RU180293U1 - MARINE GEOPHYSICAL CONTAINER-LABORATORY BASED ON THE STANDARD MARINE 20-FEET CONTAINER - Google Patents

Abstract

The proposed technical solution relates to the field of marine exploration, and in particular to devices for placement, transportation, storage and intended use of the geophysical equipment necessary in marine geology in the form of a standard 20-foot sea container, suitably equipped in a container laboratory. To ensure the all-weather use of the container laboratory directly behind the container gates, a partition with a door is installed, the partition is equipped with a switching device for connecting the inner space behind the partition and the outer space, the door is made of light-transmitting material such as polycarbonate. 2 s.p. f-ly, 2 ill.

Description

The proposed technical solution relates to the field of marine exploration, and in particular to devices for the placement, transportation, storage and intended use of geophysical equipment necessary in marine geology. At present, a standard 20-foot sea container, suitably retrofitted in a laboratory container, is a commonly accepted device for this purpose.

From the prior art there are many examples of the use of a 20-foot sea container for placing mobile technological equipment. In the device according to the utility model patent No. 137704 for the ship removable small-sized installation for processing liquid radioactive waste of complex composition, the technological equipment is located in a 20-foot sea container, which is installed in the hold of the vessel, and there is no need to place operators in the container and close the gate of the container, as in the case of its placement on the deck in stormy weather. Through the open gate of the container, power cables, telemetry and other necessary communications are brought to the installation.

A container design with technological equipment that is more suitable for placement on the deck is adopted in the “System for extinguishing fires on sea vessels, offshore platforms and sea coast-based facilities” according to utility model patent 108981. In the system of Patent 109981, process equipment is housed inside a standard 20 foot container. Inside the container is thermally insulated with a layer of mineral wool 50 mm thick and sheathed with plywood. The container volume is divided by a warmed partition with a door into two compartments - a pump room and a working vestibule. In the working vestibule place the control cabinet. Since the fire extinguishing system does not require constant presence of operators either in the pump room or in the vestibule, such a container design is quite acceptable for a fire extinguishing system, but is not suitable for a geophysical container laboratory.

Closest to the proposed one is a 20-foot container "Hardware complex for offshore electrical exploration of oil and gas fields and a method of marine electrical exploration" according to the invention patent 2510052. The container of the hardware complex according to patent 2510052 is equipped with a winch compartment and a transport and laboratory compartment, in which the technological ship is delivered to the vessel equipment, ballast device winch, ballast device, GPS buoys, power cables, communication lines, spare parts, etc. After installing the equipment on the ship, the compartment is used to accommodate quality control operators and primary information processing.

Patent 2510052 discloses a standard 20-foot Double Do marine container with a gate at each end. The container is installed on the deck of the vessel, while during operation the gates of the container must be open for power cables, telemetry, ventilation ducts. In the event of a storm warning, rain with wind, and for other reasons, the container gates must be closed, which is associated with the termination of work and the disconnection of communications through the gates. The supply of communications through the walls of the container is unacceptable, since in this case the container loses the certificate, and cannot be placed on the vessel without a special examination. Thus, the container laboratory in the patent 2510052 is not all-weather, which leads to unproductive downtime of the vessel due to weather conditions.

An analysis of the prior art showed the absence of an all-weather geophysical container laboratory based on a standard marine 20-foot container.

The task to which the claimed technical solution is directed is to expand the arsenal of technical means in this area, providing the possibility of all-weather use of a standard marine 20-foot container as a laboratory container for geophysical equipment of marine geology.

The solution to this problem is achieved due to the fact that in the container laboratory, on the basis of a standard sea 20-foot container, with a gate at one or both ends, a partition with a door is installed directly behind the gate, the partition is equipped with a switching device for connecting the inner space behind the partition and the outside space, the door is made of a light-transmitting material such as polycarbonate.

The switching device can be made in the form of power connectors for power, telemetry and control cables, or in the form of holes in the partition with splash protection, through which power, telemetry and control cables are passed.

The technical result provided by the given set of features is that there is the possibility of all-weather use of a standard marine 20-foot container, with gates in one or both ends, as a laboratory container for geophysical equipment of marine geology, which in turn gives a tangible economic effect due to reduced downtime due to weather conditions

The proposed technical solution is explained:

FIG. 1. The partition behind the gate of the container with a door and pressure seals.

FIG. 2. Splashproof cable entries in the partition

The standard marine 20-foot container 1 (Fig. 1) has a gate 2 in the end part. Directly behind the gate 2, a partition 3 is installed, with a door 4 made of polycarbonate. On the partition 3, the power connectors 5 of the power supply, telemetry and control cables are located. If you use a container with a gate at both ends, such as “Double Do”, then behind the gate from the other end set the same partition, as shown in figure 1. Splashproof holes 6 (Fig. 2) in the partition 3 is made in the form of a bent down a tubular casing 7, through which the cable 8 is passed.

The container is used as follows. Geophysical equipment and the operator’s workplace are placed behind the partition 3. A transparent door 4 allows the operator to do without electric lighting in the daytime and to identify events occurring outside. Connectors 5 connect power and telemetry cables. When working on a ship, gate 2 remains open almost all the time, door 4 can also be opened. When the weather worsens, during rain, wind, splashing waves, when moisture can enter the container, the door 4 is tightly closed, while the container laboratory remains operational. In the case of splash-proof cable entry, they are passed through the appropriate casing on the partition immediately after mounting the container on the vessel before starting work.

Claims (3)

1. Marine geophysical laboratory container based on a standard marine 20-foot container with gates at one or both ends, characterized in that a partition with a door is installed directly behind the gates, the partition is equipped with a switching device for connecting the inner space behind the partition and the outer space, the door made of a light-transmitting material such as polycarbonate. 2. The container laboratory according to claim 1, characterized in that the switching device is made in the form of power connectors for power, telemetry and control cables. 3. The container laboratory according to claim 1, characterized in that the switching device is made in the form of holes in the partition with spray protection, through which the power, telemetry and control cables are passed.

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