Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2018, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 81-88.doi: 10.11978/2017122CSTR: 32234.14.2017122

Special Issue: 南海专题

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Optimization of temperature and time of acoustic physics parameters of seafloor sediment in the South China Sea

Yun LUO1,2(), Zhengyu HOU1, Yuhang TIAN1,2, Antao XU1,2, Zhong CHEN1()   

  1. 1. CAS Key Laboratory of Ocean and Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Guangzhou 510301, China
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2017-11-12 Revised:2017-12-18 Online:2018-07-20 Published:2018-07-16
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation (41376057, 41676056);National Science and Technology Support Program (2014BAB14B01)

Abstract:

Physical parameters such as water content, density and porosity of marine sediments are important for studying acoustic characteristics of sediments. Due to the complex and variety of the marine sediments in the South China Sea and precious deep-sea sediment samples, it is necessary to accurately determine the physical parameters of these sediment samples and make sure no damage to their chemical properties. However, the current measuring methods cannot meet the demands. In this study, we determined and analyzed the changing trends and characteristics of the water content, density, porosity of the clay, silt, and sand in three typical sediments with the drying time under different temperature (60, 80, 100, and 120℃) by using circular knives method and dryer method. The results are as follows. 1) The higher the temperature, the shorter the time of the total loss of pore water, and the periodic characteristics of the water loss process for the same type of sediment. 2) The times of typical sediments completely lose the pore water are in the order of tsand<tsilt<tclay; and at different time periods, the rate of pore water loss is quite different, which is mainly related to the particle size, the gap between particles and the loss of moisture contained in sediments in the later stage of drying. 3) The drying temperature of 80℃ is advisable, if the sediments is also needed for further comprehensive utilization and analysis, and the reference time and critical time are calculated for the complete drying of the three sediments. 4) Physics parameter of the critical time generation into the experience equation for velocity prediction is feasible at 80℃.

Key words: South China Sea, marine sediment, physical parameter, temperature, time

CLC Number: 

  • P736.211