Abstract
Seaweed is a useful material for solving modern industrial problems on processing sewage and reducing carbon dioxide. In order to cultivate seaweed efficiently, it becomes necessary to accelerate seaweed growth by controlling its environment. This study focuses on controlling seaweed twining by water flow. We propose how to measure twining phenomenon by analyzing seaweed motion in simulation. Simulation results show that twining phenomenon is numerically measured by examining water drag distribution and seaweed networks which are made by connecting centers of gravity among contacted seaweed.
