Abstract
The dynamic behaviours of the lifting operation of a gravity-type fish cage under calm sea conditions are investigated in this study using an extended position-based dynamics (XPBD) method to obtain the structural deformations of the aquaculture nets. The original XPBD is improved to accurately predict the tensions of the aquaculture nets by applying correction forces. The present XPBD is validated by comparing the experimental results of a flexible horizontal net. The time-step sensitivity is verified for the case of the lifting operation of the fish cage. Results show that the lifting force increases rapidly resulting from the weight of the sinkers at the bottom of the side net. The maximum tension of the net is located at the net ropes connected to the centre point of the bottom net. The structure of the bottom net should be enhanced for safety lifting operations.
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