A system to treat and convey a submarine mineral is disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the system comprises: a first conveyor unit provided to a hull of a ship, and primarily dehydrating while conveying a mineral nodule lifted from the seabed; a first storage tank connected to the first conveyor unit, and storing the mineral conveyed in accordance with the first conveyor unit; a second conveyor unit connected to the first storage tank, and secondarily dehydrating while conveying the stored mineral of the first storage tank; a second storage tank connected to the second conveyor unit, and storing the mineral conveyed through the second conveyor unit; a conveyor line unit connected from the second storage tank to the storage tank of a shuttle tanker; and a pump installed in the conveyor line unit.
SYSTEM FOR TREATING AND DELIVERING SUBMARINE MINERAL
2015-09-16
Patent
Electronic Resource
Korean
IPC: | B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS / B65G TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS , Transport- oder Lagervorrichtungen, z.B. Förderer zum Laden oder Abladen / E21C Bergbau oder Steinbruchbetrieb , MINING OR QUARRYING |
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