| 发明名称 |
METHOD OF RECOVERING A DEPOSIT FROM THE SEA BED |
| 摘要 |
A method of recovering a deposit from the sea bed using a surface vessel (20) untethered from the sea bed and first and second suction vehicles (27; 30) which traverse the sea bed to suck up the deposit and are each connected to the surface vessel by a respective flexible riser (26; 29) along which a slurry of the deposit is transferred from the suction vehicles to the surface vessel. The method comprises moving the first and second suction vehicles to and fro across the sea bed in a plurality of lanes such that they travel substantially further than the surface vessel, turning or reversing each vehicle at the end of each lane in a manner such that the lanes are adjacent to one another to mine the deposit substantially without gaps between adjacent lanes. Only the suction vessels rest on the sea bed. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2014230287(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.08.21 |
| 申请号 |
US201214347158 |
申请日期 |
2012.10.02 |
| 申请人 |
MARINE RESOURCES EXPLORATION INTERNATIONAL B.V. |
发明人 |
Patriciu Dan Costache |
| 分类号 |
E21C50/00;E02F3/88 |
主分类号 |
E21C50/00 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A method of recovering a deposit from the sea bed using a surface vessel untethered from the sea bed and first and second suction vehicles which traverse the sea bed to suck up the deposit and are each connected to the surface vessel by a respective flexible riser along which a slurry of the deposit is transferred from the suction vehicles to the surface vessel, the method comprising:
moving the first and second suction vehicles to and fro across the sea bed in a plurality of lanes such that they travel substantially further than the surface vessel, turning or reversing each vehicle at the end of each lane in a manner such that the lanes are adjacent to one another to mine the deposit substantially without gaps between adjacent lanes, wherein only the suction vessels rest on the sea bed. |
| 地址 |
Laren NL |
