Day 1 :
Keynote Forum
Ho-Shong Hou
I-Shou University, Taiwan
Keynote: Research of Improvement and Hydraulic Model Test for the Treatment of Thermal Diffusion around the Intake and Outlet Structure of Linkou Power Plant in Taiwan Coastal Zone
Time : 9:30-10:15
Biography:
Dr. Hou worked for three years as a hydraulic laboratory director and chief research engineer with the Taichung Harbor Project, a man-made deep-water port construction on the West Coast of Taiwan. In 1976, Dr. Hou received his Ph.D. in civil and coastal engineering at the University of Florida. He then worked as the Director of the Graduate Institute of Harbor and Ocean Engineering at the National Taiwan Ocean University, and as an adjunct professor of the Institute of Naval Architecture at National Taiwan University.Dr. Hou subsequently became the Deputy Director of the Harbor Research Institute in Taichung for the following five years, whilst maintaining his two professorships. Soon after he accepted and offer to become the division director (and afterword Deputy Director-General) of the Institute of Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), positions he held for a total of 12 years. In 1995, he was promoted to Director-General of Department of Railways and Highways within the MOTC .In light of his outstanding engineering and administration background and achievements Dr. Hou was in December 1998 invited by then Mayor of Kaohsiung to serve as Deputy Mayor. In this high responsibility role he was in charge of all municipal infrastructure development projects, and was also subsequently appointed to the position of Chief Commissioner of the Kaohsiung City Election Commission. Dr. Hou is a registered civil and hydraulic engineer, and an active member of American Society of Civil Engineers. Dr. Hou was the President of PACON (2002-2008) International and a Life Member. Dr, Ho-Shong Hou obtained ACOPNE(Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port& Navigation Engineers) granted the status of “ Diplomat” in the specialty of “ Coastal Engineering “by the Academy of Coastal, Oceanport & Navigation. Engineers in July 17, 2014. He is currently Professor of I-Shou University and also President of Kaohsiung Southern Taiwan Industry Technology Association.
Abstract:
Taiwan Power Company tries to solve the warm water from outlet affecting water temperature of intake for the purpose of protecting power generation of Linkou Power Plant runs well. Therefore, the company subscribed the research project to Institute of Harbor and Marine Technology (IHMT). The author was in charge of this project and supervising for improving the arrangement of Intake and outlet structures. Linkou Power Plant is located in the North- Western coast of Taiwan. Tamsui river and Linco river located in the east side(upstream) and Nan Kang river located in the west side(downstream). Sediment transport around Linkou Power Plant is very active. This research is also concerning about how to prevent sediment silting the intake. In summer, water temperature is higher and the reverse tidal current bring warm water (from outlet discharged) to increase the intake water temperature. Due able to Diffusion effect of the thermal discharged from outlet, it is easily affect the function of power generation and probably decrease the efficiency of power generation. Therefore a lot of field survey using echo-sounding to measure sea bottom topographic change, currents( tidal current, Nearshore current and alongshore current etc) measurement, waves and littoral drift are measured to supply the Hydraulic Thermal Diffusion Test in the basin (60m x45m x1m) of physical model. Through above physical model experimental results, an optimal arrangement of intake and out let structures are proposed for future improvement of the Linkou Power Plant.
Keynote Forum
Dr. Oleg Makarynskyy
Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australia
Keynote: Improved risk, hydrodynamic and hydrocarbon spill modelling assessments in macro-tidal harbor environment
Time : 10:15-11:00
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Keynote Forum
Mohamed El-Said FARGHALY
Suez Canal University, Egypt
Keynote: Founder Head ,Marine Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
Time : 11:20- 12:05
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Keynote Forum
Dr. Synudeen Sahib
SN. College, India
Keynote: Marine Biodiversity in India with special reference to conservation, status and issues
Time : 12:05 -12:50
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Abstract:
India has a vast coastline of 8000 km, of which, 5, 423 km belong to Peninsular India and 2, 094 km to the Andaman, Nicobar, and Lakshadweep Islands, and with an EEZ of 2.02 million sq. km. There are about 13,000 recorded marine species in India. Indian coastal zones have a variety of habitats like mangrove, estuarine, coral reefs, sea grass beds, lagoons, sand dunes, rocky shore, cliffs, intertidal mud flats, etc. Coastline of India has also supports nearly 250 million people and the ecological services of marine and coastal ecosystems of India play a vital role in India’s economy growth. The marine floral diversity includes 844 species of marine alga (sea weeds) belonging to 217 genera, 14 species of sea grasses and 69 species of mangroves. The marine faunal diversity includes a wide variety of life forum. The Indian coastal water harbours 451 species of sponges, more than 200 species of corals, more than 2900 species of crustacean, 3370 species of marine molluscs, more than 200 species of bryozoans, 765 species of echinoderm, 47 species of tunicates, more than 1300 marine fishes, 26 species of sea snakes, 5 species of sea turtles and 30 species of marine mammals including dugong, dolphins, whales etc. In addition a wide variety of sea birds can be observed around the coast. There are ten species of sharks and rays including whale shark, all species of sea horses, all cetaceans, dugong, nine species of shells, five species of sea turtles, one species of otter, all species of corals, all species of sponges and all holothurians that occur in coastal and marine areas of India are considered under threat, therefore, protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 by listing them in the Schedule. Major anthropogenic direct drivers of ecosystem degradation and destruction include habitat conversion to other forms of land use, overexploitation of species and associated destructive harvesting practices, spread of invasive alien species, and the impacts of pollution from agricultural, domestic and industrial effluents. In this paper, the major issues related to coastal and marine biodiversity conservation and measures taken to address them have been highlighted.