Development of the Hyperbaric Chamber for Capturing and Studying Deep-Sea Creatures

摘要

To this day, the sea depths remain the most unexplored part of our planet. The deeper an organism lives, the more difficult it is to study. The development of bathyscaphes and submarines gave a strong impetus to the field of seabed research, and over time, whole research vessels began to appear, provided with a wide variety of modules, with laboratories equipped with the latest technology. In this paper, we propose a fairly simple design of a deep-water trap that can operate at a depth of up to 1000 m. The purpose of developing this device is to ensure the capture of the organism and raise it to the surface with the preservation of pressure. This method of trapping will allow to study the specimen while it is alive. The main body of the device is 700 mm high and 534 mm in diameter and can withstand pressure up to 10 MPa. Verticality of the device is one of its main features. After capturing an organism, the rotary door closes the hole, the device rises to the surface, maintaining pressure. This makes it possible to study an organism that is still alive. This paper describes in detail the design of this device.