The Proceedings of
The Eighth (2009) ISOPE
OCEAN MINING (& GAS HYDRATES)
SYMPOSIUM

Chennai, India, September 20-24, 2009

2009

 

ISBN 978-1‑880653‑75-3

ISSN 1946-0066

Indexed by Engineering Index, Compendex and Others
www.isope.org   orders@isope.org

International Society of
Offshore and Polar Engineers

The Proceedings of
The Eighth (2009) ISOPE
OCEAN MINING (& GAS HYDRATES)
SYMPOSIUM

Chennai, India, September 20-24, 2009

Indexed by Engineering Index, Compendex and Others
www.isope.org ; orders@isope.org

2009

 

Manganese Nodules, Crusts, Sulphide, Gas Hydrates and Engineering, Exploration, Environment,
Deep-Ocean Water Utilization, Deep-Ocean Mining Programs, Mining and Economics,
Mineral Processing, Mining Systems and Technology, Ocean Energy,
Underwater and Subsea Systems

edited by:

Jin S. Chung, ISOPE, Cupertino, California, USA

presented at:

The Eighth (2009) ISOPE Ocean Mining Symposium, Chennai, India, September 20-24, 2009

organized by:

International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers

sponsored by:

International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE)
with cooperating societies and associations

International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE)
P.O. Box 189, Cupertino, California 95015–0189  USA

The Proceedings of
The Eighth (2009) ISOPE
OCEAN MINING (& GAS HYDRATES)
SYMPOSIUM

Chennai, India, September 20-24, 2009

Indexed by Engineering Index, Compendex and Others
www.isope.org ; orders@isope.org

2009

 

DEEP-OCEAN MINING REVIEW, MANGANESE NODULES, CRUSTS, SULPHIDE
GAS HYDRATES AND ENGINEERING, DEEP-OCEAN WATER UTILIZATION
EXPLORATION, ENVIRONMENT, MINERAL PROCESSING
MINING SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY, OCEAN ENERGY,
UNDERWATER AND SUBSEA SYSTEMS

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ISBN 978-1‑880653‑75-3

ISSN 1946-0066

Indexed by Engineering Index, Compendex and Others
www.isope.org
orders@isope.org

Edited by:

Jin S. Chung, ISOPE, Cupertino, California, USA

Presented at:

The Eighth (2009) ISOPE Ocean Mining Symposium, Chennai, India, September 20-24, 2009

Organized by:

International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers

Sponsored by:

International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE)

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International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE)
P.O. Box 189, Cupertino, California 95015–0189  USA

CONTENT

OPENING SESSION

1Deep-Ocean Mining Technology III: Developments

Jin S Chung

EXPLORATION

8Exploration for Polymetallic Nodules in the German License Area

Carsten Rühlemann, Udo Barckhausen, Stefan Ladage, Lutz Reinhardt and Michael Wiedicke

15Bulk Polymetallic Nodule Collection in Central Indian Basin- Implications of Acoustic Survey Technologies for Site Selection and Innovations to Maximize Nodule Recovery

Abhishek Tyagi, M. Sudhakar and Ganesh Chandvale

20Possible «Polygenetic» Hydrocarbon Fields in Eastern Indian Ocean Triggering by Hydrothermal Activity along Deep Faults

Oleg V. Levchenko and Vladimir V. Matveenkov

27Preliminary Feasibility Study for the Commercial Development of Seafloor Hydrothermal Deposits in the EEZ of the Kingdom of Tonga

Se-Hun Park, Hee-Cheol Yang, Kyeong-Yong Lee and Jai-Woon Moon

34Rock Physics Modeling of Shallow Marine Sediments in the Eastern Continental Margin of India

P. Dewangan, G. Sriram and T. Ramprasad

37The Response of Os Isotope in a Ferromanganese Crust from the West Pacific to Paleaoceanographic Events

Jiangshan Li , Xiangwen Ren , Xuefa Shi and Jihua Liu

OCEAN ENERGY

42Techno-Commercial Study of Twin Unidirectional Turbine Based Wave Energy Plants

Mala. K, Jayaraj. J, Ninoy. J. K and Jayashankar, V

47Performance Comparison of Power Modules in the Indian Wave Energy Plant

K.Mala, J. Jayaraj, V. Jayashankar, M.A. Atmanand, T.Setoguchi and M. Takao

52Effect of Taut and Catenary Mooring on Spar Platform with 5MW Wind Turbine

Seebai.T and Sundaravadivelu.R

59Low Temperature Thermal Desalination Plants

Phanikumar V S Sistla, Venkatesan G., Purnima Jalihal and Kathiroli S.

ENVIRONMENT

64System for Monitoring of Underwater Radioactive and Chemical Waste Objects: Information Control System on Basis of Autonomous Devices

V. V. Stoyanov, O. V. Stepanets and A. N. Plishkin

68Biomass Quantification of Ecosystems around Seafloor Massive Sulfide Deposit with Image Analysis

Naoki Nakatani, Masahito Ikemoto, Rei Arai and Tetsuo Yamazaki

73Combined Analysis of Ecology and Economy of Manganese Nodule Mining

Amon Yamada, Tetsuo Yamazaki, Rei Arai and Naoki Nakatani

GAS HYDRATES

80Field Scale Simulation on Gas Production Behavior during Depressurization Process in Methane Hydrate Sediments located at Nankai Trough Area in the Adjacent Sea of Japan

Y. Sakamoto, T. Komai, K. Miyazaki, N. Tenma and T. Yamaguchi

88Carbonatite Emplacement and Localization of Gas Hydrates in the Ocean Floors of Eastern Hemisphere

Ramasamy, R., Subramanian, SP. and Sundaravadivelu, R.

96Seabed Sulphides, Gas Hydrates and Hydrocarbon Resources in the Andaman Sea, North-East Indian Ocean

Ganpat S Roonwal

102Investigation of Deformation Mechanism for Methane Hydrate Sediment based upon Mechanical Properties in Unloading and Reloading Process under Triaxial Compression

Kuniyuki Miyazaki, Akira Masui, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Yasuhide Sakamoto, Yuji Ogata and Kazuo Aoki

107NMR Measurement and Analysis of Porosity and Permeability for Hydrate-bearing Sediments

Takeshi Komai, Yasuhide Sakamoto, Yoshito Nakashima, Naoya Takahara, Hideki Minagawa and Norio Tenma

113Electrical Heating of Hydrate Sediment for Gas Production

Hideki Minagawa, Yasunori Nishikawa, Yoshie Takahashi and Hideo Narita

119Investigation for High Concentration Inhibitor Injection into Artificial Methane Hydrate Bearing Sediment

Kawamura, T., Ohtake M., Yamamoto, Y., Haneda, H., Sakamoto, Y., Komai, T. and Higuchi, S.

MINERAL PROCESSING

124Use of Process Optimization and Cost Model for Metal Recovery from Manganese Nodules: The Role of Manganese Recovery

A. Biswas, N. Chakraborti and P.K. Sen

131Recovery of Cu, Ni, Co and Mn from Sea Nodules by Direct Reduction Smelting

Sanjay Agarwal, K.K. Sahu, R.K. Jana and S.P. Mehrotra

137Precipitation of Manganese from Manganese Nodule SO2-Roast Ammoniacal Ammonium Leach Liquor

Kailash Chandra Nathsarma

143Production of Silicomanganese Alloy from Low Manganese Containing Leached Sea Nodules Residue

R. K. Jana and N. S. Randhawa

149Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide (EMD) from Manganese Cake- A Byproduct of Nodule Process

J. P. Panda, K. Sanjay, M. K. Ghosh and T. Subbaiah

154Potentiality of Indian Ocean Manganese Nodule and its Leached Residue as Oxidation Catalyst and Adsorbent

K.M. Parida, Saswati S Dash and Amaresh Pradhan

166Lithium Ion Sieve Preparation from Reduction-Ammoniacal Leaching Residue of Polymetallic Nodules

Zhao Lei, Jiang Kaixi, Jiang Xunxiong, Fan Yanqing and Wang Shengdong

172Preparation of Lithium Ion Sieve from Polymetallic Nodules

Fan Yanqing, Jiang Xunxiong, Wang Shengdong, Zhao Lei, Jiang Kaixi and Feng Linyong

177Study on Continuous Leaching Hydrometallurgical Processes about Cobalt-rich Crust

Wang Shengdong, Jiang Xunxiong, Jiang Kaixi, Fan Yanqing and Zhao Lei

180Separation of Metal Ions from Manganese Nodule Bulk Sulphide Leach Liquor Using Hollow Fiber Membrane Module

Pankaj K. Parhi and Kadambini Sarangi

186Selective Dissolution of FeCuNiCoMn Alloy Obtained after Pyrometallurgical Processing of Polymetallic Nodules

Vladislava P. Stefanova, Peter K. Iliev, Boris S. Stefanov and Avram G. Avramov

DEEP-OCEAN MINING SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY

DEEP-OCEAN MINING SYSTEMS

191Future of Deep Seabed Mining and Demand-Supply Trends in Indian Scenario

Maruthadu Sudhakar and Syamal Kanti Das

197A Hardware-in-the-loop Simulation System of Heave Compensation of Deepsea Mining

Qiong Hu and Shaojun Liu

203Research on Physical Simulation Test Installation of Heave Compensation System of Deepsea Mining

Qiong Hu, Hao Zheng, Shaojun Liu and Ning Yang

208Modelling and Simulation of 6 DOF Motion Simulator for Underwater Research Applications

Periasamy T, Asokan T and Singaperumal M

NODULE TRANSPORT

213Conception of Nodules Feeder to Vertical Transport Pipeline

Jerzy Sobota, Willibald Kolarcik, Pavel Marek and Pavel Vlasak

220Vertical Distribution of Concentration in Horizontal Pipeline - Density and Particle Size Influence

Jerzy Sobota, Pavel Vlasak, Grzegorz Strozik and Franciszek Plewa

225Flow Analysis by CFD Model of Lifting System for Shallow Sea Test

Chi-Ho Yoon, Jung-Seok Kang, Jong-Myung Park, Yong-Chan Park, Young-Ju Kim and Seok-Ki Kwon

229Numerical Prediction of a Lifting Pump for Deep-sea Mining

Jongmyung Park, Chi-Ho Yoon and Jung Seok Kang

233Development and Testing of Remotely Operated Artificial Nodule Laying System at 500-m Water Depth

Amudha K, Rajesh S, Ramesh N R, Muthukrishna Babu, Raju Abraham, Deepak.C R and Atmanand M.A

OCEANFLOOR SYSTEMS

239Effects of Microtopography on Mining Possibility of Cobalt-rich Manganese Crusts

Koji Goto, Tetsuo Yamazaki, Rei Arai and Naoki Nakatani

246Development of Dynamics Model of Seafloor Mining System and Analysis of Influence Factors in the Deploying Process

Xiaozhou Hu, Shaojun Liu and Bin Du

255Fluid-solid Coupled Dynamical Analysis of Deep-ocean Mining System

Qiuhua Rao, Zhi Wang, Shaojun Liu and Min Fang

263Interaction of Fluid-solid Coupled Flexible Hose and Mining Machine in Deep-ocean Mining System

Zhi Wang, Qiuhua Rao, Shaojun Liu and Min Fang

OCEAFLOOR MINERS

270Method of Metamodel-based Multidisciplinary Design Optimization for Development of a Test Miner

Tae Hee Lee, Min Uk Lee, Jong-Su Choi, Hyung Woo Kim and Sup Hong

276Simulation of Tracked Vehicle Performance on Deep Sea Soil Based on Soil Mechanical Laboratory Measurements in Bentonite Soil

Enno Schulte and W. Schwarz

285Application of Robust Design Techniques for Underwater Vehicle Control

Santhakumar M. and Asokan T.

290Design of Interactive Simulation System and Graphical User Interface for Underwater Vehicle Control and Navigation

Santhakumar, M., Saravanakumar, S., Thiruppathi,T. and Asokan, T.

295Research on the Path Planning for Deep-seabed Mining Vehicle

Sui-ping Wang, Wei-hua Gui and Xiao-ling Ning