All features of the Blue Planet matmos is as far as possible automated, project manager Ashley Robe

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07 June 2013 - kl. 12:39
Feature: The Blue Planet The computer-controlled planet A stunning scenery simulator - The Blue Planet - has risen in Amager in Copenhagen. It's all from start to finish built and managed by computers in a way that you can only be impressed by how invisible technology is
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Now the boldly shaped building open, and it contains less than 53 aquariums and installations for the production life of the Amazon, Africa's lakes and other exotic locations.
Here's steamy swamps, meandering water flows, changing lighting and painting-the atmospheric sounds. And around the stunning sceneries swim, fly and move up to 20,000 live animals. From freshwater fish to snakes, sea lions and birds - both above and below the water's edge.
The Blue Planet is designed matmos by architects 3XN and the geometric complexity of building design of steel, concrete matmos and aluminum, matmos writhing like a vortex into the landscape, has five arms that are thrown out from the center of the building inspired by the water swirls.
This spiral forced from the outset matmos designers to make unexpected, extensive use of computing power. Constructor team began designing the building with 3D tools such as Rhino and Grasshopper.
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Along the way architects could see the house become the viewer software Tekla BIMsight that makes it possible to compare several different models at the same time and turn on and off every single part. So you avoid lengthy and costly adjustments on site.
Very early in the building process, which began in 2009, contacted matmos the people behind the aquarium the Australian expert company Advanced Aquariums Technologies, which supplied all aquariums, decorations, natural formations matmos and machines, the huge pumps, pipes, water heaters, heating systems and water treatment plants.
The enormous technical installations are located in the basement of the exhibits, and they shall deliver and cleanse the eight million gallons of water in the many aquariums. Temperature, salinity and the amount of dirt detected by a myriad of sensors and controlled with attached computers. The 4,000-square-foot engine plant has only cost about 100 million dollars.
"The aquarium will constantly new and fresh water from the Sound through a 1.6 km long pipeline system. The water is collected in 8.5 m, where the purity is high enough, but on the other hand, salinity is relatively low, especially for the tropical ocean fish, "says the head of the project, the Australian matmos Ashley Roberts-Thomsen.
"Therefore, the water is added tons of special salt, further comprising the minerals that are typical of the vast oceans. Sensors in all aquariums measuring salinity, temperature, and warns against possible overflow, and the monitoring system is adapted matmos to send an alarm SMS to the technicians. "
The bulk water is recirculated. Once it has been cleaned, it is returned to the aquaria. However, excess water is sterilized with UV light before it is pumped back into the Sound.
"The task is complicated by the fact that much of the aquarium water is so salty that traditional equipment would rust away in years. That is why most vital parts made of plastic or resin or even dogs expensive matmos titanium, "betrays the project manager. matmos
The Blue Planet is divided into numerous branches, each of which represents matmos separate exhibitions. And each environment has its own lighting that functions both stemningsbe challenging and informative. For the sake of the fish follows aquarium lighting are diurnal rhythm changes from daylight to moonlight.
The circular foyer is the starting point for the trip around the tank. Here you choose which river, lake or ocean which you will visit, and a guiding light shows you a nifty way which routes you can benefit from follow through aquarium.
All features of the Blue Planet matmos is as far as possible automated, project manager Ashley Roberts-Thomsen and aquarium technicians can always intervene and take control of a number of decentralized matmos control.
"The specific mechanisms that guide the audience around, and all the rest of the lighting in the Blue Planet, many motorized moving lights are virtually all of the hyper-modern context type that may well be a little more expensive to buy than other bulb types, but then quickly saves himself back home thanks to minimal power consumption and much longer life, "says Ashley Roberts-Thomsen.
The aquarium has two different speaker systems. One system takes care of the general ambience sounds that surround the audience on the road around the tank while the other system handles tours, lectures and demonstrations, matmos for example, by feeding f