Saincher, S., Schlurmann, T., Ma, Q., Stoesser, T., Zhuang, Y., Han, B., Zhao, W., Yang, X., Li, Z., Wan, D., Zhang, Y., Teng, B., Ning, D., Zhang, N., Zheng, X., Xu, G., Gong, J., Li, Y., Liao, K., Duan, W., Han, R., Asnim, W., Sulaiman, Z., Zhou, Z., Qin, J., Li, Y., Song, Z., Lou, X., Lu, L., Yuan, C., Ma, Y., Ai, C., Dong, G., Sun, H., Wang, Q., Zhai, Z.T., Shao, Y.L., Lin, Z., Qian, L., Bai, W., Ma, Z., Higuera, P., Buldakov, E., Stagonas, D., Martelo Lopez, S., Christou, A., Lin, P., Li, Y., Lu, J., Hong, S.Y., Ha, Y.J., Kim, K.H., Cho, S.K., Park, D.M., Laskowski, W., Eskilsson, C., Ricchiuto, M., Engsig-Karup, A.P., Cheng, L., Zheng, J., Gu, H., Li, G. (2021) 'A Comparative Study on the Nonlinear Interaction Between a Focusing Wave and Cylinder Using State-of-the-art Solvers: Part A.' International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 31(1)

Lin, Z., Qian, L., Bai, W., Ma, Z. (2021) 'Simulation of Steep Focused Wave Impact on a Fixed Cylinder Using Fully Nonlinear Potential Flow and Navier–Stokes Solvers.' International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 31(1) pp. 78-86.

Lin, Z., Chen, H., Qian, L., Ma, Z., Causon, D., Mingham, C. (2021) 'Simulating focused wave impacts on point absorber wave energy converters.' Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 174(1) pp. 19-31.

Ransley, E.J., Brown, S.A., Hann, M., Greaves, D.M., Windt, C., Ringwood, J., Davidson, J., Schmitt, P., Yan, S., Wang, J.X., Wang, J.H., Ma, Q., Xie, Z., Giorgi, G., Hughes, J., Williams, A., Masters, I., Lin, Z., Chen, H., Qian, L., Ma, Z., Chen, Q., Ding, H., Zang, J., Van Rij, J., Yu, Y.H., Li, Z., Bouscasse, B., Ducrozet, G., Bingham, H. (2021) 'Focused wave interactions with floating structures: a blind comparative study.' Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 174(1) pp. 46-61.

Lin, Z., Qian, L., Bai, W., Ma, Z., Chen, H., Zhou, J.G., Gu, H. (2021) 'A Finite Volume Based Fully Nonlinear Potential Flow Model for Water Wave Problems.' Applied Ocean Research, 106pp. 102445-102445.

Ransley, E., Yan, S., Brown, S., Hann, M., Graham, D., Windt, C., Schmitt, P., Davidson, J., Ringwood, J., Musiedlak, P.H., Wang, J., Wang, J., Ma, Q., Xie, Z., Zhang, N., Zheng, X., Giorgi, G., Chen, H., Lin, Z., Qian, L., Ma, Z., Bai, W., Chen, Q., Zang, J., Ding, H., Cheng, L., Zheng, J., Gu, H., Gong, X., Liu, Z., Zhuang, Y., Wan, D., Bingham, H., Greaves, D. (2020) 'A Blind Comparative Study of Focused Wave Interactions with Floating Structures (CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 3).' International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 30(1)

Chen, H., Lin, Z., Qian, L., Ma, Z., Bai, W. (2020) 'CFD Simulation of Wave Energy Converters in Focused Wave Groups Using Overset Mesh.' International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering, 30(1) pp. 70-77.

Chen, H., Qian, L., Bai, W., Ma, Z., Lin, Z., Xue, M.A. (2019) 'Oblique focused wave group generation and interaction with a fixed FPSO-shaped body: 3D CFD simulations and comparison with experiments.' Ocean Engineering, 192pp. 106524-106524.

Ransley, E., Yan, S., Mai, T., Graham, D., Ma, Q., Musiedlak, P.H., Engsig-Karup, A.P., Eskilsson, C., Qian, L., Wang, J., Xie, Z., Sriram, V., Stoesser, T., Zhuang, Y., Li, Q., Wan, D., Chen, G., Chen, H., Qian, L., Ma, Z., Mingham, C., Causon, D., Gatin, I., Jasak, H., Vukcevic, V., Downie, S., Higuera, P., Buldakov, E., Stagonas, D., Chen, Q., Zang, J., Greaves, D. (2019) 'A Blind Comparative Study of Focused Wave Interactions with a Fixed FPSO-like Structure (CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 1).' International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering (IJOPE), 29(2) pp. 113-127.

Chen, H., Qian, L., Ma, Z., Bai, W., Li, Y., Causon, D., Mingham, C. (2019) 'Application of an overset mesh based numerical wave tank for modelling realistic free-surface hydrodynamic problems.' Ocean Engineering, 176pp. 97-117.

Martinez-Ferrer, P.J., Qian, L., Ma, Z., Causon, D., Mingham, C. (2018) 'An efficient finite-volume method to study the interaction of two-phase fluid flows with elastic structures.' Journal of Fluids and Structures, 83pp. 54-71.

Yan, B., Bai, W., Qian, L., Ma, Z. (2018) 'Study on hydro-kinematic characteristics of green water over different fixed decks using immersed boundary method.' Ocean Engineering, 164pp. 74-86.

Ma, Z., Qian, L. (2018) 'Numerical simulation of wave slamming on wedges and ship sections during water entry.' Ocean Systems Engineering, 8(2) pp. 183-199.

Martinez-Ferrer, P.J., Qian, L., Ma, Z., Causon, D.M., Mingham, C.G. (2018) 'Improved numerical wave generation for modelling ocean and coastal engineering problems.' OCEAN ENGINEERING, 152pp. 257-272.

Martinez-Ferrer, P.J., Qian, L., Causon, D.M., Mingham, C.G., Ma, Z. (2018) 'Numerical Simulation of Wave Slamming on a Flap-Type Oscillating Wave Energy Device.' INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OFFSHORE AND POLAR ENGINEERING, 28(1) pp. 65-71.

Zhang, J.L., Ma, Z.H., Chen, H.Q., Cao, C. (2018) 'A GPU-accelerated implicit meshless method for compressible flows.' JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS, 360pp. 39-56.

Ma, Z.H., Qian, L., Martínez-Ferrer, P.J., Causon, D.M., Mingham, C.G., Bai, W. (2018) 'An overset mesh based multiphase flow solver for water entry problems.' Computers and Fluids, 172pp. 689-705.

Feng, X., Bai, W., Chen, X.B., Qian, L., Ma, Z.H. (2017) 'Numerical investigation of viscous effects on the gap resonance between side-by-side barges.' Ocean Engineering, 145pp. 44-58.

Ma, Z., Causon, D., Qian, L., Mingham, C., Martinez Ferrer, P. (2016) 'Numerical investigation of air enclosed wave impacts in a depressurised tank.' Ocean Engineering, 123pp. 15-27.

Ferrer, P., Causon, D., Qian, L., Mingham, C., Ma, Z. (2016) 'A multi-region coupling scheme for compressible and incompressible flow solvers for two-phase flow in a numerical wave tank.' Computers and Fluids, 125

Ma, Z.H., Causon, D.M., Qian, L., Mingham, C.G., Mai, T., Greaves, D., Raby, A. (2016) 'Pure and aerated water entry of a flat plate.' Physics of Fluids, 28(1)

Ma, Z.H., Causon, D.M., Qian, L., Gu, H.B., Mingham, C.G., Ferrer, P.M. (2015) 'A GPU based compressible multiphase hydrocode for modelling violent hydrodynamic impact problems.' Computers & Fluids, 120

Ma, Z.H., Wang, H., Pu, S.H. (2015) 'A parallel meshless dynamic cloud method on graphic processing units for unsteady compressible flows past moving boundaries.' Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 285

Ma, Z.H., Causon, D.M., Qian, L., Mingham, C.G., Gu, H.B., Martínez Ferrer, P. (2014) 'A compressible multiphase flow model for violent aerated wave impact problems.' Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 470(2172)

Ma, Z.H., Wang, H., Pu, S.H. (2014) 'GPU computing of compressible flow problems by a meshless method with space-filling curves.' Journal of Computational Physics, 263

Ma, Z.H., Qian, L., Causon, D.M., Gu, H.B., Mingham, C.G. (2010) 'A Cartesian ghost-cell multigrid Poisson solver for incompressible flows.' International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 85(2) pp. 230-246.

Wang, H., Chen, H., Ma, Z., Pu, S. (2009) 'Gridless method for solving moving boundary problems and its dynamic cloud of points.' Journal of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 41pp. 296-301.

Wu, X., Chen, H., Deng, Y., Ma, Z. (2009) 'CFD analysis of grid fins.' Acta Aerodynamica Sinica, 27pp. 78-82.

Wu, X.J., Ma, M.S., Deng, Y.Q., Ma, Z.H. (2009) 'Navier-Stokes computations of a grid fin missile on hybrid structured-unstructured grids.' Acta Aerodynamica Sinica, 27pp. 419-423.

Ma, Z., Chen, H., Wu, X., Rao, L., Wang, H. (2008) 'A new type hybrid algorithm using local gridless techniques.' Acta Aerodynamica Sinica, 26pp. 344-348+371.

Rao, L., Chen, H., Ma, Z. (2008) 'Fictitious domain method for solution of symmetric and nozzle flows.' Journal of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 40pp. 297-301.

Ma, Z., Chen, H., Zhou, C. (2008) 'A study of point moving adaptivity in gridless method.' Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 197pp. 1926-1937.

Wu, X.J., Ma, M., Deng, Y., Ma, Z.H. (2008) 'Two turbulence models for the computation of transonic flow.' Acta Aerodynamica Sinica, 26pp. 85-90.

Ma, Z., Abdulwahab, E.N., Chen, H. (2008) 'A local Meshless Method for Solving Compressible Euler Equations.' Space Research Journal, 1pp. 1-16.

Ma, Z., Chen, H., Wu, X. (2006) 'A gridless-finite volume hybrid algorithm for Euler equations.' Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 19pp. 286-294.

Ma, Z., Chen, H. (2005) 'Mesh free adaptive algorithm for solving Euler equations on structured grid points.' Transactions of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 22pp. 271-275.

Ma, Z., Chen, H. (2005) 'Simulations of Transonic Inviscid Flows over Airfoils Using Meshfree Adaptive Algorithm.' Modern Physics Letters B, 19pp. 1491-1494.

Rai, R.S., Ma, Z., Qian, L., Bai, W., Lin, Z., Khait, A. (2023) 'A new integrated finite volume–finite volume numerical model for wave-structure interactions.' In ASME 2023 International Conference on Ocean, Offshore, and Arctic Engineering. 7. Melbourne, Australia, 11/6/2023 - 16/6/2023. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), pp. V007T08A003-V007T08A003.

Lin, Z., Qian, L., Campobasso, M.S., Bai, W., Zhou, Y., Ma, Z. (2022) 'Modelling aerodynamics of a floating offshore wind turbine using the overset mesh solver in openfoam.' In ASME 2022 41st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. 8. Hamburg, Germany, 5/6/2022 - 10/6/2022. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME),

Lin, Z., Qian, L., Campobasso, M.S., Bai, W., Zhou, Y., Ma, Z. (2022) 'Modelling Aerodynamics of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Using the Overset Mesh Solver In OpenFOAM.' In ASME 2022 41st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. 5/6/2022 - 10/6/2022. American Society of Mechanical Engineers,

Khait, A., Ma, Z., Qian, L., Bai, W., Lin, Z. (2020) 'Energy Dissipation and Non-Potential Effects in Wave Breaking.' In The Thirtieth (2020) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference. Virtual, 11/10/2020 - 16/10/2020. The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineer (ISOPE),

Lin, Z., Qian, L., Bai, W., Ma, Z. (2020) 'Simulation of steep focused wave interaction with a fixed cylinder using fully nonlinear potential flow and navier-stokes solvers.' In The 30th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference. Virtual, 11/10/2020 - 16/10/2020. International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers,

Lin, Z., Qian, L., Ma, Z., Causon, D., Mingham, C. (2019) 'Simulation of focused wave impact on absorber wave energy converters – CCP-WSI blind test series 2.' In 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC). Napoli, Italy, 1/9/2019 - 6/12/2019.

Chen, H., Qian, L., Ma, Z., Bai, W., Lin, Z. (2019) 'CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 3: OpenFOAM Simulation of Focused Wave Interaction with a Simplified Wave Energy Converter.' In Proceedings of The 29th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference (ISOPE 2019). Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 16/6/2019 - 21/6/2019. International Society of Ocean and Polar Engineers (ISOPE),

Lin, Z., Qian, L., Bai, W., Ma, Z., Chen, H., Zhou, J. (2019) 'Development of a 3D fully nonlinear potential flow wave tank in framework of OpenFOAM.' 9/6/2019 - 14/6/2019.

Chen, H., Qian, L., Ma, Z., Causon, D., Mingham, C. (2018) 'A numerical study of a freely floating lifeboat in regular waves.' In International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. 2018. Sapporo, Japan, 10/6/2018 - 15/10/2018. International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE), pp. 234-241.

Chen, H., Qian, L., Ma, Z., Causon, D., Mingham, C. (2018) 'Numerical simulation of phase-focused wave group interaction with an FPSO-shaped body.' In International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference. 2018. Sapporo, Japan, 10/6/2018 - 15/6/2018. International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE), pp. 1481-1485.

Martínez Ferrer, P.J., Qian, L., Ma, Z.H., Causon, D.M., Mingham, C.G. (2017) 'Modelling wave interaction with deformable structures based on a multi-region approach within OpenFOAM.' In Proceedings of The 27th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference. San Francisco, California, 25/6/2017 - 30/6/2017. International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE), pp. 678-685.

Chen, X., Bai, W., Taylor, P., Quek, S.T., Qian, L., Zhou, J., Ma, Z. (2017) 'Water Depth Effects on Fully Nonlinear Focused Waves.' 23/4/2017 - 26/4/2017.

Ferrer, P.J.M., Causon, D.M., Qian, L., Mingham, C.G., Ma, Z.H. (2016) 'Numerical simulation of wave slamming on a flap type oscillating wave energy device.' 2016-January. pp. 672-677.

Qian, L., Ma, Z., Martinez Ferrer, P., Causon, D., Mingham, C. (2016) 'Adapting OpenFOAM for modelling violent wave impact on structures.' In Violent Flows 2016. Osaka, Japan,

Ma, Z., Qian, L., Ferrer, P.M., Causon, D., Mingham, C. (2016) 'Numerical simulation of water entry of 2D wedges.' 2016-January. pp. 21-26.

Gao, F., Ma, Z.H., Zang, J., Causon, D.M., Mingham, C.G., Qian, L. (2015) 'Simulation of breaking wave impact on a vertical wall with a compressible two-phase flow model.' 2015-January. pp. 679-683.

Ma, Z.H., Qian, L., Causon, D.M., Mingham, C.G., Mai, T., Greaves, D., Raby, A. (2015) 'The role of fluid compressibility in predicting slamming loads during water entry of flat plates.' 2015-January. pp. 642-646.

Ma, Z.H., Qian, L., Causon, D.M., Mingham, C.G. (2011) 'Simulation of solitary breaking waves using a two-fluid hybrid turbulence approach.' pp. 231-237.

Gu, H.B., Causon, D.M., Mingham, C.G., Qian, L., Ma, Z.H., Chen, H.B., Zheng, Z. (2011) 'Power of a Piston Wave Maker by Numerical Method.'

Ma, Z.H., Qian, L., Causon, D.M., Gu, H.B., Mingham, C.G. (2010) 'The development of a Cartesian ghost-cell method for moving boundary problems.' 3. pp. 632-638.

Ma, Z., Chen, H., Periaux, J. (2008) 'A Hybrid Mesh/Meshless CFD Solver Coupled with Genetic Algorithms for Solving Inverse Design Problems in Aerodynamics.'

Chen, H., Ma, Z., Tang, Z., Periaux, J. (2007) 'Advanced simulation and optimization techniques for design problems in aerodynamics: hybridization and uncertainties.'

Ma, Z.H., Chen, H.Q., Periaux, J. (2007) 'Evolutionary Algorithms Using Hybrid Mesh/Meshless Solvers for 2-D Inverse Problems in Aerodynamic Design.'

Chen, H., Ma, Z., Periaux, J. (2007) 'Coupled Mesh/Meshless Hybridized Techniques for Direct and Inverse Problems with Euler Flows in Aerodynamics.' CIMNE,

Ma, Z., Chen, H., Periaux, J. (2005) 'A Mesh Free Adaptive Algorithm for the Simulation of Transonic Euler Flows.'