[Coral-List] Passive cooling for reef restoration infrastructure

[Robertson, Ross]

I think they may be looking for a submerged home for the old ocean liner SS United States
https://www.abandonedamerica.us/ss-united-states

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Hi Bryce,
 For the Florida Keys maybe we could engineer a large baffle to divert the Florida Current up onto the  reef tract to bathe the corals in cooler water. I suggest sinking an old aircraft carrier off the Sambos or Rock Key in about 100 meters  of water or deeper.
I am sure the NOAA engineers would have a field day with this project.
If it works it would be a great example of turning weapons into something useful.

Phil


On Sat, Aug 24, 2024 at 9:56 AM Bryce Bray via Coral-List <coral-list at lists.coralreefs.org> wrote:
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> Dear Coral List,
>
> I am curious. Does anyone know about any efforts to integrate passive
> cooling techniques into reef restoration structures/infrastructure?
>
> I know passive cooling is used for other underwater infrastructure and
> have been looking into the ability to take a leap to reef restoration
> efforts, which have, sadly, been largely decimated by recent bleaching.
>
> It may be a half-baked idea, but who knows?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bryce
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