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Resinex versatility for the oceanology needs
Once again Resinex confirms its key success factor in the Oceanology business.
The company is able to follow all customers needs in terms
of multi-functional use of its wide range of marine products.
Elastic Beacons, Cable Floats, Ultra Deep Water Floats, Marker Buoys
coming from their natural markets of offshore oil and navigational
aids sectors find a perfect function in the Oceanology market.
China, Korea, Thailand, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Cyprus, Norway, Brasil,
Dubai, Romania, India, USA and Antarctic are only the last destinations
of Resinex products for the Oceanology
activity in the world seas.
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escending until and beyond 3 thousand metres ner, obtaining greater modularity. Purposely studied in the marine environment as well as a pole of tech-
under the level of the sea even though it was for deep water, they were positioned at the base of nology development for the exploration of the abyss.
projected to sustain pressures until 400 bars the mini towers which give support to the structure The definite location will probably be off Cape Passe-
can be found the experimental Nemo project (Neu- and are currently in the test phase. The Nemo project ro (Sicily), which will permit the telescope to be posi-
trino Mediterranean Observatory) which the Insti- foresees the construction of a big submerged antenna tioned at a depth of about 3.500 metres and some 100
tute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) has in course to in order to reveal high energy neutrins coming from kilometres off the coast of Sicily. Under this stretch
create a telescope of a new conception, baptised astrophysic sources. Revealing the presence of neu- of water, the telescope will be in optimum position
“Kilometro cubo” (Cubic kilometer). trins could extend the knowledge of the actual astron- of darkness in respect to low energy cosmic radiation
The syntactic foam floats which support this installa- omy which is based on the revealing of photons, that that at a more shallow level would counter it and not
tion are Resinex products, just as those used in 2005 is light and electromagnetic radiation. allow the observation of the neutrins. It will extend
during the first phase of the experiment. In the light It also represents the biggest monitoring station for two square kilometres and is made up of 81 750-
of experience the new buoys have been made thin- (oceanographic, geophysical, chemical and acoustic) metre high towers with about 5.000 light sensors.
The national institute of geophysic and vulcanology of Rome (INGV), The image refers to an oceanic moorage with a Resinex buoy by
which carries out a precius work regarding sysmic research Cnr-Issia of Genoa and Enea-Cram of La Spezia near the Odas
and vulvanology is also involved in the study of underwater telluric Italia 1 buoy-laboratory anchored in the middle of the
phenomena. It manages among others a large band Mediterranean Liguria sea at a depth of 1.200 metres.
MedNet sysmic net which continuously monitors in deep water, The positioning was carried out by technicians from the
arriving to depths of 6 thousand metres. Also INGV turns to Resinex National Research Centre (CNR) and the Italian Navy ship Tavolara.
technology to have reliable and sure deep water syntactic foam The Resinex buoy was studied to operate at a depth
modules which is by now able to produce floats which can support of 300 metres and will be utilized in the sphere of the
pressures of up to 1.100 bars. CNR experiments.
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Tsunami sentinels
Warning system in the Southern Chinese sea
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he two early warning anti tsunami system con- continually bombarded by tropical typhoons. The buoys,
signed to the state oceanographic administration extremely stable, will have to withstand 120 plus kilo-
of the People’s Republic of China that are to be metre winds and 12 metre plus waves, conditions which
positioned in the South China Sea will be utilizing Res- are, by now, very frequent in the South China Sea.
inex buoys. This is the marine component of the system The system is composed of two monitoring stations
and is made up of two Poseidon class Envirtech tsuna- dislocated at a depth potentionally covering between
mimetres positioned at a depth of about 4.000 metres 500 and 7.000 metres which transmits pressure
and supported by two oceanic Resinex buoys built to parameters taken from the seabed and relays them to
resist force 12 seas and of two mooring lines formed the surface buoy which in turn transmits the informa-
by Resinex Synt floats studied for 4 thousand metre tion via satellite to a control centre situated in Beijing
depths. The system will have to remaining the sea for therefore giving the alarm for a tsunami generated off
two consecutive years without maintenance in a zone the southern Chinese coast. Deployment of the buoys in China Sea.
A non-rotation anchorage
The National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental It was tested twice. The first time in February 2009 in the Black Sea
Geophysics (OGS) of Trieste has installed an instrument monitoring by the Nato alliance research ship.
buoy in the Otranto canal as part of a European project. The second time in the central Ligurian sea by the Italian naval
This is a floating system connected to a depth of 1.200 metres and ship Tavolara.
fitted instruments and sensors in order to carry out profiles of the We are speaking about the Resinex model RS6 buoy which is
wind and water. destined to carry out scientific experiments in the gelid waters
For this project a Resinex model Pem18 buoy was used with a float of the Antartic.
of 1.8 metre diameter with a signalling lantern. It will be part of the national research programme in Antartica,
The power is guaranteed by solar panels. an Italian project which is studying planetary phenomena.
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he first step, towards the end of 2006, consisted provided by the sismometres and also records pressure inex floats (a buoy of 1.3 metres in diameter and 13
of the positioning of the system in the South Tyr- variations, directly correlated to the indications of an meters long assigned to the receiving and transmis-
rhenian, a few kilometers off Palermo at a water expected tsunami or to the passage of one. The buoy, sion of data plus another 11 deep water buoys for
depth of 2090 meters. This was the test system for the through the modem which remains connected to the the buoyancy of the mooring system), has the scope
Me Tas Mediterranean Tsunami Alarm System, a proj- platform on the bottom, transmits the data via satellite to to calibrate the measuring procedure and alarm. The
ect for the monitoring of the water and sea bed institut- Les Immarsat of Fucino which in turn passes it onto the data and any danger warnings flow directly to a
ed by Telecom Italia using Resinex buoys. Envirtech laboratories for preliminary tests. control centre which in turn passes such information
The prototype consists of two principle components, Finally everything is elaborated by the Environmental to the competent authority. The system can be trans-
always linked together by a bi-directional acoustic Agency and Technical Services (Apat) which gives ferred to every port of the world and positioned at
modem: a platform is situated in deep water and float scientific support and approval of the results. any sea depth and has therefore a vast range of poten-
for satellite transmission. The platform collects the data This experiment, which makes use of giant Res- tial appliacations.
Above, the long Resinex buoy on the deck. Right, positioning of the deep water platform.