Dynamic simulation of mid-water trawl in fishing simulator
In order to simulate the dynamic behaviors of mid-water trawl in fishing simulator, a hydrodynamic model of mid-water trawl is established according to lumped mass model and researches on the numerical method for solving the model have also been done. In the modeling process, the mid-water trawl has been simplified by using an equivalent method, then the trawl is divided into finite mass points connected with springs without mass and fluid force of each mass point is calculated by simplifying the point to a spherical object or a rod-shaped object. To take a relative bigger step size for calculation, calculated positions of mass points instituting variables of position are used to calculate connected mass points' elastic force and every mass point's equations can be solely solved. Simulation researches of a mid-water trawl have been done, and simulated results are compared with that of flume experiments, which verifies model's rationality.
Numerical Simulation of Dynamic Response of Supple Nets
A simulation method based on the lumped mass model is proposed for determining the dynamic behavior of nets exposed to a uniform current. Every mesh bar is modeled by a linear bar element. The lumped mass point is set at the ends of each element. The net can be simulated by a discretized model consisting of many point masses and elements without mass. 3D shapes and the distribution of tensions of the net at different moments can be found from time integration of a set of motion equations with a computer program. Two nets are simulated according to reference experiments. Calculated results are in accordance with experimental results. The method is applicable and can be applied to improving design of, and research into other flexible structures, such as net cages.
Anchor-Last Deployment Simulation by Lumped Masses
Often the anchor is deployed as the final action in the mooring of buoys in the water. It has not been economical to calculate the transient conditions in the mooring line until a predictor-corrector technique was developed, which calculates the positions of the anchor and mooring line, the accompanying velocities, and the tensions throughout the line, all as a function of time. This study is based on a numerical lumped mass model representation of a single continuous nylon line 5,000 ft (1,525 m) long.