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)的金·霍兰德博士获得了国家科学基金会的资助，用于翻新和扩大HIMB椰子岛实验室的咸水生命维持系统。HIMB是一家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。现有的海水抽水和分配系统已经有几十年的历史了，不能为实验室的许多较新的建筑提供服务。这笔赠款还将帮助建造一个新的大型海水水箱，用于存放鲨鱼和金枪鱼等大型海鱼。目前效率低下的海水给水管道迷宫将被拆除，取而代之的是一个全新的分配系统，它将更加高效和环保。新系统将配备通往所有使用地点的双平行管道，其结构将使管道可以在不中断供应的情况下自动清洁。在这个新系统中，更频繁的清洗将消除含有大量泥沙的污水的排放。同样，安装现代水泵和水泵控制器将使海水得到更好的供应，同时减少电力消耗。将在现有的混凝土垫层上建造一个40英尺乘20英尺的钢筋玻璃纤维水箱。这个水箱将由新的海水系统提供给养，并将海水保持在5英尺深的地方。水箱周围将有一个用于实验观测和服务的走道。夏威夷大学已将海洋科学确定为该大学进入21世纪时应重点关注的一个优秀领域。这种重视反映在最近建造新的实验室设施和为增加四个教员职位提供资金上。椰子岛海水系统的翻新和扩建将是该大学倡议成功的关键。由于其地理位置，HIMB可以在珊瑚礁生物学和大型热带物种(如鲨鱼和金枪鱼)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的这笔赠款将极大地帮助HIMB为其教职员工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.