Systematic device for abyssal sediment pressure-holding transfer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11029237-B2
Application number	US-201916408196-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2019
Priority date	May 9, 2019
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

A sediment pressure-holding transfer device developed based on abyssal sediment fidelity sampler is disclosed, which uses a vacuum pump to discharge a gas in the device, uses a high-pressure pump as a power source to perform a pressurization process, uses gravity of a sample to perform a first transfer, and uses a high-pressure impurity pump and a safety valve to perform a second transfer of a sample mixture, in its structure, a high-pressure-resistant and corrosion-resistant material is used as a main material of the device, the device mainly comprises a mechanical system and a hydraulic system, the mechanical system is used as a main frame of the device and is a basis for ensuring operation of the device; the hydraulic system is used as a core of the device and is a key to ensure success of sediment transfer.

First claim

We claim:

1. A sediment pressure-holding transfer device, comprising:—a sediment fidelity sampler; wherein the sediment pressure-holding transfer device uses a vacuum pump to discharge a gas in the device, uses a high-pressure pump as a power source to perform a pressurization process, uses gravity of a sample to perform a first transfer, and uses a high-pressure impurity pump and a safety valve to perform a second transfer of a sample mixture, in its structure, a high-pressure-resistant and corrosion-resistant material is used as a main material of the device, the device comprises a mechanical system and a hydraulic system, the mechanical system is used as a main frame of the device and is a basis for ensuring operation of the device; the hydraulic system is used as a core of the device; the mechanical system and the hydraulic system cooperate together to ensure that a sediment sample is smoothly transferred from a sediment sampling cylinder to a culture kettle,
the sediment fidelity sampler has a volume of ≥150 ml and a height of ≥100 mm, and is connected with the pressure-holding transfer device by using a ball valve thread interface;
the gas to be discharged refers to air present in a container, and a purpose is to ensure that the sample is not contaminated by other substances in the air during a transfer process, and another purpose is to avoid a danger caused by a poor compression ratio of the gas during the pressurization process; and
the pressurization process refers to a continuous filling of a high-pressure liquid into a corresponding container through a high-pressure pump so that a pressure of the container equals to an in-situ pressure of a seabed sample.

2. The sediment pressure-holding transfer device according to claim 1 , wherein a pressurized medium used for the pressurization process is a microorganism-specific culture liquid.

3. The sediment pressure-holding transfer device according to claim 1 , wherein the main material of the device is Tc4.

4. The sediment pressure-holding transfer device according to claim 1 , wherein the transfer process comprises a first transfer and a second transfer, the first transfer refers to a process in which the sediment is transferred from a sampling bucket to the high-pressure magnetic stirring container, the second transfer refers to a process in which a sediment-culture liquid mixture is transferred to the culture kettle.

Assignees

• Univ Zhejiang

Inventors

• Chen Jiawang
• Xiao Jing
• Fang Jiasong
• He Weitao
• Wang Hao
• Huang Yue
• Wang Wei
• Sun Yuxia

Classifications

• G01N2001/1025

  Liquid suspensions; Slurries; Mud; Sludge · CPC title

• G01N1/14 Primary

  Suction devices, e.g. pumps; Ejector devices · CPC title

• G01N1/38

  Diluting, dispersing or mixing samples · CPC title

• G01N33/24 Primary

  Earth materials (G01N33/42 takes precedence) · CPC title