This grant partnership with USACE and Reclamation aims to develop a method to determine the efficiency of a non-physical barrier for deterring fish in river bifurcations in California. The research will involve modeling bubble-plume curtains, sound, and intense light with an Individual Based Model (IBM) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. The goal is to create bubble, sound, and light equations for insertion into a CFD hydraulic model to predict deterrence efficiency of juvenile Chinook salmon at specific river locations. Applications are accepted until April 13, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 161013
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | R12AC80881 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Notice of Intent to Award to the University of Iowa for Integrated Bubble, Sound and Light Modeling for Modeling Fish Deterrence |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.560 — SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | Apr 02, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Apr 02, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 13, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Apr 13, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Apr 14, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 90,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $90,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Bureau of Reclamation – Denver Office |
| Description:: | Over the next three years, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) are developing a method to determine the deterrence efficiency of a non-physical barrier (NPB) located on river bifurcations in California. Modeling of a bubbleplume curtain, sound, and modulated intense light (MIL) with the NPB placed at the opening of one arm of the riverine bifurcation is necessary to predict fish deterrence efficiency before NPB deployment or adjustment. An Individual Based Model (IBM) is being proposed to model fish deterrence. The IBM will need hydraulics from a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of river hydraulics near the NPB. The CFD model will need the bubble, sound, and light submodels (encapsulated sound and reflected light due to a bubble curtain). Background sound due to bed sediment movement at high flows (rolling gravel) and background light due to changing daylight level (or city lights at night), turbidity, and other variables may be inputs. Sound, background sound, MIL, and ambient light needs to be represented at each node of the CFD model mesh. This research cooperative agreement calls for the development of bubble, sound, and light equations and related numerical modules that can be integrated and embedded within a CFD hydraulic model of rivers. Specifically, the proposed research cooperative agreement would be to develop bubble, sound, and light governing equations for insertion into an integrated framework (IFW) for a CFD hydraulic model coupled to a Individual Based Model (IBM) of a fish and a Eulerian Lagragian Agent Method (ELAM) of streamflow for predicting deterrence efficiency of juvenile Chinook salmon at a non-physical barrier (NPB) at the Head of Old River (HOR) and Georgianna Slough (GS) of the San Joaquin River Basin. |
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| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 2 | Added Notice of Intent to Awardee Information | Apr 02, 2012 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 15.560 |
| Competition ID: | R12AC80881 |
| Competition Title: | Notice of Intent to Award to the University of Iowa |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00113350 |
| Opening Date: | Apr 02, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Apr 13, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Michelle Maher |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms | SF424 Mandatory Form [V1.1] |
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Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.560 | R12AC80881 | Notice of Intent to Award to the University of Iowa | PKG00113350 | Apr 02, 2012 | Apr 13, 2012 | View | Michelle Maher | Organization Applicants |