Simrad ES333-7C - REV A User manual

Installation manual
Simrad ES333-7C
333 kHz split-beam transducer
TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES
www.simrad.com

SimradES333-7C
Installationmanual
Thisdocumentprovidesageneraldescriptionofhowto
installtheSimradES333-7CSplit-beamtransducer.The
informationmustberegardedasgeneralguidelinesand
recommendationsonly.Theinstallationshipyardmust
designandmanufactureinstallationhardwaretotthe
ES333-7Ctransduceroneachindividualvessel.
329786/A
21January2009

Documenthistory
Documentnumber:329786/ISBN-13:978-82-8066-104-3
Rev.AJanuary2009Firstversion.
Copyright
©2009KongsbergMaritimeAS
TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentremainsthesolepropertyofKongsbergMaritimeAS.Nopart
ofthisdocumentmaybecopiedorreproducedinanyformorbyanymeans,andtheinformationcontained
withinitisnottobecommunicatedtoathirdparty,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofKongsberg
MaritimeAS.Thedocument,oranypartofit,maynotbetranslatedtoanyotherlanguagewithoutthe
writtenapprovalfromKongsbergMaritimeAS.
Disclaimer
KongsbergMaritimeASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairly
stated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichit
wasdesigned.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjury
topersonnel.Theusermustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbefore
attemptingtoinstall,operateorworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMaritimeASdisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproper
installation,useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
Support
IfyourequiremaintenanceonyourSimradproductcontactyourlocaldealer.Youcanalsocontactususing
thefollowingaddress:s
i m r a d . s u p p o r t @ s i m r a d . c o m .Ifyouneedinformationaboutourotherproducts,
visitww w . s i m r a d . c o m .Onourwebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersanddistributors.
Kon gs berg M a ritim e A S
S tra n d pro m e n a d e n 5 0
P.O.Box 1 11
N-31 9 1 H orte n, N orwa y
S im r a d
Te le p h on e : + 47 3 3 0 3 4 0 0 0
Te le fa x: + 47 3 3 0 4 2 9 8 7
co nt a ct@s im ra d .com
w w w .s im r a d .c o m

Installationmanual
Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL.......................................................5
SIMRADES333-7C............................................................6
WHERETOMOUNTTHETRANSDUCER...............................7
HOWTOINSTALLTHETRANSDUCER..............................12
Transducerinstallationinblister............................................................................12
Transducerinstallationinboxkeel.........................................................................17
Transducerushmountedinasteeltank...............................................................19
Transducerwithacousticwindow..........................................................................20
Transducermountedinsidethehull.......................................................................21
Transducermountedonadropkeel.......................................................................23
Retractabletransducer............................................................................................24
TRANSDUCERCABLEGLANDSANDSPLICING.................25
Aboutcableglands.................................................................................................25
Cableglandforsteelhulls......................................................................................26
CableglandforwoodenandGRPhulls.................................................................27
Cableglandsforsmallhulls...................................................................................28
Transducercablesplicing.......................................................................................29
Ordernumbers........................................................................................................29
STEELCONDUIT..............................................................30
TRANSDUCERHANDLINGANDMAINTENANCE................31
Rulesfortransducerhandling.................................................................................31
Approvedanti-foulingpaints..................................................................................31
Usingself-lockingtaps...........................................................................................32
DRAWINGFILE...............................................................36
Echosounderconnections......................................................................................36
Splicingthetransducercable.......................................................................36
GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)wiring...................................................37
GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)transducerplugassembly.......................38
Outlinedimensionsandinstallationdrawings........................................................39
Outlinedimensions[318747].......................................................................40
Recommendedarrangement[204678]..........................................................41
Mountingring[204449]..............................................................................43
Clampingring[204451]..............................................................................45
329786/A3

SimradES333-7C
4329786/A

Aboutthismanual
ABOUTTHISMANUAL
Purpose
Thepurposeofthisinstallationmanualistoprovidegeneric
descriptionsandillustrationsallowingthereadertounderstand
thebasicprinciplesforechosoundertransducerinstallation.
Abouttheinformationprovidedinthisdocument
Theinformationinthisdocumentmustberegardedasgeneral
guidelinesandrecommendationsonly.Theinstallationshipyard
mustdesignandmanufactureinstallationhardwaretoteach
individualtransducerandvessel.
Approvalbymaritimeauthorities
Wheneverrequired,theinstallationshipyardmustalsohavethe
installationapprovedbytheapplicablemaritimeauthorities.
Additionalinformation
Foradditionaldetailedinformationaboutthetransducerto
beinstalled,refertothedocumentationprovidedwiththe
transducer.Drawingsanddescriptionscanalsobeobtainedfrom
h
t t p : / / w w w . s i m r a d . c o m .
329786/A5

SimradES333-7C
SIMRADES333-7C
Thepurposeofthismanualistheprovidethebasicinformation
requiredtoinstalltheSimradES333-7CSplit-beamtransducer.
Transduceranddocuments
•SimradES333–7C:322598
•Productspecication:329781
•Documents:
–Outlinedimensions:318747
–Mountingring:871-204449
–Clampingring:871-204451
–Mountingarrangement:820-204678
Note
Althoughdrawingsareprovidedtoexplaintheinstallation
principles,theinstallationshipyardmustprovidethenal
drawingsrequiredtotthetransducertoeachindividual
vessel.Also,whenapplicable,theinstallationshipyard
musthavethedrawingsandinstallationapprovedbythe
propermaritimeauthorities.Thedrawingsspecicfor
theES333-7CtransducerarelocatedintheDrawingle
onpage36.
Technicalspecications
RefertotheES333-7Cproductspecication.
Additionalpartsprovidedforinstallation
ThefollowingitemscanbesuppliedbySimradtofacilitate
installation:
•Mountingring:ES2–204464
•Clampingring:ES2–200879
•Transducercable(forextension):642–078215
6329786/A

Wheretomountthetransducer
WHERETOMOUNTTHETRANSDUCER
Asingleanswertothequestionwheretolocatethetransducer
cannotbegiven.Itdependsverymuchonthevessel’s
construction,howthehullisshapedandhowthewaterruns
alongthehull.Therearehoweveranumberofimportantguide
lines,andsomeoftheseareevenconicting.
Mountthetransducerdeep
Mountthetransduceratadeeppositiononthehull.Considerthe
situationswhenthevesselisunloaded,andwhenitispitching
inheavyseas.
Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.
1Theupperwaterlayersoftheseacontainamyriadofsmall
airbubblescreatedbythebreakingwaves.Inheavyseasthe
upper5to10metresmaybelledwithair,andthehighest
concentrationswillbenearthesurface.Airbubblesabsorb
andreectthesoundenergy,andtheymayinworstcases
blockthesoundtransmissionaltogether.
2Anotherreasontogodeepisthecavitationinfrontof
highpowertransducers.Cavitationistheformationof
smallbubblesinthewaterduetotheresultinglocal
pressurebecomingnegativeduringpartsoftheacoustic
pressurecycles.Thecavitationthresholdincreaseswiththe
hydrostaticpressure.
3Thetransducermustneverbeliftedfreeofthewatersurface.
Transmittingintoopenairmaydamagethetransducer
beyondrepair.Mountingthetransduceratadeepposition
onthehullpreventsthis.
4Ifthetransducerisliftedupfromthewaterduringheavy
seas,itmaybedamagedwhenthehullstrikesbackatthe
seasurface.Thisisespeciallyimportantforlowfrequency
transducerswithlargefaces.
Mountthetransducermidwaybetweenthebow
andthesterntoavoidheaveeffects
Heaveistheupanddownmovementofthevessel.Itdisturbsthe
echotracesintheechogram,sothataatbottomisdisplayed
asawave.Atransducerlocationinthemiddleofthevessel
minimisestheinuenceofvesselrollandpitch.
Mountthetransducerawayfromprotruding
objectsonthehull
Objectsprotrudingfromthehull,suchaszincanodes,sonar
transducersoreventhevessel’skeel,generateturbulenceand
ownoise.Holesandpipeoutletsarealsoimportantnoise
sources.Theymayactasresonantcavitiesamplifyingtheow
329786/A7

SimradES333-7C
noiseatcertainfrequencies.Donotplaceanechosounder
transducerinthevicinityofsuchobjects,andespeciallynot
closebehindthem.Forthesamereason,itisveryimportant
thatthehullareaaroundthetransducerfaceisassmoothand
levelaspossible.Eventracesofsealingcompound,sharpedges,
protrudingboltsorboltholeswithoutllingcompoundwill
createnoise.
Mountthetransducerattheforwardpartofthe
hulltominimisetheeffectsfromtheboundary
waterlayer
Whenthevesselforcesitswaythroughthesea,thefriction
betweenthehullandthewatercreatesaboundarylayer.The
thicknessoftheboundarylayerdependsuponvesselspeedand
theroughnessofthehull.Objectsprotrudingfromthehull,and
dentsinthehull,disturbtheowandincreasethethicknessof
theboundarylayer.Theowinthisboundarylayermaybe
laminarorturbulent.Alaminarowisanicelyordered,parallel
movementofthewater.Aturbulentowhasadisorderlypattern,
fullofeddies.Theboundarylayerincreasesinthicknesswhenthe
owgoesfromlaminartoturbulent.Thegurebelowillustrates
theboundarylayerofavesselmovingthroughthewater.
Figure1Boundarywaterlayer
ATurbulentow
BLaminarow
CAirbubblesinthewater
Furthermore,airbubblesintheseawaterarepresseddownbelow
thehullandmixedintotheboundarylayer.Theboundarylayer
isthinunderneaththeforwardpartofthevessel,andincreasesin
thicknessasitmovestowardsaft.Ifthesidesofthehullaresteep,
someoftheairbubblesintheboundarylayermayescapetothe
seasurfacealongthevesselsides.Itisourexperiencethatawide
8329786/A