Application of heat pump system for sea cucumber aquaculture

Liu Guodan, Liu Keke, Hu Songtao, Shi Zhigang, Li Xuquan and Zhang Wei

2014.12.12

Temperature regulation is a key technique in the process of industrialized sea cucumber aquaculture. At present, boilers have been widely used for seawater temperature regulation, but the major disadvantage of this method is its poor economic performance, and it is not beneficial for energy conservation and environmental protection. Using heat pump for the temperature regulation of the sea cucumber aquaculture system can result in low operating cost and be good for energy conservation and environmental protection, which effectively solves the problems existing in industrialized aquaculture temperature regulation field. Taking a sea cucumber aquaculture workshop as an example, analyses the superiority of heat pump system application in seawater heating field, including the operating cost and pollutant emissions.