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    Development and validation of computational fluid dynamics models for the coupled simulation of heat transfer and fluid flow in the coral microenvironments

    228532_Ong 2015.pdf (93.42Mb)
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    Authors
    Ong, Robert Harsono
    Date
    2014
    Supervisor
    Assoc. Prof. Benjamin Mullins
    Dr Andrew King
    Type
    Thesis
    Award
    PhD
    
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    School
    Department of Mechanical Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/951
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    Abstract

    This thesis explored the temperature deviations between coral surface temperature and ambient seawater temperature that likely determines the microscale processes involved in coral bleaching. The work presented here applied Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technique coupled with hydrodynamic modelling and ray-tracing to predict coral surface warming due to the effects of stressors. This thesis demonstrates that modelling microscale temperature could yield important insights into thermoregulation in corals, which may lead to a more effective reef management.

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