Modeling Flexible Netting in Offshore Aquaculture Cages

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😭I'm currently learning numerical simulation of fish cages and understand that both AQWA and Fluent in ANSYS Workbench are capable of this type of fluid dynamics simulation. I've spent considerable time searching for relevant examples of fishing net motion and deformation that I could learn from, but came up empty-handed. I was wondering if any experienced members here could point me toward similar case studies or tutorials?

I also want to verify if my understanding is correct: Since AQWA's hydrodynamic analysis is restricted to rigid bodies, cage systems with flexible components would require configuring hydrodynamic characteristic parameters to achieve simulation results—but this approach still wouldn't capture the actual deformation and motion of the net. Therefore, should I instead be using Fluent for hydrodynamic analysis and fluid-structure interaction (FSI) of the cage structure?