Keeping water clean and healthy in an aquaculture facility requires careful disinfection, filtration of the water, flushing, and de-gassing circulation. This process requires a reliable and efficient pumping system.
Fisheries are bustling places that have little time for stopping a pump for dismantling it and re-greasing. Pumps that are used in fish farming need to be designed to handle an extremely high-duty cycle.
Fish Farm Pump Systems
Since the demand for seafood worldwide expands and oceans get overfished, it’s now becoming popular to raise seafood in fish farms. Pumps are used to move seawater and recirculate the waters in these huge fishing farms to prevent stagnation.
Aquaculture is a major expense for farms. Pumping makes up a substantial proportion of all energy consumed. Operators can reduce their energy bills by selecting the correct size pump.
The volume of the fish tank (in litres) by the desired turning amount per hour in order to determine how much pump flow is required. Choose a pump that is able to meet that. Fisheries can be very busy therefore there’s no room for long-running service calls if pumps don’t work, especially during the time they’re moving live fish.
Aquaculture Pump Efficiency
In aquaculture, bom ly tam truc ngang can be essential to transfer water as well as distribution of nutrients and oxygenation. The power they consume is among the most expensive running costs.
The easiest way to increase the efficiency of your system is to make sure that the pump has been properly calibrated to the application you are using it for. Estimate the desired tank turn-over percentage and divide it by the pump’s capacity in order for the amount of gallon per hour (or liters per hour) are required.
Reducing the speed of the pump when you need to reduce the flow rate necessary to cut down on power and duration. Danfoss has variable speed drive that permit you to change the speed of your pump electrically. It allows you to regulate the flow of the system accurately, as well as conserving energy. The key to energy efficiency is to lower operational costs.
Sustainable Pumping Solutions for Fish Farms
Aquaculture is a field that faces numerous difficulties: salmon lice water quality issues, algae issues, and the management of waste. To address the problems, aquaculture relies upon pumps that work efficiently sturdy, robust and suitable for flushing, disinfecting degassing, as well as circulating water.
Danfoss has a wide range of pumps for fish farming that reduce energy consumption and improve the efficiency of pumping. Utilizing Danfoss’ pump speed control to an recirculation sytem, energy consumption can be cut down to as high as 50 per cent.
Fishing is a bustling place, where everything can happen within the span of an eyes. When the lives of livestock depend on a continuous circulation of water, it is little time to waste. That is why they need long-lasting, simple-to-maintain pump that require no other lubrication. Another option is an air-injection pump.
Water Pump Maintenance
In Florida the cost of energy is 2nd in terms of costs for operation. One way to lower expenses is by enhancing pumps used in aquaculture. Proper system size, installation and selection of pumps can increase quality and reliability.
The pump should be designed for maximum performance (BEP). Operation in excess of BEP causes cavitation and shortens the service life of motors shaft bearings and mechanical seals. This results in costly ongoing operations and maintenance expenses.
The topography of the farm site must be assessed, since it influences water stability, erosion risks and drainage. Additionally, it influences the water quality parameters (temperatures of salinity, pH as well as dissolved oxygen, and so on.) which are necessary by certain fish species in order for their growth. If the pump fails the availability of a second pump at hand can reduce the time spent in the time it takes to repair.
Innovative Pump Technologies for Aquaculture
Aquaculture requires high-quality water to sustainably produce. In addition, overcrowding of fish and an increase in population may result in low water quality as well as stress and illnesses.
Constant Flow Technology helps maintain regular flow rates despite changing circumstances. This is particularly beneficial in RAS systems that have media filters that prevent particles from blocking the system, and to ensure oxygen gas supply at optimal levels.
DESMI has designed a series of low-pressure, high-flow pumps that are suitable for RAS applications and for flow-through on land. They are easier to keep running, and offer an improved energy efficiency throughout the larger range of capacities. With an aquaculture-specific drive, they also support PLC management menus customized to the specific requirements of this highly competitive industry. Precision load measurement solutions are vital for applications in aquaculture.