Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Engineering Short Course

Recirculating Aquaculture Systems

Engineering Short Course

At: Seven International Symposium on

Tilapia in Aquaculture

SEPTEMBER 3^RD, 4^TH AND 5^TH

Sunday September 3rd 2006

· 8:00 – 9:00 Introductions and Housekeeping

· 9:00 – 10:00 Overview of RAS Engineering

· 10:00 – 10:30 Water Quality

· 10:30 – 11:00 Break

· 11:00 – 12:00 Engineering Design– Mass

Balance, Loading and Growth

· 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch

· 13:00 – 14:00 Engineering Design – Continued

· 14:00 – 14:45 Examples – Carrying capacity

· 14:45 – 15:15 Break.

· 15:15 – 16:00 Culture Tank Design

· 16:00 – 16:30 Solids Capture

· 16:30 – 17:00 Questions/Discussion - Adjourn

Monday September 4th 2006

· 8:00 – 8:30 Review and Housekeeping

· 8:30 – 9:30 Waste Management and Effluent

Treatment

· 9:30 – 10:30 Biofiltration/ Nitrification Design

Overview

· 10:30 – 11:00 Break

· 11:00 – 12:00 Biofilter Design Example: warm

water / cold water

· 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch

· 13:00 – 14:00 Gas Transfer & Gas Conditioning

· 14:00 – 14:30 Gas Transfer – Oxygenation

· 14:30 – 15:00 Gas Transfer – Carbon Dioxide

· 15:00 – 15:15 Receso

· 15:15 – 16:00 Gas Transfer – Carbon Dioxide

· 16:00 – 16:20 System Monitoring and Control

· 16:20 – 16:40 Management and Support Systems

· 16:40 – 17:00 Questions/Discussion – Adjourn

Tuesday September 5th 2006

· 8:00 – 8:30 Review and Housekeeping

· 8:30 – 9:30 Fish Health Management &

Biosecurity

· 9:30 – 10:30 Economic Realities and Risk

Evaluation

· 10:30 – 11:00 Break

· 11:00 – 12:00 Growout System Design:

Cold Water

· 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch

· 13:00 – 13:30 Cold Water Design- Continued

· 13:30 – 15:00 Growout System Design:

Warm Water

· 14:30 – 15:00 Questions/Discussion - Adjourn

Two “hands on” labs can be worked into the schedule;

day 2 after afternoon break; and Day 3 one hour before lunch

INSTRUCTORS:

Þ Dr. Mike Timmons. Cornell University.

Þ Dr. James Ebeling. The Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute

Þ Dr. Raúl Piedrahita. University of California, Davis.

ORGANIZERS:

Þ CETRA

Þ PANORAMA ACUICOLA MAGAZINE

ENGLISH/SPANISH SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION

COST:

$450.00 DOLLARS UNTIL JUNE 30

$550.00 DOLLARS AFTER JULY 1^ST.

*PLUS IVA TAX.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

TO PAY FOR THIS WORKSHOP YOU CAN ASSIST TO

THE ISTA 7 CONFERENCES

AND NO ADDITIONAL PAYMENT IS REQUEST

INFORMATION:

Teresa Macías
tere@panoramaacuicola.com

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