Fish culture net cage based on offshore wind turbine single pile foundation
By designing fish farming cages with detachable connectors and negative pressure cylinders on the foundation of offshore wind turbine monopile, the problem of linkage between offshore aquaculture cages and wind farms has been solved, achieving efficient resource utilization and improved stability.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520129961.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-20
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-30
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-01-20
AI Technical Summary
The lack of structural linkage between offshore aquaculture cages and offshore wind farms leads to a waste of sea area and resources, and existing cages are difficult to expand and adjust.
The design incorporates a fish farming cage based on a monopile foundation of an offshore wind turbine. It is connected to the monopile foundation via detachable connectors, and the cage body is formed by vertical and horizontal pipes. A negative pressure cylinder is used for quick installation and disassembly, and reinforcing ribs and anchor chains are added to improve stability.
This approach enables the utilization of the sea area for monopile foundations of offshore wind turbines, reduces resource waste, improves the stability and disassembly of the cages, and reduces the difficulty of installation and disassembly.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of ocean resource development, and particularly relates to a fish net cage based on offshore wind turbine single pile foundation. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the development of ocean resources, there is no direct structural connection between offshore aquaculture and offshore wind farms, and both are simply placed in a certain area of the offshore wind farm site directly or indirectly. There is a lack of relevant structural linkage between the two, and each occupies a certain sea area, resulting in great waste.
[0003] The existing offshore aquaculture net cage is customized according to a certain scale, which is not convenient to expand after installation, and lacks a certain adjustability. In addition, in order to improve stability, a corresponding foundation pile needs to be further added, causing resource waste and cost increase.
[0004] The single pile foundation is the most widely used offshore wind turbine foundation at home and abroad. The single pile foundation uses a steel pipe pile with a diameter of about 8-10m. The steel pipe pile is driven into the seabed to a certain depth by a pile hammer to bear the load generated by the work of the wind turbine. According to relevant regulations, the sea area of the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation is calculated according to the circular area with a radius of 50m extending outward from the center point of the tower to the outer edge line point of the wind turbine foundation. There is a lot of unused sea area around the single pile foundation, and the space volume is considerable. If it can be reasonably utilized, it will generate great economic value.
[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to design a fish net cage based on offshore wind turbine single pile foundation. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL
[0006] In view of the defects in the prior art, the utility model provides a fish net cage based on offshore wind turbine single pile foundation.
[0007] The technical scheme adopted by the utility model is: the fish net cage based on offshore wind turbine single pile foundation, including offshore wind turbine single pile foundation and fish net cage, the fish net cage includes a plurality of vertical pipes and a plurality of horizontal pipes and forms a polygonal net cage body, and a culture net is installed on the net cage body; the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation is connected with the net cage body through detachable connecting pieces in the circumferential direction.
[0008] In order to better realize the utility model, the detachable connecting piece includes a mounting plate fixed on the surface of the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation, an installation pipe is arranged on the mounting plate, a first flange is arranged at the end of the installation pipe; a butt joint pipe is arranged on the vertical pipe of the net cage body close to the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation, a second flange is arranged at the end of the butt joint pipe and is matched with the first flange, and a corresponding connecting bolt is matched.
[0009] For better implementation of the utility model, the upper end of the vertical pipe is sealed, and a negative pressure cylinder is arranged at the lower end, a plurality of inlet and outlet holes are formed in the negative pressure cylinder.
[0010] For better implementation of the utility model, the reinforcing rib is arranged on the breeding net cloth, and the end of the reinforcing rib is connected with the vertical pipe or the horizontal pipe.
[0011] For better implementation of the utility model, the adjacent vertical pipes of the two adjacent fish net cages are connected with anchor chains for improving stability.
[0012] For better implementation of the utility model, the fish net cage is a regular pentagon or a regular hexagon, and the two vertical pipes arranged at the two ends of one side are connected with the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation.
[0013] The utility model has the advantages that the fish net cage based on the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation can be put into seawater by the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation, the vertical pipe, the horizontal pipe, the breeding net cloth and the detachable connecting piece, and is connected and fixed through the detachable connecting piece, so that the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation can be used to fix the fish net cage and improve stability, the sea area of the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation can be fully utilized, and resource waste is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed in the specific embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced below. In all the drawings, similar elements or parts are generally indicated by similar reference numerals. In the drawings, the elements or parts are not necessarily drawn according to the actual proportion.
[0015] Figure 1 It is a sectional view of the structure of the fish net cage based on the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation of the utility model;
[0016] Figure 2 It is a sectional view of the structure of the fish net cage based on the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation of the utility model;
[0017] Figure 3 It is a sectional view of the structure of the fish net cage based on the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 4 It is a sectional view of the structure of the fish net cage based on the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 5 It is a sectional view of the structure of the fish net cage based on the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation of the utility model;
[0020] Figure 6 Another structural diagram of the fish net cage based on the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation according to the present application;
[0021] In the drawings, 1 is an offshore wind turbine single pile foundation, 2 is a fish net cage, 3 is a detachable connecting piece, 4 is a negative pressure cylinder, 5 is a sea level, 6 is a seabed surface, 7 is a mounting plate, 8 is a mounting pipe, 9 is a first flange, 10 is a second flange, 11 is a butt joint pipe, 12 is a connecting bolt, 13 is an inlet and outlet hole, 14 is a culture net, 15 is an anchor chain, 16 is a riser, and 17 is a reinforcing rib. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] The embodiments of the technical scheme of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the present application, and therefore only serve as examples, and cannot limit the protection scope of the present application.
[0023] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure clearer, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present disclosure described and shown in the drawings can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.
[0024] In the description of the present disclosure, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "inner" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship in which the product of the present disclosure is usually placed during use, and are only for the convenience of describing the present disclosure and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present disclosure. In addition, the terms "first", "second" and the like are only used to distinguish the description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.
[0025] In the description of the present disclosure, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "set", "connected" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be connected inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present disclosure can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0026] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the present application should be understood as the usual meaning understood by those skilled in the art to which the present application belongs.
[0027] Embodiment:
[0028] As Figures 1 to 6 shown, the fish net cage based on offshore wind turbine single pile foundation of the utility model, including offshore wind turbine single pile foundation 1 and fish net cage 2, the fish net cage 2 including multiple vertical pipes 16 and multiple horizontal pipes and the polygonal net cage body enclosed, is installed on the net cage body and is bred net 14, the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation 1 of the circumferential direction is connected with the net cage body through detachable connecting piece 3. The fish net cage based on offshore wind turbine single pile foundation of the utility model, through the cooperation of offshore wind turbine single pile foundation 1, vertical pipe 16, horizontal pipe, bred net 14 and detachable connecting piece 3 etc., when using, the net cage body of vertical pipe 16 horizontal pipe can be put into seawater, and the bottom end of vertical pipe 16 is inserted into seabed surface 6, and the top end is projected out of sea level 5, is connected and fixed to offshore wind turbine single pile foundation 1 through detachable connecting piece 3, not only can utilize offshore wind turbine single pile foundation 1 and play good fixing effect, improve stability, and can make full use of the sea area of offshore wind turbine single pile foundation 1, reduced resource waste.
[0029] As a preferred embodiment, the detachable connecting piece 3 includes the mounting plate 7 fixed on the surface of offshore wind turbine single pile foundation 1, the mounting pipe 8 is provided on the mounting plate 7, the first flange 9 is provided at the end of the mounting pipe 8, the butt joint pipe 11 is provided on the vertical pipe 16 of the net cage body close to offshore wind turbine single pile foundation 1, the second flange 10 is provided at the end of the butt joint pipe 11 and is matched with the corresponding connecting bolt 12. After such design, when installing and disassembling, only need to align the first flange 9 and the second flange 10, and rotate the corresponding bolt 12, so that the installation is very convenient.
[0030] As a preferred embodiment, the upper end of the riser 16 is sealed, and the lower end is provided with a negative pressure cylinder 4, and a plurality of inlet and outlet holes 13 are formed on the negative pressure cylinder 4. After the fish cage 2 is transported to the designated position, the fish cage 2 is hoisted to the designated position by the hoisting ship, and then positioned and leveled, and then the air in the negative pressure cylinder 4 is pumped out through the inlet and outlet holes 13 to form negative pressure in the cylinder and the riser 16, and under the action of the external atmospheric pressure, the fish cage 2 is installed to the designated mud position. In specific operation, a suction pipe can be inserted from one of the inlet and outlet holes 13, the suction pipe extends to the upper part of the riser 16 to suck air, and the air in the riser 16 and the negative pressure cylinder 4 is pumped out, so that the inside is quickly filled with seawater, which can facilitate and speed up the installation into the sea. After installation is completed, external atmospheric pressure can be used to apply pressure to improve stability. When the fish cage 2 needs to be removed, the inlet and outlet holes 13 are opened, an inflation pipe is inserted into the upper part of the riser 16, and the seawater in the riser 16 and the negative pressure cylinder 4 is quickly discharged, so that the hoisting ship can be easily hoisted, and the installation and removal of the fish cage 2 is quick and convenient. At the same time, since the fish cage 2 can be quickly and conveniently removed, the fish cage 2 can be quickly removed and reinstalled in other areas for repeated use when the area is no longer suitable for breeding.
[0031] As a preferred embodiment, a reinforcing rib 17 is arranged on the breeding net 14, and the end of the reinforcing rib 17 is connected with the riser 16 or the horizontal pipe. After such design, the mechanical strength of the breeding net 14 is greatly improved, and the ability to withstand seawater impact is increased.
[0032] As a preferred embodiment, an anchor chain 15 for improving stability is connected between the adjacent risers 16 of two adjacent fish cages 2. After such design, the anchor chain 15 between the two adjacent fish cages 2 further improves the mechanical stability, and a plurality of anchor chains 15 can be arranged according to actual needs.
[0033] As a preferred embodiment, the fish cage 2 is a regular pentagon or a regular hexagon, and two risers 16 arranged at two ends of one side are connected with the offshore wind turbine monopile foundation 1. After such design, one entire side of the fish cage 2 is stably connected to the offshore wind turbine monopile foundation 1, and the stability is greatly improved.
[0034] Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than limiting them; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: it can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacement for part or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and they should be covered in the scope of the claims and the specification of the present application.
Claims
1. Fish cage based on offshore wind turbine monopile foundation, characterized in that: The application relates to a kind of offshore wind turbine single pile foundation (1) and fish cage (2), the fish cage (2) includes a plurality of vertical pipes (16) and a plurality of horizontal pipes, and the polygonal net cage body is surrounded, and the breeding net clothes (14) is installed on the net cage body;The offshore wind turbine single pile foundation (1) is connected with the net cage body through detachable connecting piece (3) in the circumference.
2. The fishnet cage based on a monopile foundation of an offshore wind turbine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The detachable connecting piece (3) includes the mounting plate (7) fixed on the surface of offshore wind turbine single pile foundation (1), the mounting pipe (8) is arranged on the mounting plate (7), the first flange (9) is arranged at the end of the mounting pipe (8), the butt joint pipe (11) is arranged on the vertical pipe (16) of the net cage body close to offshore wind turbine single pile foundation (1), the second flange (10) is arranged at the end of the butt joint pipe (11), and the corresponding connecting bolt (12) is matched.
3. The fishnet cage based on offshore windmill monopile foundation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vertical pipe (16) is sealed at the upper end, and the negative pressure cylinder (4) is arranged at the lower end, a plurality of inlet and outlet holes (13) are formed in the negative pressure cylinder (4).
4. The fishnet cage based on offshore windmill monopile foundation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The reinforcing rib (17) is arranged on the breeding net clothes (14), and the end of the reinforcing rib (17) is connected with the vertical pipe (16) or the horizontal pipe.
5. The offshore wind turbine monopile based fish farm net pen according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjacent vertical pipes (16) between the adjacent two fish cages (2) are connected with the anchor chain (15) for improving stability.
6. The offshore wind turbine monopile based fish farm net pen according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fish cage (2) is a regular pentagon or a regular hexagon, two vertical pipes (16) arranged at the two ends of one side are connected with the offshore wind turbine single pile foundation (1).