CFD as a Tool for “Nature-Like” Fishway Design

The decommissioning of the Saccarappa hydroelectric project required the design and implementation of modernized fish passage. Through the use of CFD modeling, our team helped to guide the engineering of the design. But the project was not as straight-forward as one would think. Making fish passage functional in a river that sees a wide range of flows required as much art as it did engineering. 

This talk presents a case study in the use of 3D CFD as a practical tool in the design of a nature-like fishway on the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine. Originally presented during the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, September 14-25, 2020.

[vinayguru_jaipur]

Hi... I am Vinay from India, graduate mechanical engineer and having my Masters in Energy Engineering, ... I got some assignment on fishway design.... Can you guide me for 2 D simulation and design of fishway, please?