《Application of Numerical Simulation for Analysis of Sinking Characteristics of Purse Seine》.pdfVIP

J. Ocean Univ. China (Oceanic and Coastal Sea Research) DOI 10.1007/s11802-015-2384-8 ISSN 1672-5182, 2015 14 (1): 135-142 /xbywb/ E-mail:xbywb@ Application of Numerical Simulation for Analysis of Sinking Characteristics of Purse Seine ZHOU Cheng1), XU Liuxiong1), 2), 3), 4), *, ZHANG Xinfeng1), 2), 3), 4), and YE Xuchang1), 2), 3), 4) 1) College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, P. R . China 2) Key Laboratory of Sustainable Exploitation of Oceanic Fisheries Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, P. R. China 3) National Engineering Research Center for Oceanic Fisheries, Shanghai 201306, P. R. China 4) Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center for Oceanic Fisheries, Shanghai 201306, P. R. China (Received May 2, 2013; revised August 18, 2013; accepted May 13, 2014) © Ocean University of China, Science Press and Spring-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 Abstract This study applies the mass-spring system to model the dynamic behavior of a submerged net panel similar to the shooting process in actual purse seine fishing operation. Modeling indicates that there is insufficient stretching with the net panel under the floatline in the prophase of the shooting process. Sinkers at different locations along the leadline descend successively after submergence, and the sinking speed decreases gradually with elapsed time until attainment of a stable state. Designs with different current speeds and sinker weights are executed to determine the dimensional shape and sinking characteristics of the net. The net rigged with greater sinker weight gains significantly greater sinking depth without water flow. Compared with the vertical spread of the net wall in static water, the middle part of the netting presents a larger displacement along the direction of current under flow condition. It follows that considerable deformation of the netting o