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Flow Characteristic Study around Artificial Reef of Jacket Structure with
Different Arrangement
Khairul Anam Mohd Isa
Supervisor: Dr. Mohd Asamudin A. Rahman
Bachelor of Applied Science (Maritime Technology)
School of Ocean Engineering
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Schools of fish are frequently attracted by reefs and it will gradually create artificial
ecosystems. Previously, some artificial reefs had been set up for the fish aggregation
but it is not fully functional since it got some decrements. There are some parameters
that need to be considered in the flow field of the structure which is the structural
arrangement. To have the benefit of the structure and enrich more marine resources,
a study of flow characteristic around the structure has been done to investigate
different arrangement of artificial reef. This should benefit the marine life in order to
survive around the structure with minimum turbulent conditions. Computational Fluid
Dynamics (CFD) simulation was used in the present study to simulate the artificial reef
with different arrangement subjected to a constant current velocity. It was found that
the result of the simulation will determine the minimum turbulent conditions around
the structure when the constant current flows in different angles.
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