In classical fish farm plants, the net is the only barrier between the fish and open sea. Ensuring sufficient capacity is of importance regarding fish escapes. With AquaSim, the analyst may predict forces and stresses in the net and associated equipment for customized locations and environmental loads.
Distribution of forces in a classical aquaculture net.
Go into the details by establishing a local model and disclose how tension forces are distributed in tarpaulin- and net structures.
Distribution of tension forces in tarpaulin.
Aquacultural nets are complex in their structure. They consist not only of a mesh, but also a system of reinforcement ropes, lifting ropes, loops and dead fish handling. The nets are specially adapted to the aquaculture locations and use. AquaSim is applied for net analyses to verify that the design has sufficient capacity to withstand the environmental- and operational loads according to NS9415.
Model test and AquaSim-analysis of spaghetti-net with lice skirt.
Model hexagonal nets of steel or flexible fabrics.
Modelled hexagonal shaped net in AquaEdit and distribution of forces from AquaView.
Submerged net system as a part of Atlantis, by Atlantis Subsea Farming AS.