FSML: Renovation and Expansion of Salt Water Life Support Systems at Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology

夏威夷大学夏威夷海洋生物研究所（HIMB）的Kim Holland博士收到了美国国家科学基金会的一笔赠款，用于翻新和扩建HIMB椰子岛实验室的盐水生命支持系统。 HIMB是一个领先的热带海洋生物研究设施，可靠的高质量海水供应是其研究和教育任务的核心。 现有的海水泵送和分配系统已经有几十年的历史了，不适合实验室的许多新建筑。 这笔赠款还将帮助建造一个新的大型海水罐，用于容纳鲨鱼和金枪鱼等大型海洋鱼类。目前效率低下的盐水供水管迷宫将被拆除，并由一个全新的分配系统取代，这将是更有效和更环保的。 新系统将采用双平行管道连接所有使用位置，并将被构造成可以自动清洁管道而不会中断供应。 新系统可更频密地进行清洗，这样便可避免排放含有大量淤泥的污水。 同样，安装现代化的水泵和水泵控制装置将能够更好地供应海水，同时减少电力消耗。 一个40英尺乘20英尺的强化玻璃纤维坦克将建造在现有的混凝土垫。 这个水箱将由新的海水系统供水，并将海水保持在5英尺深。 水池周围将有一个供实验观察和服务使用的通道，夏威夷大学已确定海洋科学是该大学在进入二十一世纪世纪时应强调的一个卓越领域。 这一重点反映在最近建设新的实验室设施和四个额外的教师职位的资金。 椰子岛海水系统的改造和扩建对该大学的倡议取得成功至关重要。 由于其地理位置，HIMB可以在珊瑚礁生物学和鲨鱼和金枪鱼等大型热带物种的研究等领域发挥主导作用。 HIMB是来自世界各地希望研究这些主题的科学家的主要目的地。 NSF的拨款将极大地帮助HIMB为教师和游客提供现代化的设施。

Dr Kim Holland of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB), University of Hawaii, has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to renovate and expand the salt water life support system at HIMB's Coconut Island laboratory. HIMB is a leading tropical marine biology research facility, and a reliable supply of high quality seawater is central to its research and education missions. The existing seawater pumping and distribution system is several decades old and does not serve many of the newer buildings at the lab. This grant will also help underwrite the construction of a new large seawater tank that will be used to hold large marine fish such as sharks and tuna. The current inefficient maze of saltwater feeder pipes will be dismantled and replaced by an entirely new distribution system which will be more efficient and environmentally friendly. The new system will feature dual parallel pipes to all use locations and will be constructed so that the pipes can be automatically cleaned without disruption of supply. The more frequent cleaning possible in this new system will eliminate the discharge of heavily silt-laden effluent. Similarly, the installation of modern pumps and pump controls will allow a better supply of seawater while reducing the amount of electricity consumed. A forty-foot by twenty-foot reinforced fiberglass tank will be constructed on an existing concrete pad. This tank will be fed by the new seawater system and will hold seawater to a depth of five feet. The tank will be surrounded by a catwalk that will be used for experimental observations and service access.The University of Hawaii has identified marine science as an area of excellence to be emphasized as the university enters the twenty-first century. This emphasis is reflected in the recent construction of new laboratory facilities and funding for four additional faculty positions. The renovation and expansion of Coconut Island's seawater system will be crucial to the success of the university's initiative. Because of its location, HIMB can play a leading role in areas such as coral reef biology and the study of large tropical species such as sharks and tunas. HIMB is a major destination for scientists from all around the world who wish to work on these topics. This NSF grant will greatly assist HIMB in providing modern facilities for its faculty and visitors.