Aquaculture pond temperature modeling |
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Authors: | Stanley L Klemetson Gary L Rogers |
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Institution: | Department of Civil Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA;University of Hawaii, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, PO Box 1346, Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744-1346, USA |
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Abstract: | The prediction of aquaculture pond temperatures throughout the year is essential to the design and evaluation of potential aquaculture sites. A site may obtain the necessary heat inputs from the sun, geothermal wells or industrial and power plant waste heat. The amount of heat addition necessary is dependent upon climatic and environmental factors at the site.The MAPT (Maintenance of Aquaculture Pond Temperatures) model was developed to determine the potential for warm water aquaculture at any site in the world. Hot water sources and solar radiation provided the heat inputs to the model while the heats of evaporation, convection and radiation were responsible for the heat losses.The model was used to consider a variety of heat loss reduction methods, heat transfer methods and projected the pond temperatures and animal production rates. It has been applied to several sites around the world and provides an inexpensive means for evaluation of production potential without extensive site data collection. |
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