Grant: Engage Grants Program
Memorial University of Newfoundland
$25,000.00
Computational study of aerators in fish farms
FY 2018-19
Summary
Industrial fish farms rely on aerators for multiple purposes, including the oxygenation of water and the isolation*of fish from plankton blooms. Poseidon Ocean Systems Ltd, an aquaculture solutions and technology company,*seeks expertise in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to run numerical simulations and analyze the behaviors*of current aerators and then improve the designs. Several critical aspects of aerators need to be studied,*including water entrainment by an aerator, optimizing the geometry and locations of aerators in a farm, and*effects of the ambient water current on the performance of the aerators. With a collaboration between Poseidon*Ocean Systems Ltd and Memorial University, this project aims to develop numerical simulation tools and data*to better understand these problems. Multiphase flow models will be used to predict the flow from one aerator,*and subsequently, from an array of aerators. The results will be used by the company in improving design and*operation for better performance of the aerators and the water quality in fish farms. There will also be*significant environmental benefits since a reduction in fuel consumption will result in a reduction of pollution.
Program
Engage Grants Program
Recipient
Location
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
531394-2018
Name nom
Duan, Xili
Department département
Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of
Organization id
89
Institution établissement
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Province en
Newfoundland and Labrador
Province fr
Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2018
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
25000
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1551
Committee name en
Atlantic Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour l'Atlantique
Area of application code
106
Area of application group en
Agriculture and primary food production
Area of application group fr
Agriculture et produits alimentaires primaires
Area of application en
Aquaculture
Area of application fr
Aquiculture
Research subject code
2200
Research subject group en
Fluid mechanics
Research subject group fr
Mécanique des fluides
Research subject en
Fluid mechanics
Research subject fr
Mécanique des fluides
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Computational study of aerators in fish farms
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Industrial fish farms rely on aerators for multiple purposes, including the oxygenation of water and the isolation*of fish from plankton blooms. Poseidon Ocean Systems Ltd, an aquaculture solutions and technology company,*seeks expertise in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to run numerical simulations and analyze the behaviors*of current aerators and then improve the designs. Several critical aspects of aerators need to be studied,*including water entrainment by an aerator, optimizing the geometry and locations of aerators in a farm, and*effects of the ambient water current on the performance of the aerators. With a collaboration between Poseidon*Ocean Systems Ltd and Memorial University, this project aims to develop numerical simulation tools and data*to better understand these problems. Multiphase flow models will be used to predict the flow from one aerator,*and subsequently, from an array of aerators. The results will be used by the company in improving design and*operation for better performance of the aerators and the water quality in fish farms. There will also be*significant environmental benefits since a reduction in fuel consumption will result in a reduction of pollution.
