Million meters of manned submersible in China arrived in South China sea deepwater equipment testing

In China million meters of manned submersible research mother ship "Zhang Qian" number 17th South China Sea waters. Global network map

Xinhua News Agency, "Zhang Qian", July 17, m-stage manned submersible research mother ship "Zhang Qian" number 17th South China Sea waters, began to undertake a number of research equipment deep sea tests and scientific investigation.

The vast and beautiful sunny and calm in the South seas; over the vast blue sea, white clouds lowered; under the blue sky, "Zhang Qian" aboard the five-star red flag fluttering in the wind, very bright. This target area is located at 21 degrees north latitude and 118 degrees East longitude, maximum depth of 2598 m.

"Zhang Qian" Chief Engineer Shi Yugang, introduction, first set foot on oceangoing "Zhang Qian", since its July 12 sailed from Shanghai port, ship engine room equipment is fully tested and sailed smoothly. "Zhang Qian", there are two hosts, two auxiliary machines, engine power was 2,380-kilowatt and 1103-kilowatt, 750-kilowatt auxiliary power. There is also 1600-kilowatt of shaft generator by using host pulled away the tail shaft rotation principle to generate electricity, is energy efficient.

As a professional scientific research vessel of the abyss, "Zhang Qian" was mounted on various types of scientific research equipment. Sail yilai, deck Shang of various winch, and tail a, type hanging frame, and auxiliary telescopic hanging machine, and ship Middle hanging, and starboard l type hanging frame, section test equipment, and ship Shang installation of full sea shades formation profile system, and ship contains acoustic more general Le velocity profile instrument, and super short baseline water Xia acoustic positioning system, and fiber compass movement sensor, acoustic survey equipment, are in sailing process in the get has test. The deep-sea inspection in the South China Sea, primarily for depth require higher "full-depth multibeam bathymetric system."

At present, the Shanghai University of marine science and technology center of the abyss has been completed to a "Rainbow fish" million meter-scale development of the lander, the Lander has been put into "Zhang Qian" pupils of the first section. "Zhang Qian" operators of master meters as soon as possible on the lander and recycling operations, 16th on the way to the South China Sea, deep Center research staff has conducted training and demonstration, in the South China Sea will once again be thousands of meters deep the lander and recovery drills, and shooting and macro biological sampling operations in the South China Sea.

Is developing "the Rainbow fish" million meter-scale unmanned submersibles for hybrid unmanned submersibles, set up relay stations in 7000 meters depths of the ocean system, giving body with a relay station of micro-fiber dive. Abyss Hu Yong, Deputy Director of the Centre of science and technology of Shanghai Ocean University led the research team, also in the South China Sea this repeater system functional testing of the waters.

"Zhang Qian" arrives in these waters, and in China in 2013 "Dragon" was first discovered in a cold spring area, not far from. "Zhang Qian", researchers will also use the sediments gravity corer, box-type samplers, CTD and other scientific equipment samples, sea sediments, macro organisms, microorganisms and other deep sea scientific investigations.

(Editors: Zhong Qinghui UN660)
2016-07-17 17:35:21
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中国万米级载人深潜器抵南海 开展深海设备测试

我国万米级载人深潜器科考母船“张謇”号17日抵达南海目标海域。环球网 图

　　新华社“张謇”号7月17日消息，我国万米级载人深潜器科考母船“张謇”号17日抵达南海目标海域，开始进行多项科考设备深海测试和科学调查。

　　浩瀚而美丽的南海阳光灿烂、风平浪静；一望无垠的蔚蓝色海面上空，白云低垂；碧海蓝天下，“张謇”号上的五星红旗迎风飘扬，格外鲜艳。这片目标海域位于北纬21度、东经118度，最深处达2598米。

　　据“张謇”号轮机长史聿刚介绍，第一次踏上远洋航行的“张謇”号，自7月12日从上海临港起航以来，船上各种机舱设备得到充分检验，一路航行顺利。“张謇”号有两台主机、两台辅机，主机功率分别为2380千瓦和1103千瓦，辅机功率为750千瓦。此外还有1600千瓦的轴带发电机，利用大主机开动时的尾轴转动原理来发电，十分节能。

　　作为一艘专业的深渊科学考察船，“张謇”号上装载了多种类型的科学调查设备。起航以来，甲板上的各类绞车、尾部A型吊架、辅助伸缩吊机、船舯吊、右舷L型吊架等科考设备，以及船上安装的全海深浅地层剖面系统、船载声学多普勒流速剖面仪、超短基线水下声学定位系统、光纤罗经运动传感器等声学调查设备，均在航行过程中得到了测试。此次在南海进行深海检测，主要是针对于水深要求比较高的“全海深多波束测深系统”。

　　目前，上海海洋大学深渊科学技术中心已完成一台“彩虹鱼”万米级着陆器的研制，这台着陆器已投入“张謇”号首航科考中。为了让“张謇”号上的操作人员尽快掌握万米级着陆器的布放与回收操作，16日在奔赴南海的途中，深渊中心的研制人员已进行了培训与示范，在南海还将再次进行万米级着陆器的深海布放与回收演练，并在南海海底进行拍摄和宏生物取样作业。

　　正在研制的“彩虹鱼”万米级无人潜水器为混合型无人潜水器，在7000米的海洋深处将设立中继站系统，让潜水器本体带着中继站的微细光纤下潜。上海海洋大学深渊科学技术中心副主任胡勇带领科研团队，也在南海这片海域进行中继站系统的功能测试。

　　“张謇”号抵达的这片海域，与2013年我国“蛟龙”号首次发现的一个冷泉区相距不远。“张謇”号上的科研人员还将利用沉积物重力取样器、箱式取样器、CTD等科考设备采集样品，进行南海的海底沉积物、宏生物、微生物等深海科学调查。

(责任编辑：钟庆辉 UN660)
2016-07-17 17:35:21
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