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Hydraulics and Environment Department Hydraulics and Environment Department

Eric Lionel Didier

Eric Lionel Didier
Phone: 218 443 904

Professional Situation

Research Officer

Academic and Scientific Degrees

  • 2001 - PhD in "Mécanique des Fluides et des Transferts”, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, University of Nantes, France.
  • 1997 - Master in "Mécanique des Fluides et des Transferts”, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, University of Nantes, France.
  • 1993 - Master in "Mécanique des Milieux Géophysiques et Environement”, University Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France.

Areas of Research / Interest

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics 2D/3D
  • Wave and wave-structure interaction, overtopping and impact loads on breakwaters
  • Wave energy: Oscillating Water Column – OWC – and overtopping devices – OWEC

Research and Professional Activity

  • 2014 - Pos-doctoral study "Numerical modelling of Wave Energy Converter device integrated in vertical breakwater using Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics”.
  • 2013 - Member of project DITOWEC – "Development of an Integrated Tool for numerical modelling of oscillating water column wave converters integrated in vertical breakwaters”, PTDC/ECM-HID/1719/2012, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.
  • 2013 - Member of project HyIV-DHI-04 – "Experimental study of forces on a submarine outfall: influence of incident wave direction, of stabilizing concrete weights and pipe distance from the bottom”, 7th EC FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME INTEGRATING ACTIVITY: HYDRALAB IV, 2013.
  • 2011 - Principal Investigador of project SPACE – "A Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamic model development and validation for Coastal Engineering applications”, PTDC/ECM/114109/2009, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia.
  • 2007 - Pos-doctoral study "Numerical modelling of wave-structures interaction with SPH method”.

Scientific Orientation

  • 2023 - Bianca Macedo, Master Ocean Engineering, FURG, RS-Brasil
  • 2020 - Mariana Domingues, Master Ocean Engineering, FURG, RS-Brasil
  • 2019 - Angelica Konradt Guths, Master Ocean Engineering, FURG, RS-Brasil
  • 2019 - Mariana Alvarenga, Master Ocean Engineering, FURG, RS-Brasil
  • 2018 - Gabriela Carré dos Santos, Master Ocean Engineering, FURG, RS-Brasil
  • 2018 - Guilherme Ferreira Wiener, Master Ocean Engineering, FURG, RS-Brasil
  • 2018 - Rafael Adriano Alves Camargo Gonçalves, Master Ocean Engineering, FURG, RS-Brasil

Relevant Publications

  • Didier E., Teixeira P.R.F., 2023, Performance of an Oscillating Water Column wave energy converter integrated with three types of harbor protection structures. Defect and Diffusion Forum, 427, pp 63-73. IF=0.660; CN=0. DOI:https://doi.org/10.4028/p-BL5v8v
  • Teixeira P.R.F., Didier E., 2023, Numerical analysis of performance of an oscillating water column wave energy converter inserted into a composite breakwater with rubble mound foundation. Ocean Engineering, 278, article number 114421. IF=4.372; CN=1. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.114421
  • Güths A.K., Teixeira P.R.F, Didier E., 2022, A novel geometry of an onshore Oscillating Water Column wave energy converter. Renewable Energy, 201, pp 938-949. IF=8.634; CN=5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.10.121
  • Didier E., Teixeira P.R.F., 2022, Validation and comparisons of methodologies implemented in a RANS-VoF numerical model for applications to coastal structures. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10, article number 1298.  IF=2.744; CN=3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10091298
  • Wiener G., Teixeira P.R.F., Didier E., 2022, Numerical evaluation of optimal sizes of Wells turbine and chamber of a cluster of oscillating water columns integrated to a breakwater in the southern Brazilian coast. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 148(4), article number 04022009, 15 p. IF=2.383; CN=3. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)WW.1943-5460.0000713
  • Neves M.G., Didier E., Brito M., Clavero M., 2021, Numerical and physical modelling of wave overtopping on a smooth impermeable dike with promenade under strong incident waves. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9, article number 865, 29 p. IF=2.455; CN=7. DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9080865
  • Teixeira P.R.F, Didier E., 2020, Numerical analysis of the response of an onshore oscillating water colunm wave energy converter to random waves. Energy, 220, article number 119719. IF=6.046; CN=0. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.119719.
  • Gonçalves R.A.A.C, Teixeira P.R.F., Didier E., Torres F.R., 2020, Numerical analysis of the influence o fair compressibility effects on an oscillating water column wave energy converter chamber. Renewable Energy, 153, pp 1183-1193. IF=6.274; CN=28. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.02.080
  • Gaspard L.A, Teixeira P.R.F., Didier E., 2020, Numerical analysis of the performance of two onshore oscillating water column wave energy converters at diferente chamber wall slopes. Ocean Engineering, 201, article number 107119. IF=3.068; CN=20. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2020.107119
  • Lisboa R.C., Teixeira P.R.F., Torres F.R., Didier E., 2018, Numerical evaluation of the power output of an oscillating water column wave energy converter installed in the southern Brazilian coast. Energy, 162, pp 1115-1124. IF=6.082; CN=5. DOI: https://doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.08.079
  • Torres F.R., Teixeira P.R.F., Didier E., 2018, A methodology to determine the optimal size of a Wells turbine in an oscillating water column device by using coupled hydro-aerodynamic models. Renewable Energy, 121, pp 9-18. IF=6.274; CN=11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.01.003

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