Henrik Bredmose

Henrik Bredmose is a Professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) within the Department of Wind and Energy Systems. His research focuses on water wave dynamics, applied mathematics, and numerical methods, with a specific emphasis on violent flows and offshore engineering challenges. He has held postdoctoral positions at the University of Bristol and DHI Water & Environment, contributing to both academic and industrial projects.

Education: Mathematical Modelling of Nonlinear Irregular Water Waves (PhD, DTU, 1999-2002).

Research interests include computational fluid dynamics (CFD), floating wind turbine hydrodynamics, extreme wave load prediction, and design wave methodologies. His recent work addresses aero-elastic stability of wind turbines, second-order force models for non-slender structures, and optimization of floating wind farm layouts.

Key projects include FloatLab (2023-2027) and FloatStep, focusing on advanced hydrodynamic analysis and design tools for offshore wind energy systems. Collaborations span international teams, addressing challenges in wave-structure interaction and turbine dynamics.

He advises PhD students on topics like floating wind farm modeling and monopile wave impact loads. His contributions include the DeRisk Database, providing extreme design wave data for offshore structures.