DocumentCode
2929716
Title
A flume for handling arrays at sea
Author
Fisher, F.H.
Author_Institution
University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, San Diego, CA, USA
fYear
1985
fDate
12-14 Nov. 1985
Firstpage
1361
Lastpage
1364
Abstract
A large radius (4´) flume has been built for deploying and recovering a long (1.5km) hydrophone array contained inside a Kevlar braid strength member. The flume is made of stainless steel and is polished to protect the Kevlar braid from abrasion. It is designed so that the deployment ship can still maneuver even with the array parallel to the stern in the horizontal plane. Details are be presented about the first use of this flume with the array under adverse circumstances.
Keywords
Connectors; Marine vehicles; Optical arrays; Packaging; Petroleum; Protection; Pulleys; Sonar equipment; Steel; Telemetry;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OCEANS '85 - Ocean Engineering and the Environment
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OCEANS.1985.1160091
Filename
1160091
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