404770/B3
Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................5
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................7
SimradES18......................................................................................................................8
Proposalsforthecollectionofmultifrequencyacousticdata............................................8
Orderinformation..............................................................................................................9
Physicalandenvironmentalspecications......................................................................10
Supportinformation.........................................................................................................11
TRANSDUCERHANDLINGANDMAINTENANCE.......................13
Rulesfortransducerhandling..........................................................................................14
Approvedanti-foulingpaints...........................................................................................15
Inspectingandcleaningthetransducerface....................................................................17
Paintingthetransducerface.............................................................................................18
INSTALLINGTHETRANSDUCER.............................................21
Installationsummary........................................................................................................22
Designing,manufacturingandmountingtheinstallationhardware................................23
Installingthecablegland.................................................................................................25
Designing,manufacturingandmountingthesteelconduit.............................................27
Unpackingthetransducerfromitstransportcrate...........................................................29
Installingthetransducercable.........................................................................................30
Mountingthetransducer..................................................................................................33
Paintingthetransducerface.............................................................................................34
CABLELAYOUTANDINTERCONNECTIONS.............................37
Connectingthetransducercabletothetransceiver..........................................................38
ES18Connectingtoa12-pinAmphenolsocket..............................................................39
12-pinAmphenolplug....................................................................................................42
Connectingthetransducertotheothertransceivers........................................................43
Splicingthetransducercable...........................................................................................44
Splicingthecableusingagroundedjunctionbox..................................................45
Splicingthecableusingajunctionboxisolatedfromvessel’sground..................46
TRANSDUCERINSTALLATIONPRINCIPLES............................47
Transducerinstallationinablister...................................................................................48
Transducerinstallationinkeelbox..................................................................................51
Transducerinstallationinaushmountedsteeltank......................................................52
Transducerinstallationusinganarctictankwithacousticwindow.................................53
Transducerinstallationinsidethehull.............................................................................55
Transducerinstallationusingdropkeel...........................................................................56
InstallationManual
