CN111449021B - Device for measuring respiratory metabolism of artificially-fed whales - Google Patents

Device for measuring respiratory metabolism of artificially-fed whales Download PDF

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CN111449021B
CN111449021B CN201910514266.0A CN201910514266A CN111449021B CN 111449021 B CN111449021 B CN 111449021B CN 201910514266 A CN201910514266 A CN 201910514266A CN 111449021 B CN111449021 B CN 111449021B
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寇章兵
张长群
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王克雄
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The invention provides a device for measuring the respiratory metabolism of artificially-raised whales, which comprises a breathing box, a plurality of buoyancy rods and a fixed tripod, wherein the breathing box is used for containing a plurality of floating rods; the breathing box floats on the water surface through the buoyancy provided by the buoyancy rod, and the fixed tripod is fixedly combined with the buckle through the inclined stay rope to provide extra lifting force and relatively fix the breathing box on the pool side; 2/3 parts of the long sides of the breathing box are positioned on the water surface, and the rest 1/3 parts are positioned on the training platform and are connected with the fixed frame through buckles; the breathing box is the inside hollow structure of lower part opening, is equipped with the air inlet and the gas outlet that are used for whale to breathe metabolism research on its corresponding side respectively, and the air gets into the breathing box through the air inlet and after the gaseous mixture of animal respiration, comes out from the gas outlet and gets into the instrument, and gaseous intensive mixing is guaranteed in the gas circuit design. The invention is safe and reliable, has strong functionality, and simultaneously fully meets the requirements of animal safety and comfort.

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Device for measuring respiratory metabolism of artificially-fed whales
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of large animal respiratory metabolism measurement, and particularly relates to a device for measuring respiratory metabolism of artificially-raised whales.
Background
The physiological and ecological studies of aquatic mammals (whale dolphins, sea beasts) are not well recognized worldwide. Among the current 120 cetaceans, only dolphin (a) with a noseTursiops) And whale of tiger: (Orca) Basal energy values were measured for both cetaceans. A part of over 10 whales have energy metabolism rate estimated by the model, and the rest have no relevant data. The average individual of whales is relatively large, and the requirement on artificial feeding environment is strict. The accurate measurement and determination of the metabolic rate are usually carried out in a stable, closed and interference-free environment. China has achieved a lot of remarkable achievements in the aspects of whale feeding and protection, and various achievements existWhales are successfully housed in scientific or commercial aquariums.
Among them, beluga is a cold water whale species common in commercial marine venues, and its silly appearance and skin color are popular with people in various fields. The protection work of the method also draws attention of people in all circles, and the conservation of the whale is not separated from basic, scientific and systematic research, so that the specific physiological and ecological and energetical indexes of the endangered species are obtained, a scientific basis is further provided for the protection of the whale, and important reference data can be provided for the evaluation, detection and restoration of the ecological system where the whale is located. But there is no relevant device that is mature in the prior art.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the difficult problems in the field of quantitative determination and qualitative sampling of harmless respiration of aquatic animals, the invention provides a device for measuring the respiratory metabolism of artificially-raised whales, which is specially designed by combining basic design science, considering the special attributes of the research environment of artificially-raised whales and considering the factors of comfort of animals, operability of training, experimental accuracy and the like; and has no potential safety hazard to the raised animals, and also meets the related requirements of animal welfare and protection regulations in China and abroad.
In order to achieve the purpose, the technical scheme of the invention is as follows:
a device for measuring the respiratory metabolism of artificially-raised whales comprises a breathing box, a plurality of buoyancy rods and a fixed tripod; the breathing box 2/3 partially floats on the water surface through a buoyancy rod; the buoyancy rods are fixed at the bottom of the breathing box to provide buoyancy; the rest 1/3 of the breathing box is partially seated on the working platform to provide partial supporting force;
the breathing box is formed by hermetically splicing and pressing a plurality of acrylic plates; the edge and the middle part of the top of the breathing box are both provided with a circle of folded edges for structural reinforcement; the corresponding side surfaces of the breathing box are respectively provided with an air inlet and an air outlet for breathing and sampling of large whales; four side surfaces of the breathing box are respectively provided with a fixed handle;
the fixed tripod is a triangular stable steel structure and comprises two vertical bearing rods which are parallel to each other, a base frame which is vertically fixed with the two vertical bearing rods and two bevel edge rods which are used for connecting the vertical bearing rods and the base frame; each vertical bearing rod is respectively provided with two fixed buckles which are distributed up and down, and the two fixed buckles at the same level are respectively consistent with the height of the top edge and the folded edge in the middle of the breathing box and just clamped; the top parts of the two vertical bearing rods are respectively fixed with a lifting ring, each lifting ring is connected with one end of a stay rope, and the other end of the stay rope is connected to a fixed handle which is far away from the corresponding side surface of the fixed tripod on the breathing box.
Furthermore, the breathing box is cuboid shape ya keli glass, and it is the inside hollow structure of lower part opening.
Further, the buoyancy rod is made of foam, a notch is formed in the middle of the buoyancy rod, and the buoyancy rod is clamped on the edge of the bottom of the breathing box through the notch to form a breathing space for isolating the breathing box from the outside atmosphere of the water surface.
Furthermore, waterproof structural adhesive is firstly coated on the cut of the buoyancy rod before the cut is clamped on the bottom edge of the breathing box.
Further, the air inlet and the air outlet are distributed diagonally in the inner space of the breathing box.
Further, the air inlet has one, and the air inlet is located and is close to middle level hem below with a breathing box side, and the air inlet is through falling the connector connection intake pipe of making an uproar, and the other end is through falling the connector connection filtration bucket of making an uproar in this intake pipe.
Furthermore, there is one gas outlet, the gas outlet is located the hem department that the corresponding side in air inlet place side is close to the upper strata, and the gas outlet is connected the outlet duct through falling the connector of making an uproar, and test instrument is connected to this outlet duct.
Furthermore, the inner wall of the air filter barrel is coated with antirust paint, and an industrial filter element is arranged in the air filter barrel.
Further, the connector of making an uproar of falling is changed and is adopted airtight adapter, fall the airtight adapter of making an uproar.
Furthermore, one end of the stay cable connected with the hanging ring is provided with an M8 open body turnbuckle with a device for adjusting the length of the stay cable.
Furthermore, two glove holes are formed in the side face, close to the fixed triangular frame, of the breathing box.
Has the advantages that: the device has reliable structure and high safety factor, adopts the steel structure fixing tripod and the buoyancy rod to provide double support, and ensures the stability of the structure and the safety of animals.
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FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the device for measuring respiratory metabolism of an artificially fed whale according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the device for measuring respiratory metabolism of an artificially fed whale according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a side view of the entire apparatus for measuring respiratory metabolism of an artificially fed whale according to the present invention.
The attached drawings are as follows: 1-a breathing box, 2-a buoyancy rod, 3-a fixed tripod, 4-an air inlet pipe, 5-a noise reduction connector, 6-an air filter barrel and 7-an air outlet pipe; 11-fixed handle, 12-air outlet, 13-folded edge, 14-air inlet and 15-glove hole; 31-stay ropes, 32-fixed buckles, 33-vertical bearing rods, 34-base frames, 35-bevel-edge rods, 36-M8-opening flanges and 37-hanging rings.
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The invention is illustrated below with reference to specific examples. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that these examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention in any way.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, a device for measuring respiratory metabolism of an artificially-raised whale comprises a breathing box (1), a plurality of buoyancy rods (2) fixed at the bottom of the breathing box (1) for providing buoyancy, and a fixed tripod (3) for supporting the breathing box (1) on the water surface;
the breathing box (1) is formed by hermetically splicing and pressing a plurality of acrylic plates and has a hollow structure with an opening at the lower part; the top edge and the middle part of the breathing box (1) are provided with a circle of folded edges (13); an air outlet (12) is arranged at the position of one side face of the breathing box (1) close to the folded edge (13) of the upper layer, an air inlet (14) is arranged at the position of the side face corresponding to the air outlet and close to the lower part of the folded edge (13) of the middle layer, and the air inlet (14) and the air outlet (12) are diagonally distributed in the inner space of the breathing box (1); a fixed handle (11) is arranged on any other side surface; the air outlet (12) is connected with an air outlet pipe (7) through a noise reduction connector (5), the air outlet pipe (7) is connected with a test instrument (not marked), the air inlet (14) is connected with an air inlet pipe (4) through the noise reduction connector (5), and the other end of the air inlet pipe (4) is connected with an air filter barrel (6) through the noise reduction connector;
the fixed tripod (3) is a steel structure with stable triangle, and comprises two vertical bearing rods (33) which are parallel to each other, a base frame (34) which is vertically fixed with the two vertical bearing rods (33), and two bevel edge rods (35) which are used for connecting the vertical bearing rods (33) and the base frame (34); each vertical bearing rod (33) is respectively provided with two fixed buckles (32) which are distributed up and down, and the two fixed buckles (32) which are positioned at the same level are respectively consistent with the top edge and the folded edge (13) in the middle of the breathing box (1) in height and just clamped; lifting rings (37) are respectively fixed at the tops of the two vertical bearing rods (33), each lifting ring (37) is connected with one end of a diagonal cable (31), and the other end of the diagonal cable (31) is connected with a fixed handle (11) which is far away from the corresponding side surface of the fixed tripod (3) on the breathing box (1); wherein, one end of the inclined stay rope (31) connected with the hanging ring (37) is provided with an M8 open body turnbuckle (36) with a device for adjusting the length of the inclined stay rope.
In a specific embodiment, three buoyancy rods (2) are fixed at the bottom of the breathing box (1), and the breathing space of the breathing box (1) isolated from the water surface and the external atmosphere is enlarged while the breathing box (1) is suspended; specifically, a buoyancy rod (2) is arranged on the bottom side of the corresponding side face of the breathing box (1) far away from the fixed tripod (3), and two adjacent side faces are provided with the buoyancy rod (2) which only occupies two sections of the bottom third, so that the bottom of one third of the breathing box is arranged on the working platform to provide partial supporting force.
More specifically, the breathing box (1) is rectangular acrylic glass.
More specifically, two glove holes (15) are arranged on the side surface of the breathing box (1) close to the fixed triangular frame.
More specifically, the buoyancy rod (2) is made of foam, a notch is formed in the middle of the buoyancy rod, and the buoyancy rod is clamped on the bottom edge of the breathing box through the notch to form a breathing space for isolating the breathing box from the atmosphere outside the water surface; the cut of the buoyancy rod is coated with waterproof structural adhesive before being clamped on the bottom edge of the breathing box. Therefore, the breathing box (1) floats on the water surface, and the peripheral edge of the breathing box (1) is sealed with the water surface.
More specifically, the inner wall of the air filter barrel (6) is coated with antirust paint, and an industrial grade filter element is arranged inside the air filter barrel.
In a specific embodiment, the stay cable (31) adopts a soft steel wire rope with the diameter of 2mm, the maximum bearing capacity of the stay cable meets more than twice of the self weight of the breathing box (1), and a joint of the stay cable (31) hung on the M8 open flange (36) is pressed by special hydraulic pliers for splayed aluminum.

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1. A device for measuring the respiratory metabolism of artificially reared whales, characterized in that: comprises a breathing box, a plurality of buoyancy rods and a fixed tripod; the breathing box 2/3 partially floats on the water surface through a buoyancy rod; the buoyancy rods are fixed at the bottom of the breathing box to provide buoyancy; the rest 1/3 of the breathing box is partially seated on the working platform to provide partial supporting force;
the breathing box is formed by hermetically splicing and pressing a plurality of acrylic plates; the edge and the middle part of the top of the breathing box are both provided with a circle of folded edges for structural reinforcement; the corresponding side surfaces of the breathing box are respectively provided with an air inlet and an air outlet for breathing and sampling of large whales; the four sides of the breathing box are respectively provided with a fixed handle;
the fixed tripod is a triangular stable steel structure and comprises two vertical bearing rods which are parallel to each other, a base frame which is vertically fixed with the two vertical bearing rods and two bevel edge rods which are used for connecting the vertical bearing rods and the base frame; each vertical bearing rod is respectively provided with two fixed buckles which are distributed up and down, and the two fixed buckles at the same level are respectively consistent with the height of the top edge and the folded edge in the middle of the breathing box and just clamped; the top parts of the two vertical bearing rods are respectively fixed with a lifting ring, each lifting ring is connected with one end of a stay rope, and the other end of the stay rope is connected to a fixed handle which is far away from the corresponding side surface of the fixed tripod on the breathing box.
2. An apparatus for measuring respiratory metabolism of artificially fed whales as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the breathing box is cuboid acrylic glass and is of a hollow structure with an opening at the lower part.
3. An apparatus for measuring respiratory metabolism of artificially fed whales as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the buoyancy rod is made of foam, a notch is formed in the middle of the buoyancy rod, and the buoyancy rod is clamped on the bottom edge of the breathing box through the notch to form a breathing space for isolating the breathing box from the outside atmosphere of the water surface.
4. An apparatus for measuring respiratory metabolism of artificially fed whales as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the air inlet and the air outlet are distributed in the interior space of the breathing box in an inclined diagonal manner.
5. An apparatus for measuring respiratory metabolism of artificially fed whales as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the air inlet has one, and the air inlet is located and is close to middle level hem below department with a breathing box side, and the air inlet is through falling the connector connection intake pipe of making an uproar, and the other end is through falling the connector connection filtration bucket of making an uproar in this intake pipe.
6. An apparatus for measuring respiratory metabolism of artificially fed whales as claimed in claim 1, wherein: one gas outlet is arranged, the gas outlet is positioned at the position, corresponding to the side surface where the gas inlet is positioned, of the folded edge close to the upper layer, the gas outlet is connected with a gas outlet pipe through a noise reduction connector, and the gas outlet pipe is connected with a testing instrument.
7. An apparatus for measuring respiratory metabolism of artificially fed cetaceans, as claimed in claim 5, wherein: the inner wall of the air filter barrel is coated with antirust paint, and an industrial filter element is arranged inside the air filter barrel.
8. An apparatus for measuring the respiratory metabolism of artificially fed cetaceans according to claim 5 or 6, wherein: the connector of making an uproar of falling is changed and is adopted airtight adapter, fall the airtight adapter of making an uproar.
9. An apparatus for measuring respiratory metabolism of artificially fed whales as claimed in claim 1, wherein: one end of the inclined stay rope connected with the hanging ring is provided with an M8 open body turnbuckle with a device for adjusting the length of the inclined stay rope.
10. An apparatus for measuring respiratory metabolism of artificially fed whales as claimed in claim 1, wherein: two glove holes are formed in the side face, close to the fixed triangular frame, of the breathing box.
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