Call for Papers Proceeding of the Institution of Mechanical Engineering, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science Impact Factor: 1.015 / pic.sagepub.com Special Issue: “Hydrodynamics of Marine Propulsion” Guest Editors: Wei-Xi Huang, Tsinghua University, China Yihong Chen, China Ship Scientific Research Center, China Sangbong Lee, DongA University, Korea Yin Lu Young, University of Michigan, USA Moustafa Abdel-Maksoud, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany From a single paddle used in sculling to the Archimedes’ screw to modern propellers, marine propul- sion has experienced a long evolution. The world's first seagoing steamship with a screw propeller, SS Archimedes, and the world's first screw-propelled steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean, SS Great Britain, were built in the first half of the 19th century. The screw propeller then gradually over- whelmed the paddle steamer and remains the main propulsion method for ship and underwater vehicles today. Various propeller theories were developed to guide design, e.g. momentum theory and blade element theory, as pioneered by W.J.M. Rankine, W. Froude and others. In recent dec- ades, due to the development of computational and experimental technologies, hydrodynamic performance and the associated acoustic properties of the marine propulsion are considered in detail to optimise design and explore new concepts for marine propulsion. This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in theoretical, numerical and experimental methods for modelling marine propulsion, understanding of the underlying flow physics and noise generation mechanism, and the optimization approaches for improving hydrodynamic performance suppressing the noise. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following studies re- lated to the marine propulsion: Theoretical models for force and noise predictions Turbulence modelling, including RANS, LES and RANS/LES hybrid approaches Experimental technologies for flow field visualization and force measurement Characteristics and dynamics of flow structures Cavitation and erosion Hydrodynamic performance Fluid-structure interaction Propeller/rudder/hull interaction Noise/vibration generation and control Optimization approaches New concept designs Authors interested in contributing to this special issue are advised to submit their papers via the dedicated submission site: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jmes. During the submission the authors must indicate that the paper is intended for this spe- cial issue; this option will be offered by the system at the first Step in the choice of document Type. The deadline for submission of full papers is 30th November 2018. Submission guidelines Submit your article https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/journal/proceedings-institution- mechanical-engineers-part-c-journal-mechanical-engineering-sci- https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jmes ence .