Aquatron Laboratory

Technical Specifications

Diameter

15.24 m (50’)

Depth

Approximately 3.54 m perimeter to 3.91 m center (11'7½” to 12'10”)
Volume 684,050 litres (150,477 gallons)

Materials Structural
 lining 
supports 
plumbing

Steel reinforced concrete. 
Polyester and glass-fiber liner with an epoxy sealant. 
Tank sits atop a steel reinforced concrete tank stand. 
Plumbed with sch. 80 PVC pipe.
Supply Water Filtered or unfiltered seawater or dechlorinated freshwater

Heating

Up to 30ºC
Chilling Down to 2ºC

Satellite Tank

 

Depth: 1.12 m
Approximate diameter: 1.8 m
Approximate volume: 8 m3
Tunnel
 Length: 2.74 m (9’) 

Width: 0.81 m (32”) 

Depth: 1.12 m
(44”)
Approximate volume: 2.48 m3 (545 gallons)
Access Access through man door (1 m wide) or large loading door. Two spiral stairwell ladders from main deck to observation deck and mechanical area. Movement of large and heavy equipment via an “I” beam suspended crane. There are 4-person doors including access to two associated rooms. (Observation room and nearby wet lab.)
Loading Door Size 3 m (10’) wide x 3 m (10’) high except 2.82 m (9’3”) high in centre where “I” beam passes through the door.

Bridge

 

Operation: Hydraulically controlled 

Height: Raised or lowered between 0 and 2.5 m of the scrubbers

Speed: Varies between 8 cm/sec (0.322 kph) and 96 cm/sec (3.38 kph)

Weight limitation: Equipment weighing up to 80 kg can be carried at the extremities of the bridge
Instruments Attached Seawater supply has a flow meter which is connected to PLC and can be totalized, data logged and alarmed.

Windows

Glass windows approx. 1 m3
15 lower windows, 7 higher windows
Electrical Outlets Several locations with 115 v and 220 v electrical plus

Other Outlets

Compressed air and freshwater