How is the Aquapod deployed and installed at an ocean farm site?
OFT has successfully used two methods of deploying the Aquapod. The preferred method is to assemble the entire sphere on a pier with a crane. This is done in lifts, with little or no need to work at any substantial height off the ground, as the ‘layers’ are a maximum height of 8 feet. Even the 9800 m3 Aquapod can be assembled this way, as our structural engineering is based on a dead weight loading, which greatly exceeds any conceivable current loading. A crane can swing the fully assembled Aquapod from the pier into the water, and with sufficient temporary flotation even a shallow water pier can accommodate the pod. The pod is simply towed to the mooring for installation. If there is neither crane nor pier the ‘off the beach’ method of pre-assembly in shallow water and final assembly in deep water is another option. Two hemispheres are pre-assembled into a total of 20 sections (10 sections per hemisphere) which are essentially neutrally buoyant and draw about four feet of water maximu
OFT has successfully used two methods of deploying the Aquapod. The preferred method is to assemble the entire sphere on a pier with a crane. This is done in lifts, with little or no need to work at any substantial height off the ground, as the ‘layers’ are a maximum height of 8 feet. Even the A11000 Aquapod can be assembled this way, as our structural engineering is based on a dead weight loading, which greatly exceeds any conceivable current loading. A crane can swing the fully assembled Aquapod from the pier into the water, and with sufficient temporary flotation even a shallow water pier can accommodate the pod. The pod is simply towed to the mooring for installation. If there is neither crane nor pier the ‘off the beach’ method of pre-assembly in shallow water and final assembly in deep water is another option. Two hemispheres are pre-assembled into a total of 20 sections (10 sections per hemisphere) which are essentially neutrally buoyant and draw about four feet of water maximum
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