Method and apparatus for inducing artificial oceanographic upwelling
US5106230A · kind A · utility
16Cited by
7References
14Claims
0Family size
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A40/81
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed method and apparatus provides for the upwelling of cold nutrient-rich water from a predetermined depth in the ocean. The method employs the conducting of a relatively fresh-water input stream to the predetermined depth, wherein the fresh-water stream is mixed with ambient sea water from the predetermined depth to form a substantially homogeneous mixture. The mixture is then conducted through an up pipe to a lesser depth, the surface, or above the surface. The apparatus includes a mixing chamber fluidly connected to a down pipe and an up pipe at the predetermined depth.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.