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Clustering type deep seafloor mineral collection equipment based on vortex hydrodynamic characteristic

A hydrodynamic and cluster technology, applied in special mining, mineral mining, earthwork drilling, etc., can solve the limited effect of the adsorption force of the spiral deflector, affect the correct guidance and determination of the travel path, and affect the controllability and reliability of the equipment. To solve problems such as stability, the efficiency of ore collection is stable, the adaptability of seabed topography is strong, and the scope of mining is expanded.

Active Publication Date: 2017-06-09
SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIV
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[0005] The integrated structure of the mining device and the main body has certain requirements for the walking road of the equipment (not too rough), which has a negative impact on the scope of mining;
[0006] In order to ensure a certain mining efficiency, the walking speed of the equipment is forced to increase, which affects the controllability and reliability of the equipment;
[0007] The adsorption capacity of the ore collector is relatively weak. The publication date is February 24, 2016, and the publication number is the Chinese patent document CN105350968A, which discloses a kind of seabed ore collection vehicle. As for the water jet nozzle, it can be seen from the accompanying drawings that the spiral deflector does not cooperate well with the water jet nozzle, and the effect of this type of spiral deflector on improving the adsorption force is also very limited; in addition , the sealing of the suction cover is insufficient, which will also lead to insufficient adsorption capacity;
[0008] When the ore collector moves with the main body, it is easy to collide with ore or other obstacles. The ore collector must be lifted upwards to avoid obstacles, resulting in insufficient suction. When the avoidance is not timely, the collision will cause certain damage to the ore collector;
[0009] Due to the complex underwater terrain, when the existing seabed ore gathering equipment travels, the detection of the complex underwater terrain is insufficient, and the detection of mineral distribution is also insufficient, which affects the correct guidance and judgment of the travel path, and also affects the avoidance of high-risk operation areas. open

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Embodiment 1

[0057] Such as Figure 1-3 As shown in the figure, a seabed ore collection equipment includes multiple parts such as underwater detectors, crawler mine storage vehicles, and seabed adaptive ore collection devices. The underwater detector mainly includes: a sonar detector 1, an electronic equipment compartment 2, a multi-degree-of-freedom connector 3, a propeller propeller 4 and an empennage 5, etc. The underwater detector is connected with the crawler mine storage vehicle through the optical cable 6. The crawler type ore storage vehicle mainly includes: ore storage cabin 7, ore inlet 8, shock absorber 11, crawler type traveling device 12, ore outlet 13, outbound ore delivery pipe 14, pressure reducing valve 15 and detector berth 16, etc. . The seabed adaptive ore collector mainly includes: a dish-shaped cover 17, a skirt-type cover 18, a small crawler belt 19, a diversion groove 20, and a water pump 21. The ore collector is connected with the ore inlet 8 of the ore storage ...

Embodiment 2

[0078] The difference with Embodiment 1 is: see Figure 5 , the skirt-type outer cover is a multi-section structure, and two adjacent sections are partially staggered, so that when the external seawater enters the seabed adaptive ore collector 10, a certain swirl effect is generated; The guide direction of the plate 23 is suitable.

Embodiment 3

[0080] The difference with embodiment one and two is: see Figure 6 , Figure 7 , the deflector 23 is arranged at the bottom of the ore collector, and a number of tangential holes 24 are opened on the surface of the lower edge of the dish-shaped outer cover at the same time, so that the ore collector can adopt two methods of inducing swirling flow according to the working conditions. When the seabed is flat and the ore collector is closely attached to the seabed, a certain swirling effect can be produced by means of the suction of the water pump and the deflector's deflector; when the seabed is rough, the ore collector cannot be closely attached to the seabed When , the tangential holes can generate lateral water jets and provide the angular momentum of the water flow, thereby ensuring the generation of swirl flow.

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Abstract

The invention relates to seafloor mineral collection equipment which comprises an equipment main body, multiple adaptive seafloor mineral collectors and respective mineral conveying pipes, wherein the equipment main body is connected with the adaptive seafloor mineral collectors through the mineral conveying pipes, and the lengths, extending out of the equipment main body, of the mineral conveying pipes can be controlled to be regulated; the adaptive seafloor mineral collectors are provided with crawler walking mechanisms, and can be controlled to walk independently. According to the equipment, the seafloor topography and mineral distribution in the vicinity of an operation region are detected by virtue of an underwater detector, and the advancing path of the seafloor mineral collectors and a mineral storage vehicle is reasonably planned according to detected information; the multiple adaptive seafloor mineral collectors independently work at the same time, so that the mineral collectors are light and miniature, and damage of mineral collection operation to the ecological environment of the seafloor is reduced; by the equipment main body, a relatively flat seafloor path can be selected, and a rough path can be avoided; horizontal eddy flows are induced by the mineral collectors to facilitate enhancement of a mineral collection effect and improvement of suction force of unit energy consumption, so that a smaller number of water pumps with smaller sizes are required, the size of a mineral collection main unit is reduced, the energy consumption is further greatly reduced, and the equipment is more environment-friendly.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a seabed ore gathering equipment, in particular to an intelligent and collaborative seabed ore gathering equipment. Background technique [0002] The ocean is the largest potential resource base on the earth that has not been fully understood and utilized by humans. In addition to offshore oil and gas resources and coastal mineral sands, the seabed is currently known to have commercial mining value as well as metal mineral resources such as polymetallic nodules, cobalt-rich crusts and polymetallic sulfides. These minerals are rich in nickel, cobalt, copper, manganese, gold and silver metals, etc., and the total reserves are dozens to thousands of times higher than the corresponding reserves on land. In 2013, my country officially obtained a Pacific cobalt-rich crust mining area. Obviously, the development of deep sea mineral resources must rely on deep sea mining equipment. The "Made in China 2025" announced on May 19, 2015 ...

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IPC IPC(8): E21C50/00
CPCE21C50/00
Inventor 赵国成赵伟杰杨建民彭涛肖龙飞田新亮吕海宁寇雨丰
Owner SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIV
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