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Article

Conceptual Design and Structural Performance Analysis of an Innovative Deep-Sea Aquaculture Platform

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School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited, Hangzhou 311122, China
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J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12(7), 1058; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jmse12071058
Submission received: 11 May 2024 / Revised: 12 June 2024 / Accepted: 20 June 2024 / Published: 24 June 2024
(This article belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Abstract

This paper proposes a conceptual design of an innovative deep-sea aquaculture platform that integrates a steel structural framework and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) floats. It aims to overcome the limitations of prevailing aquaculture equipment, including inadequate resistance to strong wind and waves, complex technologies, and prohibitively high costs. The design scheme and key parameters of the main platform, the netting system, and the mooring systems are presented. Based on the stochastic design wave method, the characteristic load response scenarios and design wave parameters are determined and analyzed. Strength analysis is conducted to assess the structural performance, vulnerabilities, and overall safety of the platform under various characteristic load conditions. The results indicate that the Von Mises stress levels across different sections of the platform conform to the allowable stress thresholds under various characteristic load conditions. However, the stress levels of the platform are notably higher when subjected to characteristic loads associated with vertical shear, vertical bending moments, and torsion about the horizontal axis, which requires further efforts in the design process to enhance the structural safety of the platform. The proposed design methodology and the presented research results can provide a wide range of references for the design and analysis of deep-sea fisheries aquaculture equipment.
Keywords: deep-sea aquaculture platform; conceptual design; design wave method; structural performance analysis deep-sea aquaculture platform; conceptual design; design wave method; structural performance analysis

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Li, Y.; Zhen, X.; Zhu, Y.; Huang, Y.; Zhang, L.; Li, H. Conceptual Design and Structural Performance Analysis of an Innovative Deep-Sea Aquaculture Platform. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12, 1058. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jmse12071058

AMA Style

Li Y, Zhen X, Zhu Y, Huang Y, Zhang L, Li H. Conceptual Design and Structural Performance Analysis of an Innovative Deep-Sea Aquaculture Platform. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2024; 12(7):1058. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jmse12071058

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Li, Yangyang, Xingwei Zhen, Yesen Zhu, Yi Huang, Lixin Zhang, and Hongxia Li. 2024. "Conceptual Design and Structural Performance Analysis of an Innovative Deep-Sea Aquaculture Platform" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 12, no. 7: 1058. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/jmse12071058

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