UNDERWATER UNIT FOR EXTRACTION OF MINERALS

摘要

FIELD: shipbuilding; underwater mining devices. SUBSTANCE: unit has hemispherical housing with trunk accessible from sea surface, mining equipment and life-support systems. Envelope is made from two skins with framing and ballast tanks; it is provided with horizontal platforms on which systems and items of equipment are arranged. Trunk is telescopic. EFFECT: possibility of performing mining jobs at any season and under any conditions, ice navigation inclusive. 1 dwg