A CFD Approach for Modelling the Fluid-Structure Interaction of Offshore Aquaculture Cages and Waves
- 14 September 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by ASME International in Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering
- Vol. 144 (2), 1-10
- https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052421
Abstract
Open ocean aquaculture cages became recently a promising alternative to traditional fish cage designs. The offshore environment implies larger loads on the structures and higher risk of fish loss. Floating rigid aquaculture cages with stiff nets are considered as a possible solution to cope with these new challenges. Their design process requires more advanced tools to account for the non-linear fluid-structure interaction. This paper presents a suitable numerical approach for analysing the interaction of offshore aquaculture cages and waves using Computational Fluid Dynamics. Here, a numerical wave tank accounts for the accurate propagation of the waves, and structural dynamics solutions are utilised for the cage system. Two-way coupling is enabled by accounting for the influence of the net on the fluid. The numerical model is validated against measurements for the loads on and the responses of a mobile floating fish farm in waves and current.Keywords
Funding Information
- Norges Forskningsråd (267981)
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