SET OF EQUIPMENT FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION OF BRINE SHRIMP IN ARTIFICIAL TANKS USING OPEN-CLOSED PROCESS Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC A01K61/00 

FIELD: commercial production of brine shrimp in artificial tanks.

SUBSTANCE: set of equipment comprises artificial reservoirs to be filled with water, reservoir insulation equipment, with reservoirs for production houses and stock reservoirs for brine, sweet water and spare reservoir with valves in bottom part of side wall being used for processes. Branch pipes of flexible hoses of aeration system with respective openings or petal-type valves are provided on side wall bottoms. Reservoirs have transparent two-sectioned covers with process openings for flexible hoses of aeration system. Hanger-type netted box with closable cover for introducing dry feeds and bird's dung comprises suspension cable or bracket with T-shaped plastic or metal hook. Mobile netted filter-collector for collecting of biomass from basins has metal casing formed as tripod with ring for attachment of detachable sieves, and metal tray with flexible hose for returning of water into basin. Set of equipment is additionally equipped with movable process cart for collecting of biomass and introducing of suspension type feeds. Spare reservoir has fine filter, brine shrimp collecting injector, and coarse filter-shield consisting of two sections. Tray has devices for dispensing of biomass into package for further freezing. Biomass extracting device has box-like casing, upper cover, and bottom flaps which are opened upward by means of manual drive. Set is further equipped with electric heating drying unit having brine shrimp drying trays, combined vacuum-electric heating drying unit with metal hermetically sealed cylindrical casing having conical upper part incorporating drying-heating equipment including rotating multiple-tier vertical cellular drum or free from it, fan, air heating or electric heating members or heater for solar station, hermetical valve for fan with electric drive.

EFFECT: reduced labor intensity, decreased production costs, and simplified maintenance and operation.