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Studies on the Safety and Control of the Deep Ocean Mining System

Research Project

Project/Area Number 02452225
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 資源開発工学
Research InstitutionAkita University

Principal Investigator

ASO Kazuo  Akita Univ., Mining College, Professor, 鉱山学部, 教授 (30006639)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KAN Katsushige  Akita Univ., Mining College, Res. Assistant, 鉱山学部, 助手 (40006672)
DOKI Hitoshi  Akita Univ., Mining College, Associate Prof., 鉱山学部, 助教授 (80134055)
Project Period (FY) 1990 – 1991
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1991)
Budget Amount *help
¥5,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,600,000)
Fiscal Year 1991: ¥2,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1990: ¥3,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000)
KeywordsDeep ocean mining system / Pipe-string / Longitudinal vibration / Buffer / Pump-module / Optimum shape / Vibration absorber / Optimum condition for design / 共振振幅 / 最大軸応力 / 横振動 / 抗力係数 / 付加質量係数 / 応答振幅 / 軸応力 / 安全作業条件
Research Abstract

For mining mineral resources from deep sea bottoms, a pipe string is needed to connect the mining ship on the sea surface with the collector or miner on the sea floor. Furthermore, in the pump lift system of ore, the string must be equipped with one or more pump modules for pumping the mineral resources up to the ship and with the buffer which regulates the density of ore-fluid mixture in the pipe string and plays a role of the weight to stabilize the mechanical behavior of the string. The pipe string in this system is apt to vibrate longitudinally and laterally due to the ship motions. Hence, these vibrations of the string must be controlled for the safe operation of the above mentioned mining system.
In the fiscal year of 1990, the method evaluating fluid forces acting on the pump-modules and, the buffer was established, and the fluid forces acting on various shapes of the pump-modules as well as buffer were determined by this method. Then, the longitudinal and lateral vibrations of the pipe-string were analyzed, and the former was found to be more destructive than the latter as far as the strength of the pipe-string was concerned.
In the fiscal year of 1991, the shape-effects of the pump-modules and buffer on the longitudinal vibration of the pipe-string were examined, and the pump-modules or buffer causing higher drag force proved to be more effective in order to reduce the longitudinal vibration. Thus, the buffer with the optimum shape for this purpose could reduce the resonance amplitude of the vibration of the pipe-string by about 40%. Next, vibration absorbers were attached to the pump-modules as well as the buffer for the same purpose. Then, i t was found that the absorber attached to the buffer could reduce the resonance amplitude of the pipe-string by 50-63% and the maximum axial stress produced in the pipe-string by 18-40%. Moreover, the optimum condition for designing the vibration absorber was determined.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1991 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1990 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All Other

All Publications (18 results)

  • [Publications] Aso,Kazuo: "The Drag and Added Mass Coefficients of Buffers Vibrating Axially in Water" Transacitons of the ASME,Journal of Energy Resources Technology. Vol.113. 80-86 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Aso,Kazuo: "The Shape-Effect of Buffer on the Longitudinal Vibration of a Pipe-String in the Deep Sea" International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. Vol.1. 154-160 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Aso,Kazuo: "The Effects of Vibration Absorbers on the Longitudinal Vibration of a Pipe String in the Deep Sea" Proceedings of the First International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference,Edinburgh,United Kingdom. Vol.II. 190-197 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Aso,Kazuo: "The Effects of Vibration Absorbers on the Longitudinal Vibration of a Pipe-String for Mining Manganese Nodules in the Deep Sea" Proceedings of the Second International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference,San Francisco,U.S.A.(1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Aso, kazuo: "The Drag and Added Mass Coefficients of Buffers Vibrating Axially in Water" Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Energy Resources Technology. 113. NO. 2 (80-86)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Aso, kazuo: "The Shape-Effect of Buffer on the Longitudinal Vibration of a Pipe-String in the Deep Sea" International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. 1.1, 2. 154-160 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Aso, kazuo: "The Effects of Vibration Absorbers on the Longitudinal Vibration of a Pipe String in the Deep Sea" Proceedings of the First International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. II. 190-197 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Aso, Kazuo: "The Effects of Vibration Absorbers on the Longitudinal Vibration of a Pipe-String for Mining Manganese Nodules in the Deep Sea" Proceedings of the Second International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1991 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Aso,Kazuo: "The ShapeーEffect of Buffer on the Longitudinal Vibration of a PipeーString in the Deep Sea" International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. Vol.1. 154-160 (1991)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Aso,Kazuo: "The Drag and Added Mass Coefficients of Buffers Vibrating Axially in Water" Transactions of the ASME,Journal of Energy Resources Technology. Vol.113. 80-86 (1991)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Aso,Kazuo: "The Effects of Vibration Absorbers on the Longitudinal Vibration of a Pipe String in the Deep Sea" Proceedings of the First International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference,Edinburgh,United Kingdom. Vol.II. 190-197 (1991)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Aso,Kazuo: "The Effects of Vibration Absorbers on the Longitudinal Vibration of a PipeーString for Miining Mnaganese Nodules in the Deep Sea" Proceedings of the Second International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference,San Francisco,U.S.A.(1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 麻生 和夫: "深海における揚鉱管の縦振動の抑制に関する研究(第2報)" 資源・素材学会平成4年度春季大会講演要旨集. (1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Aso,Kazuo: "Vibration Control of a PipeーString for Mining Manganese Nodules in the Deep Sea" Proceedings of International Congress on Mine Design,Kingston,Canada. (1993)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Aso,Kazuo: "The ShapeーEffect of Buffer on the Longitudinal Vibration of a Pipe String in the Deep Sea" Proceedings of the First Pacific/Asia Offshore Mechanics Symposium,Seoul Korea. Vol.1. 301-308 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Aso,Kazuo: "The Drag and Added Mass Coefficients of Buffers Vibrating Axially in Water" proceedings of the Fourth Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology,Tokyo Japan. Vol.1. 393-400 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Aso,Kazuo: "The ShapeーEffect of Buffer on the Longitudinal Vibration of a PipeーString in the Deep Sea" International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering. (1991)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Aso,Kazuo: "The Drag and Added Mass Coefficients of Butters Vibrating Axially in Water" ASME Journal of Energy Resources Technology. (1991)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report

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