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MR Osunna Paul Dike

MR Osunna Paul Dike
MR Osunna Paul Dike
MR Osunna Paul Dike

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School/Department
School of Engineering

Biography

Mr. Dike holds a Master’s degree in Structural Engineering from Imperial College London. He brings strong problem-solving skills and a robust foundation in advanced mathematics, finite element analysis, mathematical modelling, and both structural and fluid mechanics.

Mr. Dike joined the University of Aberdeen to pursue a PhD in Marine and Offshore Structural Engineering, supervised by Dr. Marcin Kapitaniak and Dr. Vahid Vaziri, with sponsorship from the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF).

His doctoral research investigates the dynamic behaviour and fatigue performance of semi-submersible floating wind turbines and their power cables. His work centres on the mathematical and numerical modelling of these systems, with the possibility of future experimental validation.

Qualifications

  • Masters Structural Engineering 
    2019 - Imperial College London 
Research

Research Overview

My research is focused on the dynamics and fatigue assessment of floating offshore wind turbines 

Research Specialisms

  • Civil Engineering
  • Marine Engineering
  • Mathematical Modelling
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Structural Engineering

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Fully Coupled Dynamic Analysis and Fatigue Assessment of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

Accurate modelling of FOWTS is pertinent for predicting system response & cost effective design. Most approaches for modelling FOWTs assume combined rigid and flexible body components of the assembly, where the tower and the blades are modelled, as beams using Euler-Bernoulli or a Timoshenko–Ehrenfest beam, while the nacelle and floaters are assumed to be rigid bodies. Our study provide insight on the global and local effects of including structural flexibilities on the response of FOWTs.

Supervision

Funding and Grants

Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF)

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