Large-sized ice cube haulage system

Abstract

The invention discloses a large-sized ice cube haulage system. The system comprises a tugboat a1 and a hydrosphere sealing and flexible cladding bag which is used for cladding large-sized ice cube. A tug line b1 used for hauling the cladding bag is arranged on the tugboat a1. The cladding bag is provided with a bag opening in arranged on the cladding bag. The system also comprises a tugboat a2 and a hydrosphere sealing and flexible water store tank. The tugboat a2 is connected with the water store tank through a tug line b2. The upper circumference of the cladding bag is connected with multiple water pumps and vacuum pumps through pipelines. The water pumps are connected with the water store tank through the pipelines. The upper of the water store tank is provided with an exhaust valve and a decompression valve. According to the large-sized ice cube haulage system, the large-sized ice cubes are loaded not through a special large transportation ship, but through the cladding bag and the water store tank to finish the haulage mission; thus, the transportation cost is low and the ice water generates during the transportation process is not drained. With the application of the large-sized ice cube haulage system, ocean transportation of the plenty of clean ice cubes in antarctic region is carried out conveniently so that rich clean water resource is obtained.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a large ice block hauling system. Background technique [0002] The lack of fresh water is an increasingly serious worldwide problem, and countries all over the world are actively looking for solutions to this problem. The main ways to solve the problem of water shortage include: reducing human pollution to surface water, exploiting groundwater, desalinating seawater, and finding new large-scale water sources. [0003] There are a large number of icebergs that have calved from Antarctic glaciers floating in the waters near Antarctica. The water quality of these icebergs after melting is very pure and suitable for human drinking. Many countries and organizations are starting to study how to effectively use Antarctic icebergs, and the ocean transportation of icebergs is a very important prerequisite for iceberg utilization. Only by researching efficient and low-cost Antarctic iceberg transportation can it be used effectively an...

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Problems solved by technology

Currently researched and implemented methods of transporting icebergs include direct hauling and cutting and shipping. The direct hauling method is simple and easy, but about one-third of the iceberg will melt due to heat during transportation, resulting in waste of resources and rising shipping costs

The cutting and loading transportation method is limited by the existing shipbuilding technology capabilities. It is difficult to build a ship large enough to hold millions or even tens of millions of tons of ice or iceberg water, and it is impossible to transport icebergs on a large scale. In the range of tens of millions of tons, the economy is directly proportional to the transportation volume

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