Impact of Structure Design of Artififical Upwelling Tube

Abstract

Deep ocean water (DOW) is cold, nutrient-rich and pathogen-free water, which can be transported to the surface by upwelling. Upwelling can change the temperature and nutrient distribution of the surrounding water, hence improves the marine ecological environment and the marine primary productivity. Two lake experiments were accomplished in Qiandao Lake .The first experiment was done with hard PVC upwelling tube, while in the second experiment , the upwelling tubes with different diameters (0.5 m, 1 m, 1.5 m and 2 m) were made of nylon ,which are supported by rings. It can be concluded that upwelling ratio (the ratio of water volume flow rate and air volume flow rate) of the hard PVC upwelling tube was higher than that of soft nylon upwelling tube, and in condition of soft nylon upwelling tube, upwelling ratio of 1 m diameter tube was higher than that of others, providing important guidance for the next sea trial.

Water Temperature Observation by Coastal Acoustic Tomography in Artificial Upwelling Area

“…In this experiment, the pneumatic lifting method was used to generate the upwelling. The same method was used in the upwelling experiments conducted by Zhejiang University in QiandaoLake, China in October 2011 and December 2012 [24,25]. As displayed in Figure 6a, we designed a gas injection frame consisting of three concentric water pipe rings with a maximum diameter of 3 m. The pipe rings were made of irregular copolymer polypropylene.…”