Simulation of the Fluid–Structure Interaction in Fishing Nets

The main objective of this work is the development a Computational Fluid Dynamics model coupled with structural code for simulation and optimization fishing gears. As nets are highly deformable structures under influence incident water, use merely empirical correlations hydrodynamic forces, such as those used in many codes, does not provide precise predictions their behaviour. coupling between problem effects makes it necessary to tackle through new “fluid–structure interaction” approach, which described here. Preliminary results obtained CFD also presented.