New York City, NY
When New York Aquarium faced the devastation of Superstorm Sandy in 2012, there was major damage to the exhibits and aquatic Life Support Systems throughout the aquarium. Satchell Engineering & associates was contracted to create a comprehensive Assessment Report for FEMA that identified the equipment, materials, structures, and systems that were damaged in the storm. This undertaking resulted in Satchell Engineering & Associates helping recreate many of the drawing for the exhibits within the aquarium as they were destroyed in the storm. We also redesigned some of the equipment within the aquarium to ensure proper functions of the system.
Later, we revisited the zoo to perform a retrofit concept design and dye testing for a walrus and harbor seal exhibit at the aquarium. The concept design for the aquatic life support system used a fine filtration system that consisted of horizontal sand filters, deaeration towers, ozone disinfection, packaged fractionators, and heat exchangers. See Photo Gallery
