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Vivek is a Research Fellow in Offshore Renewable Energy Hydrodynamics within the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics at the University of Plymouth. He works on the AEON - Development of the next-generation floating hybrid energy platform for island communities project. His research investigates the viability of coupling solar panels along with wave energy converter systems.
Vivek has a MSc in Mechanical Engineering from University College London (UCL). Whilst at UCL, he developed an interest in surface gravity waves and wave-structure interaction (WSI) problems. Nurturing these interests, he started on his PhD at the IITB-Monash Research Academy. His doctoral dissertation, titled 'Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Thin Porous Barriers', was supervised by Prof. Balaji Ramakrishnan from IIT Bombay and Prof. Murray Rudman from Monash University, and was completed in 2021.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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CCP-WSI Blind Test Series 5: Numerical Investigation of Isothermal Sloshing in a Circular Tank Using OpenFOAM
Brown, S., Francis, V., Colville, S., Greaves, D. & Johanessen, I. P., 1 Jun 2025, The 35th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference. Vol. The 35th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference. ISOPE-I-25-332. (International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceedings published in a book › peer-review
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Solitary wave interaction with upright thin porous barriers
Francis, V., Rudman, M., Ramakrishnan, B., Loh, S. & Valizadeh, A., Jan 2023, In: Ocean Engineering. 268, 0, p. 113394-113394Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental Investigation on Solitary Wave Interaction With Vertical Porous Barriers
Francis, V., Ramakrishnan, B. & Rudman, M., 1 Aug 2020, In: Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. 142, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Generating stable solitary waves with a piston-type wavemaker
Francis, V., Ramakrishnan, B., Rudman, M. & Valizadeh, A., Apr 2020, In: Coastal Engineering. 157, 0, p. 103633-103633Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Solitary Wave Interaction With Vertical Porous Barriers
Francis, V., Ramakrishnan, B. & Rudman, M., 9 Jun 2019, In: Volume 7A: Ocean Engineering. 0, 0Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference proceedings published in a journal › peer-review