Design and analysis of an automated feed-buoy for submerged cages

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-111

  Fullerton, Brett ^a   Swift, M Robinson ^b   Boduch, Stanley ^a   Eroshkin, Oleg ^a   Rice, Glen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b University of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliant mooring; Feed buoy; Finite element modeling; Open ocean aquaculture; Physical modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOORING; TIDAL POWER; WIND EFFECTS;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM; ELECTRIC POWERED PUMP; SOLAR PANELS; WIND GENERATORS;

AQUACULTURE;

AUTOMATION; CAGE CULTURE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MARICULTURE; MODELING;

MODELS; WIND;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 7444258538     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2004.03.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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