88 results about "Deep ocean water" patented technology

An autonomous open-ocean fish-farming structure has a submersible cage enclosure tethered to a topside buoy. The topside buoy stores feed, is equipped with radio telemetry to communicate positioning signals transmitted from external sources, and generates electrical power using, for example, a hybrid solar OTEC heat engine. The structure is navigated and maintained in a geostationary position within the ocean environment by means of position-correction technology and is propelled by thrusters attached to the cage enclosure and, optionally, to the underside of the topside buoy. The self-positioning, self-powered fish-farming structure enables unmanned, extended marine deployment in deeper ocean waters without the need for tethering or anchoring to the ocean floor. Multiple structures can be maintained in a spaced apart configuration to comprise a flotilla of fish farming structures attended by a tender ship that is autonomous, easily serviced and conveniently relocated.

A system for laying a pipeline from a floating vessel onto the ocean floor in relatively deep ocean water which provides an erector for raising new pipe sections to be added to a pipeline which is depending from the system, the pipe sections being raised into accurate alignment with the mast of the system although the mast is free to be gimbaled in any direction within two degrees of angular freedom.

A system for laying a pipeline from a floating vessel onto the ocean floor in relatively deep ocean water in which a gimbal means provides two degrees of angular freedom of the working table and mast which separates the forces of the pipelines to be supported into vertical and horizontal components and provides separate mechanisms to support the vertical and horizontal components of the pipeline forces.

An open-ocean fish-growing platform has a submersible cage structure for growing fish, an antenna for receiving positioning signals transmitted from an external source, a position-correction apparatus for calculating a position error signal from a target geostatic position, and an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system for generating electric power for thruster units to maintain the cage structure in the target geostatic position. The OTEC system inducts colder ocean water from a deeper ocean depth for driving its heat exchange cycle, and is also of hybrid type using a fuel-fired unit as a heat source. The cold water effluent from the OTEC system is directed into the cage for flushing wastes generated by the growing fish. The self-positioning, self-powered open-ocean platform enables unmanned, extended marine deployment in deeper ocean waters without the need for tethering or anchoring to the ocean floor.

The hurricane prevention system and method for use in ocean water is provided including a buoyant platform on which is disposed a wind-driven power source, a water-moving system, and a water-dispersing system. The wind-driven power source is configured to use wind energy to power the water-moving system, which is configured to transport water from somewhat deeper ocean water levels to, or near, the level of the ocean. The water-dispersing system is preferably configured to disperse the water from the water-moving system to an area at or near the sea surface. The buoyant platform preferably is anchored by a mooring system. The hurricane prevention system and method is designed to bring cooler water from deeper in the ocean to or near the ocean surface and to disperse that cooler water in that area to reduce the sea surface temperature, thereby preventing or inhibiting the formation of hurricanes.

The invention provides a deep ocean water pressure-retention sampling device based on a controllable one-way valve cascaded structure, which belongs to the field of an ocean technological instrument. Two controllable one-way valves (an electromagnetic one-way valve and a manual one-way valve) are reversely arranged in a pipeline at the front end of a sampling cylinder in serial connection to realize pollution-free sampling, pressure-retention sampling and sample constant-pressure transferring; the way for additionally arranging a pressure compensation cylinder behind a sample cylinder realizes the continuous and mutation-free compensation to the pressure of a sample cavity; a method for filling a space between a sampling piston and a compensation piston with clean seawater and processing a throttling hole in the center of a connection body, pressure-mutation-free sampling is realized; and a one-way valve assembly and a choke plug are installed on an end cover of the compensation cylinder, so that the reliability of the sampling device is improved. All static connection in the sampling device is sealed by virtue of an O-shaped ring end surface, so that the sealing performance of the sampling device is improved. The deep ocean water pressure-retention sampling device is compact in structure, fewer in accessory equipment, simple in a sampling triggering signal and particularly suitable for being equipped with an AUV (Autonomous Underwater Vehicle) to collect deep ocean water samples.

An open-ocean fish-growing platform has a submersible cage structure for growing fish, an antenna for receiving positioning signals transmitted from an external source, a position-correction apparatus for calculating a position error signal from a target geostationary position, and an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system for generating electric power for thruster units to maintain the cage structure in the target geostationary position. The OTEC system inducts colder ocean water from a deeper ocean depth for driving its heat exchange cycle, and is also of hybrid type using a fuel-fired unit as a heat source. The cold water effluent from the OTEC system is directed into the cage for flushing wastes generated by the growing fish. The self-positioning, self-powered open-ocean platform enables unmanned, extended marine deployment in deeper ocean waters without the need for tethering or anchoring to the ocean floor.

A system for laying a pipeline from a floating vessel onto the ocean floor in relatively deep ocean water which provides pipe support means which can be disposed under and away from support shoulders on the pipeline and provides means to distribute the high stresses of pipe loading among members so as to not overstress any one member.

An autonomous open-ocean fish-farming structure has a submersible cage enclosure tethered to a topside buoy. The topside buoy stores feed, is equipped with radio telemetry to communicate positioning signals transmitted from external sources, and generates electrical power using, for example, a hybrid solar OTEC heat engine. The structure is navigated and maintained in a geostationary position within the ocean environment by means of position-correction technology and is propelled by thrusters attached to the cage enclosure and, optionally, to the underside of the topside buoy. The self-positioning, self-powered fish-farming structure enables unmanned, extended marine deployment in deeper ocean waters without the need for tethering or anchoring to the ocean floor. Multiple structures can be maintained in a spaced apart configuration to comprise a flotilla of fish farming structures attended by a tender ship that is autonomous, easily serviced and conveniently relocated.

A system for laying a pipeline from a floating vessel onto the ocean floor in relatively deep ocean water which provides guidance, bend restricting, and stabilizing means for the pipe sections while the connection by welding processes are being done and for providing means to remove the guidance, bend restricting, and stabilizing means from the central area of the stinger when passing objects of a larger diameter than the pipeline.

A water production system (1) for making potable water (7) in an environment of humid tropical air (6) and cold deep ocean water (8) comprising a heat exchanger (2), means for controlling (3) the volume of the deep ocean water (2) passing through the heat exchanger (2) based on the amount of heat absorbed by the heat exchanger (2) in the process of condensing water vapor (7a) from the humid air (6), and means for enhancing (4) the rate of at which water vapor (7a) is condensed including a positive air pressure dome (9) system for enhancing the humidity, condensation rate, and water quality, and a continuous coil (2a) disposed in the flow of humid air (6) to condense additional potable water (7), and means for vibrating (38) elements of the system to increase condensation.

A system for laying a pipeline from a floating vessel onto the ocean floor in relatively deep ocean water which provides jacking mechanisms which can be used to gimbal the tower which incorporate the ability to be independently raised in height, have horizontal slide planes to overcome the sinusoidal differences in distances in attachment points when tilting supported objects, and provide a gimbaling device to allow for the attachment to supported objects which are tilted in the raising process.

A method for efficiently extracting minerals of high purity from deep ocean water by using low temperature vacuum crystal is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining concentrated liquid containing ion components and fresh water without the ion components by freshening the deep ocean water; separating crystals of a calcium salt, a sodium salt, and a sulfate from the concentrated liquid by heat-concentrating and filtering the concentrated liquid; obtaining a mixed salt slurry of a potassium salt and a magnesium salt by concentrating the concentrated liquid from which a calcium salt, a sodium salt, and a sulfate are removed; obtaining a solution in which a magnesium salt is dissolved and a crystal of a potassium salt by washing the mixed salt slurry with water; and obtaining a mixed crystal of a potassium salt and a magnesium salt by concentrating the solution in which a magnesium salt is dissolved, and then separating a magnesium salt solution with improved purity by filtering the concentrated solution in which a magnesium salt is dissolved.

The invention discloses ocean deep water-containing drinking water with health care function, belonging to the technical field of health care drinking water and comprising processing ocean deep raw water via RO and ED, removing residues and elements unsuitable for being absorbed into human body, and proportioning the processed water with fresh water. By means of optimal proportioning of the deep-processed ocean deep water and the fresh water (drinking water, mineral water, purified water, mineral matter water and the like), the invention provides a sort of new commonly-drinkable water---oceandeep water diluted drinking water for human life, expands application field of the ocean deep water and enriches contents of minerals in natural drinking water on land, thus curing various diseases resulted from shortage and imbalance of the minerals in human body. The invention can be extensively applied to the field of health care and achieve profound social and economic benefits on health of mankind.

The invention belongs to the field of cosmetics, and relates to a moisturizing technology in skin care products, namely a 24-hour moist three-layer moisturizing and repairing system. The skin care product provided by the invention is characterized in that kelp extractive, deep ocean water, pansy extractive and a water catching factor form a three-layer moisturizing and repairing system; the kelp extractive contains a plurality of minerals, saccharides and amino acid and has the moisturizing effect of reinforcing surface water locking of skin; the pansy extractive promotes synthesis of aquaporins in cell membranes, improves water circulation of dermis and promotes water to transfer from dermis to cuticle; silicon and manganese elements in the deep ocean water can reduce transepidermal water loss and are cooperative to achieve the effect of activating water deeply; and the water catching factor ensures that skin has the moisturizing effect of catching water outside. By means of the three-layer moisturizing and repairing system including surface water locking, water activating deeply and water catching outside, the skin care product provided by the invention can bring an intelligent lasting moisturizing technology to skin, so that bright, smooth, transparent and moist skin is brought.

Methods and systems for utilizing deep ocean water in the cultivation and harvesting of nutrients and CO2 for algae and other valuable aquaculture species for the production of algal biomass and the like. The systems of the present invention include a floating deep water harvesting barge, a containment device, and a storage or pumping device. The containment device may be a closed system, an open system, or a photo-bioreactor. The present invention is also directed to improved methods for drying algae biomass and further downstream applications and uses of the algae biomass.

The invention belongs to the field of cosmetics, and relates to the technology of moisturizing in skin-care products, namely a skin protection system with a three-layer moisture nourishing effect. The skin-care product provided by the invention is a skin protection system with the three-layer moisture nourishing effect, formed by macrocystis pyrifera extract, deep ocean water and chlorella extract. The skin-care product provided by the invention brings a durable moisturizing effect on the skin by means of coordination of the three ingredients.

The invention discloses an ultra-high sea-water pressure balance valve, comprising a valve seat, a valve body and a valve pocket. The valve body is a tee joint. Both the valve seat and the valve pocket are in a tubular shape, the inner ends of the valve seat and the valve pocket are sealed, inserted into and fixed on the two ends sharing the same axial line with the valve body, and a segment inner hole of the inner end of the valve body is a taper hole. A valve flap and a spring are arranged inside the valve body. One end of the valve flap is arranged in the valve body, and the other end is inserted into the valve pocket. A taper head is arranged at one end of the valve flap, and the taper angle of the taper head is equal to the taper angle of the taper hole of the inner end of the valve seat; under non-working state, the taper head of the valve flap is arranged against the taper hole of the inner end of the valve seat. A spring is coated on the valve flap. Under non-working state, the taper head of the valve flap and the taper hole of the inner end of the valve seat closely match with each other by the seal ring. The invention can not only seal the hydraulic oil with relatively big viscosity, but also seal deep-ocean water, and the scope of application is not limited. The invention can be used to adjust the balance of the weight and buoyancy of a deep-ocean robot.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a deep-sea mineralizing fluid. The preparation method comprises the following steps: taking deep sea water below 300m of a sea level as a raw material,removing organic impurities in the deep sea water by ultrafiltration pretreatment, and carrying out reverse osmosis concentration treatment on the pretreated deep sea water; then carrying out electrodialytic treatment on the obtained reverse osmosis concentrated liquid to obtain deep-sea mineralized fluid. The obtained deep-sea mineralized fluid disclosed by the invention contains general mineralssuch as potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium in general drinking water and trace elements having biological activity to a human body; with molecular clusters of the deep sea water, the deep-sea mineralizing fluid is absorbed by the human body more easily and meets the demand of balanced intake of all mineral elements by the body. The deep sea water adopting the raw materials has the advantages of abundant resources, cleanness, zero pollution, good industrialized prospect and easiness in industrial application.

A fruit juice bexerage features that it contains the sea water instead of running water or underground water, which is taken from deep sea with the depth of more than 900 m and contains more than 90 inorganic salts, minerals and trace element. Its advantages are no pollution and health-care function.

Cakes containing deep layer ocean water characterized in that the cakes comprise the constituents of (by weight percent) protein 40-50%, fine white sugar 30-42%, potassium hydrogen tartrate 0.5-0.625%, deep layer ocean water 3-5%, table salt 0.5-0.75%, special-purpose cake flour 15-18%, and a small amount of perfume compound, cake oil and salad oil.

The invention belongs to the technical field of sea water desalination and particularly relates to a method of using deep sea simulated water to cultivate deep sea marine organisms, comprising: usingshallow sea water, sub-sea water or costal deep well water having low salinity of 5%. To 20%. as original water to perform pretreatment, decreasing turbidity of the original water to 1 ppm and below,nano-filtering the pretreated original water to obtain nano-filtered water, and subjecting the nano-filtered water to reverse osmosis treatment to obtain concentrated water, similar to deep sea water,having the salinity of 28%. To 36%.; using the concentrated water to cultivate marine organisms in deep sea environments. The method provided herein has the advantages that influence of natural disasters such as storm, red tide and typhoons can be greatly avoided so that dependence on weather avoided; in addition, the method may provide fewer limits so that popularizing sea water cultivation to the inland is made possible.

The invention belongs to the field of skin care products and relates to a pore refining cream containing deep-sea essence and a preparation method of the cream. The scream is prepared from raw materials as follows: glycerin, squalane, deep-sea roe extract, deep-sea water, deep-sea seaweed extract, oat beta-glucan, blackcurrant fruit, avocado oil, cucumbers, rose essential oil, a traditional Chinese medicine additive and sterilized water, wherein the traditional Chinese medicine additive is prepared from raw materials in parts by weight as follows: witch hazel, chamomile, plums, peach blossoms, tree peony bark, blue gum and aloes. The cream has high safety, is free of allergic reaction, is rich in biological essence ingredients of deep-sea fish in combination with other various herbaceous plant essence and traditional Chinese medicine ingredients, is refreshing in texture and silky when contacted with skin, has multiple skin care effects, is infused into the skin to supplement water, improves the glossiness and compactness of the skin, refines pores and enables the skin to be tender and fine.

The invention provides application of health-care drinking liquid containing deep seawater in preparation of medicaments or health-care products for preventing or treating metabolic syndrome. The health-care drinking liquid comprises liquid A and liquid B, wherein the liquid A is fresh water; and the liquid B is high-concentration concentrate obtained by reduced pressure concentration of concentrated water separated from the deep seawater through a reverse osmosis device, and the hardness range of the liquid B is 200 to 1000ppm. The health-care drinking liquid can regulate the insulin signaling channel in vitro level and improve the resistance of insulin so as to prevent the metabolic syndrome. The health-care drinking liquid prepared from the deep seawater has the advantages of rich resources, easiness in industrialization and the like, and has broad market and application prospect on the aspect of preventing and treating the metabolic syndrome.

The present invention discloses a new application of wheat-ball stone as culture substrate in crop culture medium. In said crop culture medium it uses wheat-ball stone as culture substrate. Said invention also discloses the application of wheat-ball stone in cultivation of sprout vegetables. Specially, said wheat-ball stone can be used for cultivating pea sprouts.

A method for efficiently extracting minerals of high purity from deep ocean water by using low temperature vacuum crystal is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: obtaining concentrated liquid containing ion components and fresh water without the ion components by freshening the deep ocean water; separating crystals of a calcium salt, a sodium salt, and a sulfate from the concentrated liquid by heat-concentrating and filtering the concentrated liquid; obtaining a mixed salt slurry of a potassium salt and a magnesium salt by concentrating the concentrated liquid from which a calcium salt, a sodium salt, and a sulfate are removed; obtaining a solution in which a magnesium salt is dissolved and a crystal of a potassium salt by washing the mixed salt slurry with water; and obtaining a mixed crystal of a potassium salt and a magnesium salt by concentrating the solution in which a magnesium salt is dissolved, and then separating a magnesium salt solution with improved purity by filtering the concentrated solution in which a magnesium salt is dissolved.

The invention belongs to the field of skin care products, and relates to a deep sea caviar essence capable of refining pores and a preparation method thereof. The deep sea caviar essence capable of refining pores is prepared from a deep sea caviar extracting solution, deep sea water, a deep sea seaweed extracting solution, spermaceti wax, astaxanthin, lecithin, avocado oil and a traditional Chinese medicine additive, wherein the traditional Chinese medicine additive is prepared from witch hazel, chamomile, plums, peach flowers, seeds of Chinese waxgourd, walnut kernels and aloes. The deep sea caviar essence is high in safety and free of anaphylactic reactions, has the effect of multiple skin protection and can refine pores and repair face skin. The essence has rich deep sea caviar essence ingredients, integrates various other deep sea active ingredients and Chinese herbal medicinal ingredients, is fresh and cool in texture, silky in touch and capable of being infused into skin and enabling the skin to be nourished and softened, improves the glossiness and compactness of the skin and refines pores, so that the skin is soft, moist, fine and smooth.

The invention relates to comprehensive utilization for deepsea water. The invention discloses a system for extracting the concentrated solution of deepsea water and an extraction process thereof, wherein the system comprises pre-treatment purification equipment, high concentration concentrated solution treatment equipment, low concentration concentrated solution treatment equipment, a boiler, sterilizing equipment and filling equipment; the process is as follows: 1) pre-treating the deepsea water; 2) treating high concentration concentrated solution; and 3) treating low concentration concentrated solution. The system and the process thereof can ensure the quality of the concentrated solution extracted from the deepsea water without adding any chemical substance; moreover, the system and the process thereof can effectively reduce colloidal susstances of the concentrated solution, and maximally keep microelements of sea water.

The present invention relates to one kind of wet towel for moistening skin and cleaning skin, and belongs to the field of domestic article. The wet towel includes paper towel of non-woven fabric, hydro-needle cloth, cotton fabric or tissue paper, and deep sea liquid mixed with water. It has the functions of cleaning skin and moistening skin without causing allergic reaction.