NavaLab — Maritime Specialists Community

Member

Nara Chaiyasit

Founder & Lead, Marine Hydrodynamics

Nara has worked in marine hydrodynamics for over 12 years and founded NavaLab to bring Thai maritime researchers together under one collaborative roof. Particular interest in hull drag reduction and computational fluid dynamics (CFD).

Nara Chaiyasit

Expertise

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Hull Form Design
  • Drag Reduction

Current research

  • Fuel-efficient hulls for small-scale fishing vessels

    Developing low-drag hull shapes for small fishing boats.

Completed research

  • CFD modeling for coastal cargo vessels

    2022

    Simulated flow around hulls to identify fuel-efficiency gains.

Publications

  • Drag reduction strategies for coastal fishing vessels

    Chaiyasit, N. et al. · Journal of Marine Engineering · 2023

Education

  • Ph.D., Naval Architecture

    Maritime Institute of Technology

    2016