Hydrothermal Vent Lab

Vent temperature350 °CΔT 348 °C

Plume height53 m12 m lateral drift

Mineral output0.84 kg/hSulphide deposition

PLUME BUOYANCY

Strong

BLACK SMOKER

Stable discharge

Fluid temperature350 °C Vent flow1.0 m³/s Mineral concentration7 g/L

Ambient water Cross-current

Fauna

Initial rise 1.8 m/sDilution ×120

Orbit around the vent field