Experimental Analysis of the Influence of Gear Design and Catch Weight on the Fluid–Structure Interaction of a Flexible Codend Structure Used in Trawl Fisheries
This study evaluated the behavior of different codend designs to provide the basic information that is relevant for improving the gear selectivity, energy efficiency, to better understand the fish behavior inside the codend, and prevent the probability of the fish escaping. Three different codends w...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3a86bf67c16841998e0328bff05675a6 2023-05-15T13:57:11+02:00 Experimental Analysis of the Influence of Gear Design and Catch Weight on the Fluid–Structure Interaction of a Flexible Codend Structure Used in Trawl Fisheries Bruno Thierry Nyatchouba Nsangue Hao Tang Jian Zhang Wei Liu Liuxiong Xu Fuxiang Hu 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042505 https://doaj.org/article/3a86bf67c16841998e0328bff05675a6 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/4/2505 https://doaj.org/toc/2076-3417 doi:10.3390/app13042505 2076-3417 https://doaj.org/article/3a86bf67c16841998e0328bff05675a6 Applied Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 2505, p 2505 (2023) codend structure Antarctic krill fisheries energy efficiency fluttering motions flow field Technology T Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TA1-2040 Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/app13042505 2023-02-26T01:31:26Z This study evaluated the behavior of different codend designs to provide the basic information that is relevant for improving the gear selectivity, energy efficiency, to better understand the fish behavior inside the codend, and prevent the probability of the fish escaping. Three different codends were designed from the standard codend commonly used in the Antarctic krill fisheries based on modified Tauti’s law and evaluated. The first and the third codends were designed with four-panel and two-panel nettings, respectively, both made of diamond meshes. While, the second one was a four-panel diamond mesh design with cutting ratio 4:1(N [NBNBN]16). We measured the drag force, codend shape, fluttering codend motions, and the flow field inside and behind the different codends composed of different catch weights under various flow velocities in flume tank. The power spectra density was undertaken to analyze the time evolution of measured parameters. The results showed that the drag force and the codend motion increased and decreased, respectively, with the number of net panels and the cutting ratio. Due to the catch weight and flow velocity, which caused significant codend motions and deformation, a complex interaction occurred between the fluid and the structure, and there was a strong correlation between the codend drag, the codend motions, and the turbulent flow inside and behind the codend. The study showed that the use of the four-panel codend with cutting ratio and the two-panel codend resulted in drag reductions of 6.07% and 6.41%, respectively, compared to the standard codend. The velocity reduction and turbulent kinetic energy were lower inside and behind the four-panel codend than inside and behind the two-panel codend, indicating that turbulent flow through the two-panel codend is more important than through the four-panel codend. The results of the power spectral density analysis showed that the drag and codend motions were mainly low frequency in all codends, with another component related to turbulent ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Krill Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Antarctic The Antarctic Applied Sciences 13 4 2505 |
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This study evaluated the behavior of different codend designs to provide the basic information that is relevant for improving the gear selectivity, energy efficiency, to better understand the fish behavior inside the codend, and prevent the probability of the fish escaping. Three different codends were designed from the standard codend commonly used in the Antarctic krill fisheries based on modified Tauti’s law and evaluated. The first and the third codends were designed with four-panel and two-panel nettings, respectively, both made of diamond meshes. While, the second one was a four-panel diamond mesh design with cutting ratio 4:1(N [NBNBN]16). We measured the drag force, codend shape, fluttering codend motions, and the flow field inside and behind the different codends composed of different catch weights under various flow velocities in flume tank. The power spectra density was undertaken to analyze the time evolution of measured parameters. The results showed that the drag force and the codend motion increased and decreased, respectively, with the number of net panels and the cutting ratio. Due to the catch weight and flow velocity, which caused significant codend motions and deformation, a complex interaction occurred between the fluid and the structure, and there was a strong correlation between the codend drag, the codend motions, and the turbulent flow inside and behind the codend. The study showed that the use of the four-panel codend with cutting ratio and the two-panel codend resulted in drag reductions of 6.07% and 6.41%, respectively, compared to the standard codend. The velocity reduction and turbulent kinetic energy were lower inside and behind the four-panel codend than inside and behind the two-panel codend, indicating that turbulent flow through the two-panel codend is more important than through the four-panel codend. The results of the power spectral density analysis showed that the drag and codend motions were mainly low frequency in all codends, with another component related to turbulent ... |
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Experimental Analysis of the Influence of Gear Design and Catch Weight on the Fluid–Structure Interaction of a Flexible Codend Structure Used in Trawl Fisheries |
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Experimental Analysis of the Influence of Gear Design and Catch Weight on the Fluid–Structure Interaction of a Flexible Codend Structure Used in Trawl Fisheries |
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Experimental Analysis of the Influence of Gear Design and Catch Weight on the Fluid–Structure Interaction of a Flexible Codend Structure Used in Trawl Fisheries |
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Experimental Analysis of the Influence of Gear Design and Catch Weight on the Fluid–Structure Interaction of a Flexible Codend Structure Used in Trawl Fisheries |
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Experimental Analysis of the Influence of Gear Design and Catch Weight on the Fluid–Structure Interaction of a Flexible Codend Structure Used in Trawl Fisheries |
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experimental analysis of the influence of gear design and catch weight on the fluid–structure interaction of a flexible codend structure used in trawl fisheries |
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