Biography
Federico Zilic de Arcos completed his undergraduate studies in naval engineering in 2015 at the Austral University of Chile, specialising in naval architecture and marine engineering. After working as a research assistant at the Canal de Ensayos Hidrodinámicos in Valdivia, Chile, and co-founding the start-up company Okeanos, he joined the Oxford Tidal Energy group in 2017 as a DPhil student. His thesis focused on tidal turbine hydrodynamics and fluid-structure interactions. Following a short postdoc in Oxford, Federico was awarded an H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship co-funded by the Region of Normandy. The objective of his fellowship was to study dynamic loads on axial-flow rotors and floating energy systems at the Laboratoire Ondes et Milieux Complexes in Le Havre, France.
He returned to the University of Oxford in 2024 as a Departmental Lecturer in Civil Engineering Fluid Mechanics in association with St Edmund Hall.
Research Interests
Federico's research is focused on numerical and experimental aero-/hydrodynamics of renewable energy systems. His work includes the development and validation of numerical models for predicting steady and dynamic loads on axial-flow turbines, as well as research on rotor fluid dynamics, fluid-structure interactions, and floating energy systems.
Research Groups
Publications
Dynamic loading of two side-by-side tidal stream turbines in regular waves
McNaughton J, Zilic de Arcos F, Vogel C & Willden R (2025), Journal of Fluids and Structures, 133, 104259-104259
BibTeX
@article{dynamicloadingo-2025/3,
title={Dynamic loading of two side-by-side tidal stream turbines in regular waves},
author={McNaughton J, Zilic de Arcos F, Vogel C & Willden R},
journal={Journal of Fluids and Structures},
volume={133},
number={104259},
pages={104259-104259},
publisher={Elsevier BV},
year = "2025"
}
The Effect of Flow Sampling on the Robustness of the Actuator Line Method
Zormpa M, Zilic??de??Arcos F, Chen X, Vogel CR & Willden RHJ (2024), Wind Energy, 28(1)
BibTeX
@article{theeffectofflow-2024/12,
title={The Effect of Flow Sampling on the Robustness of the Actuator Line Method},
author={Zormpa M, Zilic??de??Arcos F, Chen X, Vogel CR & Willden RHJ},
journal={Wind Energy},
volume={28},
publisher={Wiley},
year = "2024"
}
A CFD Study on High???Thrust Corrections for Blade Element Momentum Models
Zilic??de??Arcos F, Wimshurst A, Willden RHJ, Pinon G & Vogel CR (2024), Wind Energy
BibTeX
@article{acfdstudyonhigh-2024/7,
title={A CFD Study on High???Thrust Corrections for Blade Element Momentum Models},
author={Zilic??de??Arcos F, Wimshurst A, Willden RHJ, Pinon G & Vogel CR},
journal={Wind Energy},
number={e2937},
publisher={Wiley Open Access},
year = "2024"
}
Tidal turbine benchmarking project: stage I - steady flow blind predictions
Willden R, Chen X, Tucker Harvey SW, Edwards H, Vogel C et al. (2023), Proceedings of the 15th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2023), 15(3)
BibTeX
@inproceedings{tidalturbineben-2023/9,
title={Tidal turbine benchmarking project: stage I - steady flow blind predictions},
author={Willden R, Chen X, Tucker Harvey SW, Edwards H, Vogel C et al.},
booktitle={15th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC 2023)},
year = "2023"
}
A numerical study on the hydrodynamics of a floating tidal rotor under the combined effects of currents and waves
Zilic de Arcos F, Vogel CR & Willden RHJ (2023), Ocean Engineering, 286(Part 2)
BibTeX
@article{anumericalstudy-2023/8,
title={A numerical study on the hydrodynamics of a floating tidal rotor under the combined effects of currents and waves},
author={Zilic de Arcos F, Vogel CR & Willden RHJ},
journal={Ocean Engineering},
volume={286},
number={115612},
publisher={Elsevier},
year = "2023"
}
An experimental investigation of the influence of inter-turbine spacing on the loads and performance of a co-planar tidal turbine fence
McNaughton J, Ettema S, Zilic de Arcos F, Vogel C & Willden R (2023), Journal of Fluids and Structures, 118
BibTeX
@article{anexperimentali-2023/3,
title={An experimental investigation of the influence of inter-turbine spacing on the loads and performance of a co-planar tidal turbine fence},
author={McNaughton J, Ettema S, Zilic de Arcos F, Vogel C & Willden R},
journal={Journal of Fluids and Structures},
volume={118},
number={103844},
publisher={Elsevier},
year = "2023"
}
Hydrodynamic independence and passive control application of twist and flapwise deformations of tidal turbine blades
Zilic de Arcos F, Vogel CR & Willden RHJ (2023), Journal of Fluids and Structures, 118
BibTeX
@article{hydrodynamicind-2023/2,
title={Hydrodynamic independence and passive control application of twist and flapwise deformations of tidal turbine blades},
author={Zilic de Arcos F, Vogel CR & Willden RHJ},
journal={Journal of Fluids and Structures},
volume={118},
number={103827},
publisher={Elsevier},
year = "2023"
}
A parametric study on the hydrodynamics of tidal turbine blade deformation
Zilic de Arcos F, Vogel C & Willden RHJ (2022), Journal of Fluids and Structures, 113
BibTeX
@article{aparametricstud-2022/7,
title={A parametric study on the hydrodynamics of tidal turbine blade deformation},
author={Zilic de Arcos F, Vogel C & Willden RHJ},
journal={Journal of Fluids and Structures},
volume={113},
number={103626},
publisher={Elsevier},
year = "2022"
}
Experimental testing of the performance and interference effects of a cross-stream array of tidal turbines
McNaughton J, Cao B, Ettema S, Zilic de Arcos F, Vogel CR et al. (2021), 2021, 563-570
BibTeX
@misc{experimentaltes-2021/1,
title={Experimental testing of the performance and interference effects of a cross-stream array of tidal turbines},
author={McNaughton J, Cao B, Ettema S, Zilic de Arcos F, Vogel CR et al.},
year = "2021"
}
Numerical analysis of blockage correction methods for tidal turbines
Zilic de Arcos F, Tampier G & Vogel CR (2020), Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, 6, 183-197
BibTeX
@article{numericalanalys-2020/7,
title={Numerical analysis of blockage correction methods for tidal turbines},
author={Zilic de Arcos F, Tampier G & Vogel CR},
journal={Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy},
volume={6},
pages={183-197},
publisher={Springer},
year = "2020"
}
