Dr Phu Nguyen
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Civil Engineering
Researcher biography
Dr. Nguyen's research interests are in the areas of ocean energy converters and large floating structures. He has developed numerical methods for analysing the interaction between ocean waves and several marine structures (large floating platforms, wave energy converters and floating breakwaters). He is working on: (i) attaching perforated/porous elements (such as perforated plates) to floating structures for increased safety and cost-effectiveness; and (ii) developing floating platforms for farming seaweeds.
Journal Articles
Nguyen, H.P., Liang, H. and Luong, V.H. (2023). Finite element - Dual boundary element method for hydroelastic analysis of very large floating structures protected by perforated barrier. Ocean Engineering, 268 113511, 113511. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.113511
Tullberg, Robert Maxwell, Nguyen, Huu Phu and Wang, Chien Ming (2022). Review of the status and developments in seaweed farming infrastructure. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10 (10) 1447. doi: 10.3390/jmse10101447
Nguyen, H.P. and Wang, C.M. (2022). Finite element - Multi-domain boundary element method for hydroelastic analysis of large floating pontoons with perforated plates. Ocean Engineering, 246 110659, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.110659
Jiang, D., Tan, K. H., Dai, J., Ang, K. K. and Nguyen, H. P. (2021). Behavior of concrete modular multi-purpose floating structures. Ocean Engineering, 229 108971, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.108971
Nguyen, Huu Phu, Park, Jeong Cheol, Han, Mengmeng, Wang, Chien Ming, Abdussamie, Nagi, Penesis, Irene and Howe, Damon (2021). Representative transmission coefficient for evaluating the wave attenuation performance of 3D floating breakwaters in regular and irregular waves. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9 (4) 388, 388. doi: 10.3390/jmse9040388
Nguyen, H. P., Wang, C. M., Tay, Z. Y. and Luong, V. H. (2020). Wave energy converter and large floating platform integration: a review. Ocean Engineering, 213 107768, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.107768
Nguyen, H. P. and Wang, C. M. (2020). Heaving wave energy converter-type attachments to a pontoon-type very large floating structure. Engineering Structures, 219 110964, 110964. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.110964
Nguyen, H. P., Wang, C. M. and Luong, V. H. (2020). Two-mode WEC-type attachment for wave energy extraction and reduction of hydroelastic response of pontoon-type VLFS. Ocean Engineering, 197 106875, 1-21. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.106875
Luong, Van Hai, Nguyen, Xuan Vu, Cao, Tan Ngoc Than, Tran, Minh Thi and Nguyen, Huu Phu (2020). A time-domain 3D BEM-MEM method for flexural motion analyses of floating Kirchhoff plates induced by moving vehicles. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 20 (03) 2050041, 2050041. doi: 10.1142/S0219455420500418
Nguyen, H. P., Wang, C. M., Flocard, F. and Pedroso, D. M. (2019). Extracting energy while reducing hydroelastic responses of VLFS using a modular raft wec-type attachment. Applied Ocean Research, 84, 302-316. doi: 10.1016/j.apor.2018.11.016
Nguyen, H. P., Wang, C. M. and Pedroso, D. M. (2019). Optimization of modular raft WEC-type attachment to VLFS and module connections for maximum reduction in hydroelastic response and wave energy production. Ocean Engineering, 172, 407-421. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.12.014
Nguyen, H. P., Dai, J., Wang, C. M., Ang, K. K. and Luong, V. H. (2018). Reducing hydroelastic responses of pontoon-type VLFS using vertical elastic mooring lines. Marine Structures, 59, 251-270. doi: 10.1016/j.marstruc.2018.02.005
Conference Paper
Wang, C. M. and Nguyen, H. P. (2021). Floating breakwaters: sustainable solution for creating sheltered sea space. The Second International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering and Architecture 2021 (2nd ICSCEA 2021), Virtual, 30 October 2021. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. doi: 10.1007/978-981-19-3303-5_1
Thesis
Nguyen, Huu Phu (2020). Extracting wave energy while reducing hydroelastic response of very large floating structures. PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.954