Hunan Province Engineering Laboratory of Marine Mineral Resources Exploration Equipment and Technology, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, Hunan 411201, China
Seafloor core sampling drill is necessary equipment for marine geologic and environmental investigation. A 20 m seafloor core sampling drill is chosen as the study object. Its technical features and at-sea operation are described from the aspects of supporting and leveling mechanism technology, drill string making and breaking, drill rods storage technology, telemetry/telecontrol and high-speed data communication technology, as well as escape technology.
Wan Buyan, Zhang Guang, Huang Xiaojun.Research and development of seafloor shallow-hole multi-coring drill[C]. Proceedings of the Twentieth International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, 2010: 588.