Successful mining of deep sea deposits strongly depends on the proper choice of the right equipment. The most probable concept for a deep sea mining system would consist of the three major sub-components: Seafloor Mining Tool, Vertical Transport System and Mining Support Vessel. In this paper, emphasis is placed on the Vertical Transport System. We analyse the pros and cons of the different concepts such as hydraulic transport using centrifugal or positive-displacement slurry pumps, conventional and unconventional airlift systems, vertical offshore mining systems and vortex slurry transportation systems. All these systems are considered for their applicability at different water depths (from the relatively shallow to the relatively deep) for the different types of materials (from the relatively fine to the relatively coarse) and various production rates in terms of the efficiency, reliability and state of the art of technology.
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ASME 2012 31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
July 1–6, 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering Division
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Stanislav Verichev,
Stanislav Verichev
MTI Holland, Kinderdijk, The Netherlands
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Valery Drobadenko,
Valery Drobadenko
Moscow State Geological Exploration University, Moscow, Russia
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Nikolay Malukhin,
Nikolay Malukhin
Moscow State Geological Exploration University, Moscow, Russia
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Alexandr Vilmis,
Alexandr Vilmis
Moscow State Geological Exploration University, Moscow, Russia
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Pieter Lucieer,
Pieter Lucieer
IHC Deep Sea Dredging and Mining, Kinderdijk, The Netherlands
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John Heeren,
John Heeren
IHC Deep Sea Dredging and Mining, Kinderdijk, The Netherlands
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Bob van Doesburg
Bob van Doesburg
IHC Deep Sea Dredging and Mining, Kinderdijk, The Netherlands
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Stanislav Verichev
MTI Holland, Kinderdijk, The Netherlands
Valery Drobadenko
Moscow State Geological Exploration University, Moscow, Russia
Nikolay Malukhin
Moscow State Geological Exploration University, Moscow, Russia
Alexandr Vilmis
Moscow State Geological Exploration University, Moscow, Russia
Pieter Lucieer
IHC Deep Sea Dredging and Mining, Kinderdijk, The Netherlands
John Heeren
IHC Deep Sea Dredging and Mining, Kinderdijk, The Netherlands
Bob van Doesburg
IHC Deep Sea Dredging and Mining, Kinderdijk, The Netherlands
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OMAE2012-83156, pp. 137-144; 8 pages
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August 23, 2013
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Verichev, S, Drobadenko, V, Malukhin, N, Vilmis, A, Lucieer, P, Heeren, J, & van Doesburg, B. "Assessment of Different Technologies for Vertical Hydraulic Transport in Deep Sea Mining Applications." Proceedings of the ASME 2012 31st International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. Volume 3: Pipeline and Riser Technology. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. July 1–6, 2012. pp. 137-144. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/OMAE2012-83156
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