Shortly after completing my PhD last year I was presented the opportunity to use the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques I've been predominantly applying over coastal dunes, to the marine environment.
In collaboration with Dr Rory Quinn, from the University of Ulster, we simulated the fluid dynamics around a shipwreck on the Arklow Bank, Ireland. The simulations confirmed that flow velocity and turbulence are both amplified by the presence of the wreck, causing changes in the morphology of the flow regime, causing changes in the morphology of the flow regime.
The study has recently been published in the Journal or Archaeological Science. Please click here for the full article.