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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 175-192 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy |
| Volume | 10 |
| Early online date | 28 Nov 2023 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2024 |
Abstract
The expansion of marine aquaculture production is driven by a high market demand for marine proteins and a stagnation of wild catch of fish. Bivalve farming, i.e., the cultivation of oysters, mussels and scallops, is an important part of the ongoing market dynamics and production expansion. As marine spatial planning is considering various use purposes, available space for near-shore aquaculture is already becoming scarce; this has fueled research and development initiatives to enable production installations further offshore. The highly energetic conditions at more exposed offshore marine sites lead to increased loads on aquaculture systems and their components and it is still not sufficiently understood how the load transfer from oceanic environmental conditions onto shellfish-encrusted surfaces attached to elastic ropes may be appropriately quantified. This study data gathered large-scale data sets in a wave tank facility, which are used to validate a novel, numerical model, building on the dynamics of rope structures which allows for the determination of the hydrodynamic loads transferred to the dropper lines. The forces and hydrodynamic parameters are measured and numerically analyzed. Based on the results, drag and inertia coefficients are determined. A drag coefficient of CD= 1.1 and an inertia coefficient of CM= 1.7 are recommended to model shellfish-encrusted dropper lines exposed to oscillatory flows with KC = 40–90. The numerical model for the determination of wave-induced forces on mussel dropper lines is developed and validated using the experimental data. It employs a modified Morison equation, which takes into account the displacement of the mussel dropper line. The influence of varying aquaculture-related parameters is discussed by applying the numerical model. Based on the gathered insights, recommendations can be given from an engineering point of view concerning the optimal placement of mussel aquaculture within the water column.
Keywords
- Aquaculture engineering, Bivalves, Drag, Hydrodynamic coefficients, Inertia, Mussels, Offshore
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Energy(all)
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Environmental Science(all)
- Water Science and Technology
- Energy(all)
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Engineering(all)
- Ocean Engineering
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, Vol. 10, 02.2024, p. 175-192.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Hydrodynamic coefficients of mussel dropper lines derived from large-scale experiments and structural dynamics
AU - Landmann, Jannis
AU - Flack, Christian
AU - Kowalsky, Ursula
AU - Wüchner, Roland
AU - Hildebrandt, Arndt
AU - Goseberg, Nils
N1 - Funding Information: This research was partially supported with funding from the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment through the Cawthron Institute project CAWX1607. Furthermore, the authors gratefully thank Dirk and Daniela Haase from Meerwasseraquaristik Haase, Hannover, Germany for providing cooling and aeration equipment for the mussel storage.
PY - 2024/2
Y1 - 2024/2
N2 - The expansion of marine aquaculture production is driven by a high market demand for marine proteins and a stagnation of wild catch of fish. Bivalve farming, i.e., the cultivation of oysters, mussels and scallops, is an important part of the ongoing market dynamics and production expansion. As marine spatial planning is considering various use purposes, available space for near-shore aquaculture is already becoming scarce; this has fueled research and development initiatives to enable production installations further offshore. The highly energetic conditions at more exposed offshore marine sites lead to increased loads on aquaculture systems and their components and it is still not sufficiently understood how the load transfer from oceanic environmental conditions onto shellfish-encrusted surfaces attached to elastic ropes may be appropriately quantified. This study data gathered large-scale data sets in a wave tank facility, which are used to validate a novel, numerical model, building on the dynamics of rope structures which allows for the determination of the hydrodynamic loads transferred to the dropper lines. The forces and hydrodynamic parameters are measured and numerically analyzed. Based on the results, drag and inertia coefficients are determined. A drag coefficient of CD= 1.1 and an inertia coefficient of CM= 1.7 are recommended to model shellfish-encrusted dropper lines exposed to oscillatory flows with KC = 40–90. The numerical model for the determination of wave-induced forces on mussel dropper lines is developed and validated using the experimental data. It employs a modified Morison equation, which takes into account the displacement of the mussel dropper line. The influence of varying aquaculture-related parameters is discussed by applying the numerical model. Based on the gathered insights, recommendations can be given from an engineering point of view concerning the optimal placement of mussel aquaculture within the water column.
AB - The expansion of marine aquaculture production is driven by a high market demand for marine proteins and a stagnation of wild catch of fish. Bivalve farming, i.e., the cultivation of oysters, mussels and scallops, is an important part of the ongoing market dynamics and production expansion. As marine spatial planning is considering various use purposes, available space for near-shore aquaculture is already becoming scarce; this has fueled research and development initiatives to enable production installations further offshore. The highly energetic conditions at more exposed offshore marine sites lead to increased loads on aquaculture systems and their components and it is still not sufficiently understood how the load transfer from oceanic environmental conditions onto shellfish-encrusted surfaces attached to elastic ropes may be appropriately quantified. This study data gathered large-scale data sets in a wave tank facility, which are used to validate a novel, numerical model, building on the dynamics of rope structures which allows for the determination of the hydrodynamic loads transferred to the dropper lines. The forces and hydrodynamic parameters are measured and numerically analyzed. Based on the results, drag and inertia coefficients are determined. A drag coefficient of CD= 1.1 and an inertia coefficient of CM= 1.7 are recommended to model shellfish-encrusted dropper lines exposed to oscillatory flows with KC = 40–90. The numerical model for the determination of wave-induced forces on mussel dropper lines is developed and validated using the experimental data. It employs a modified Morison equation, which takes into account the displacement of the mussel dropper line. The influence of varying aquaculture-related parameters is discussed by applying the numerical model. Based on the gathered insights, recommendations can be given from an engineering point of view concerning the optimal placement of mussel aquaculture within the water column.
KW - Aquaculture engineering
KW - Bivalves
KW - Drag
KW - Hydrodynamic coefficients
KW - Inertia
KW - Mussels
KW - Offshore
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U2 - 10.1007/s40722-023-00306-w
DO - 10.1007/s40722-023-00306-w
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85177782739
VL - 10
SP - 175
EP - 192
JO - Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy
JF - Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy
SN - 2198-6444
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