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
Three-dimensional hydrofoil polar coefficients to improve Blade Element Momentum predictions of wave and current loads on tidal rotors
Zilic de Arcos F & Vogel CR (2026), Ocean Engineering, 369, 128554-128554
BibTeX
@article{threedimensiona-2026/11,
title={Three-dimensional hydrofoil polar coefficients to improve Blade Element Momentum predictions of wave and current loads on tidal rotors},
author={Zilic de Arcos F & Vogel CR},
journal={Ocean Engineering},
volume={369},
number={128554},
pages={128554-128554},
publisher={Elsevier BV},
year = "2026"
}
Validation of an actuator line CFD model for tidal rotors in waves
Zilic de Arcos F, McNaughton J, Vogel CR, Willden RHJ & Pinon G (2026), Journal of Fluids and Structures, 145, 104583-104583
BibTeX
@article{validationofana-2026/8,
title={Validation of an actuator line CFD model for tidal rotors in waves},
author={Zilic de Arcos F, McNaughton J, Vogel CR, Willden RHJ & Pinon G},
journal={Journal of Fluids and Structures},
volume={145},
number={104583},
pages={104583-104583},
publisher={Elsevier BV},
year = "2026"
}
Tidal and wave driven hydrokinetic power in atolls of an amphidromic region in the Pacific Ocean
Zilic de Arcos F, Pham MA, Lucas F, Lafosse M & Pinon G (2026), Renewable Energy, 256, 124668-124668
BibTeX
@article{tidalandwavedri-2026/1,
title={Tidal and wave driven hydrokinetic power in atolls of an amphidromic region in the Pacific Ocean},
author={Zilic de Arcos F, Pham MA, Lucas F, Lafosse M & Pinon G},
journal={Renewable Energy},
volume={256},
number={124668},
pages={124668-124668},
publisher={Elsevier BV},
year = "2026"
}
Modelling unsteady hydrodynamic gust loading on tidal turbine blades
Smyth ASM, Zilic de Arcos F & Young AM (2025), Journal of Fluids and Structures, 137, 104381-104381
BibTeX
@article{modellingunstea-2025/9,
title={Modelling unsteady hydrodynamic gust loading on tidal turbine blades},
author={Smyth ASM, Zilic de Arcos F & Young AM},
journal={Journal of Fluids and Structures},
volume={137},
number={104381},
pages={104381-104381},
publisher={Elsevier BV},
year = "2025"
}
Low fidelity modeling for the prediction of long-term floating offshore wind turbine performance
Hardin J, Zilic de Arcos F, Adcock T & Edwards E (2025)
BibTeX
@inproceedings{lowfidelitymode-2025/8,
title={Low fidelity modeling for the prediction of long-term floating offshore wind turbine performance},
author={Hardin J, Zilic de Arcos F, Adcock T & Edwards E},
booktitle={44th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE 2025)},
year = "2025"
}
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"
}
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, 115612-115612
BibTeX
@article{anumericalstudy-2023/10,
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},
pages={115612-115612},
publisher={Elsevier BV},
year = "2023"
}
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"
}
