Simrad ES333-7CD - REV A User manual

Installation manual
Simrad ES333-7CD
200 kHz split-beam deep water transducer
TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES
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SimradES333-7CD
Installationmanual
Thisdocumentprovidesageneraldescriptionofhowto
installtheSimradES333-7CDSplit-beamtransducer.The
informationmustberegardedasgeneralguidelinesand
recommendationsonly.Theinstallationshipyardmust
designandmanufactureinstallationhardwaretotthe
ES333-7CDtransduceroneachindividualtowedbody.
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Installationmanual
Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL.......................................................5
SIMRADES333-7CD..........................................................6
TOWEDBODYDESIGN......................................................7
HOWTOINSTALLTHETRANSDUCER................................9
TRANSDUCERHANDLINGANDMAINTENANCE................13
Rulesfortransducerhandling.................................................................................13
Approvedanti-foulingpaints..................................................................................13
Usingself-lockingtaps...........................................................................................14
TRANSDUCERCABLESPLICING.......................................18
STEELCONDUIT..............................................................19
DRAWINGFILE...............................................................20
Echosounderconnections......................................................................................20
Splicingthetransducercable.......................................................................20
GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)wiring...................................................21
GeneralPurposeTransceiver(GPT)transducerplugassembly.......................22
Outlinedimensionsandinstallationdrawings........................................................23
Outlinedimensions[318747].......................................................................24
Mountingring[204449]..............................................................................25
Clampingring[204451]..............................................................................27
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Aboutthismanual
ABOUTTHISMANUAL
Purpose
Thepurposeofthisinstallationmanualistoprovidegeneric
descriptionsandillustrationsallowingthereadertounderstand
thebasicprinciplesforechosoundertransducerinstallation.
Abouttheinformationprovidedinthisdocument
Theinformationinthisdocumentmustberegardedasgeneral
guidelinesandrecommendationsonly.Theinstallationshipyard
mustdesignandmanufactureinstallationhardwaretoteach
individualtransducerandvessel.
Approvalbymaritimeauthorities
Wheneverrequired,theinstallationshipyardmustalsohavethe
installationapprovedbytheapplicablemaritimeauthorities.
Additionalinformation
Foradditionaldetailedinformationaboutthetransducerto
beinstalled,refertothedocumentationprovidedwiththe
transducer.Drawingsanddescriptionscanalsobeobtainedfrom
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SIMRADES333-7CD
Thepurposeofthismanualistheprovidethebasicinformation
requiredtoinstalltheSimradES333-7CDSplit-beamtransducer.
Transduceranddocumentsordernumbers
•SimradES333–7CD:312902
•Productspecication:329782
•Outlinedimensions:318747
•Mountingring:871-204449
•Clampingring:871-204451
Note
Notethatalthoughdrawingsareprovidedtoexplainthe
installationprinciples,themanufacturerofthetowedbody
mustprovidethenaldrawingsrequiredtotthetransducer .
Transducerinstallation
Thenextchaptersinthismanualprovidegeneralguidelinesfor
transducerinstallation.ThedrawingsspecicfortheES333-7CD
transducerarelocatedintheDrawingleonpage20.
Technicalspecications
RefertotheES333-7CDproductspecication.
Additionalpartsprovidedforinstallation
ThefollowingitemscanbesuppliedbySimradtofacilitate
installation:
•Mountingring:ES2–204464
•Clampingring:ES2–200879
•Transducercable(forextension):642–078215
Note
ThiscableisNOTsuitableasatowcable!
•Thefollowingpartsmust(ifrequired)beprovidedbythe
installationshipyard:
–Malebulkheadconnector:8–pinBurton5500Series
(w
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Towedbodydesign
TOWEDBODYDESIGN
ThetowedbodyusedtoholdtheES333-7CDSplit-beam
transducerisn
o t providedbySimrad.Thedesignand
manufacturingofsuchabodymustbemadebyyourown
organisation,orbyathirdpartyyouwishtoengagetodothis.
Duringthedesignphase,thefollowingconsiderationsmustbe
made.
Figure1Example,towedbody
A
B
C
D
E
(CD017201C)
ATransducermountedthroughthebodyplatingbymeansof
amountingring
BWatertightcompartmentwithtransceiverelectronics
CTailn
DTowlinewithbuilt-incablesforpowersupply,controland
datatransfer(ethernet)
EFairings
Locationoftransceiverelectronics
Ifyourtowedbodydesigncomprisesawatertightcompartment,
youmaychoosetoinstallthetransceivercircuitryinsidethe
towedbody.Inordertodoso,youmustinstallwatertightsockets
onthebulkheadinordertoconnectthetransducercable(s),
controlanddatatransfer(Ethernet)andoperatingpower.By
usingathisarrangement,youavoidthesignallossyoumay
experienceusingalongtransducercable.
Depth
Theupperwaterlayersoftheseacontainamyriadofsmall
airbubblescreatedbythebreakingwaves.Inheavyseasthe
uppermost5to10metresmaybeair-lled,withthehighest
concentrationsnearthesurface.Airbubblesabsorbandreect
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thesoundenergy,andmayinworstcasesblockthesound
transmissiontotally.Therefore,designthetowedbodysothatit
canoperateindeepwater.
Caution
Observethemaximumoperationaldepthofthe
transducer.Donotexceedthislimitation.
Donotallowthetowedbodytohittheseabed.This
mayinictpermanentdamagetothetransducer(s).
Noisefromprotrudingobjectsonthebody
Objectsprotrudingfromthetowedbody,suchaszincanodes,
sonartransducersorevenarudderorakeel,maygenerate
turbulenceandownoise.Holesandpipeoutletsarealso
possiblenoisesources,asthesemayactasresonantcavities
amplifyingtheownoiseatcertainfrequencies.Donotplace
anechosoundertransducerinthevicinityofsuchobjects,and
especiallynotclosebehindthem.Forthesamereason,itis
veryimportantthatthebodyareaadjacenttothetransducer
faceisassmoothandlevelaspossible.Eventracesofsealing
compound,sharpedges,protrudingboltsorboltholeswithout
llingcompoundwillcreatenoise.
Inclinationofthetransducerface
Ideally,thetransducerfaceshouldbemountedinparallelwith
theseasurfacewhenthetowedbodyisinnormaltrim,asthis
willprovidethemostaccurateechoinformation.However,itis
alsoveryimportantthatthew
a t e r  o w overthetransducerface
islaminar.Inordertoensurelaminarow,thetransducerface
maybetiltedslightlyupwardsinrelationtothewaterow.This
allowstheowingwatertomeetthefacedirectly,andassures
laminarow.Theinclinationanglemusthoweverbedetermined
carefully.Theanglemustbesmallontransducerswithnarrow
beamangles.Asaruleofthumb,mounttransducerswithbeam
anglessmallerthansevendegreeswithminimuminclination
angle.Thesmallerbeamangleyourtransducerhas,thesmaller
theinclinationanglecanbe.Makesurethatyoudonotmount
thetransducerwithanegativeinclinationangle.Thismaycause
turbulenceunderthetransducerface,andreducedechosounder
performance.
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HOWTOINSTALLTHETRANSDUCER
Installationonatowedbody
Transducersdesignedtowithstandlargewaterpressureare
providedforuseintowedbodies.Therecommendedinstallation
methodisthroughthehullplatinghullusingmountingand
clampingrings.Theinstallationarrangementonthetowedbody
mustbedesignedbythemanufacturerofthetowedbodytot
itsshapeandcharacteristics.
Usemountingandclampingringswhenever
provided
Circulartransducersmaybeprovidedwithmountingand
clampingrings,orwithdrawingstoallowforlocalproductionof
these.Themountingringisweldedtotheholeinthetowedarray,
whiletheclampingringtsaroundtheedgeofthetransducer
body.Boltsthroughtheclampingringintothemountingringwill
thensecurethetransducerbetweenthem.Notethatallsplit-beam
transducersusedirectionguidestoallowcorrectmounting.
Smoothsurfaceisimportant
Mountingscrewsorboltsmustnotbeextrudingfromthevehicle.
Ensurethatthesurfaceofthetransducerface,thevehicle,the
vehicleplatingandputtyaroundthetransducerisasevenand
smoothaspossible.Obstructionsonthesesurfaceswillcreate
problemswiththewaterow.
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Example:Installationofsmalltransducer
Theillustrationbelowshowstheinstallationprincipleofasmall
circulartransducerusingclampingandmountingrings.
Figure2Installationprinciple,smalltransducer
AMountingring
BHullplatingontowedbody
CTransducer
DClampingring
EBolt
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Example:Installationofmediumandlarge
transducers
Theillustrationbelowshowstheinstallationprincipleofa
mediumorlargetransducers.Notethataclampingringisnot
required,asthetransducerbodyisshapedtofacilitatethis
function.
Figure3Installationprinciple,mediumandlargetransducers
A
B
C
D
E
(CD017010G)
AMountingring
BHullplatingontowedbody
CTransducer
D“Clampingring”functionalityfacilitatedbytransducer
body
EBolt
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Example:Dualtransducerarrangementintowed
body
Theillustrationbelowshowsatypicalthroughthehullinstallation
ofsmallandlargecirculartransducersonatowedbody.
Figure4Dualtransducerarrangement
AB
C
(CD017201B)
ASmalltransducer
BMediumorlargertransducer
CElectronicequipmentinwatertightcompartment
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TRANSDUCERHANDLINGAND
MAINTENANCE
YouMUSTobservethefollowingrulesforhandling,
maintenanceandpainting.
Topics
•Rulesfortransducerhandlingonpage13
•Approvedanti-foulingpaintsonpage13
•Usingself-lockingtapsonpage14
Rulesfortransducerhandling
Note
Donotliftthetransducerbythecable.
Donotexposethetransducertodirectsunlight.
Donotexposethetransducertoexcessiveheat.
Transportprotection
Sometransducersaredeliveredwithacoverplateontheface
forprotectionduringtransport.Letthisplatestayonaslongas
possible,butdonotforgettoremoveitbeforethevesselgoes
intothesea.
Paintingthetransducerface
Ananti-foulingpaintmaybeappliedtothetransducerface.
Becausesomepainttypesmaybeaggressivetothepolyurethane
inthetransducerface,pleaseconsultSimrad’slistofapproved
paints.SeeApprovedanti-foulingpaintsonpage13.
Cleaningthetransducerface
Wheneveropportunityarise,forexamplewhenthevesselisdry
docked,thetransducerfacemaybecleanedforshellsandother
marinefouling.B
e c a r e f u l n o t t o m a k e c u t s i n t h e t r a n s d u c e r
f a c e . Useapieceofsoftwoodoraverynegradeemerypaper.
Specialrulesforacousticwindows
Arctictankshaveacousticwindowsmadeofpolycarbonate.
Th e s e m u s t n e i t h e r b e p a i n t e d n o r c l e a n e d w i t h c h e m i c a l s .
Approvedanti-foulingpaints
ThisisSimrad’slistofapprovedantifoulingpaintson
polyurethanetransducerhousing.
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Jotun
Headofceaddress:P.O.Box2021,N-3248Sandefjord,Norway
Website:w
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1Racing
2Non-stop
3SafeguardUniversalprimer(125micron)withAntifouling
SeaQuantumUltra(125micron)
4AntifoulingSeaguardian
InternationalMarineCoatings
Address:World-wideofces
Wesite:ww w . i n t e r n a t i o n a l - m a r i n e . c o m .
1Intersleektiecoat+425FCS
•BXA386/BXA390/BXA391Grey
•HKA563/HKA570/HKA571Yellow
•MixBXA386,BXA390andBXA391rst,thenapply.
Whendry,mixHKA563,HKA570andHKA571,apply.
2Intersmooth360EcoloexSPC
3MicronEkstra
HempelIFACoatings
Headofceaddress:HempelA/S,Lundtoftevej150,Kgs.
Lyngby,DK-2800Copenhagen,Denmark
Website:ww w . h e m p e l . c o m .
1HempelA/FClassic76550
Note
Refertothemanufacturer’ sdocumentationanddatasheetsfor
acompleteprocedure.
Usingself-lockingtaps
Screwconnectionsaregenerallymadesothattheycanbe
loosenedagain.However,accidentalloosening,especiallyunder
dynamicstress,mustbeavoided.Forthisreasonitisoften
necessarytouseadditionallockingdevices.Theseareoften
expensive,theycanbeusedonceonly,orreactcriticallyto
temperaturechanges.
IntroductiontoEmugeself-lockingthreads
Emugeself-lockisaboltdesignwithanintegratedlockingfeature.
Standardmetricboltsareused.Theinternalthreadprovidesa
self-lockingconnection,whichcanbeusedrepeatedly.Itisnot
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necessarytoinvolveasecondarylockingdevice(e.g.chemical,
nylonormechanical).TheEmugeself-lockboltswithstand
vibrationsbetterthanstandard(metric)threads,becausethe
threadcontactstopsthesidewaysmovement.Thespecial
designoftheinternalthreadprolealsoprovidesamoreeven
distributionofthetighteningstressoverthewholethreadlength.
Theassemblyisjustaseasyaswithanormal(metric)thread.
Thereisnogeneralapplicablestandard(e.g.DINstandard)for
theEmugeself-lockthread.
Figure5Example,internalandexternalthreads
A B C
2
1(CD017020B)
AEmuge’ ssaw-toothproleuptopitchP≤0.7mm
BEmuge’ ssaw-toothproleuptopitchP≥0.7mm
CStandardthread
1Externalthread
2Internalthread
TheadvantagesofusingEmugeself-lockthreadinclude:
•Thethreadlockingfeatureisintegratedintheinternalthread
•Modiedprolewithrampsurfaceinthedirectionofstress
•30degreerampsurfaceprovidesself-lockingeffect
•Easyassembly
•Noassemblyerrors(forgettingthelockingdevice)possible
•Useofstandardexternalthreads(screws)withtoleranceclass
“medium”
•Evendistributionofstressoverthewholethreadlength
•Nostrippingofthreads
•Economicallyefcientlockingsystem,noadditional
componentsarenecessary
•Undiminishedholdingpowerevenunderdynamicstress
•Repeatedlooseningandre-tighteningwithoutlossoffunction
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•InternalthreadscanbeproducedwithEmugetaps,cold
formingtapsorthreadmills
•Largerthreadholediameters,i.e.increasedtoollifefor
threadingtools
•Largertolerancesforthreadholediameters
Drawingstandard
Wheneverself-lockingthreadsarerequired,thisisshownon
thetechnicaldrawing.Inthecaseoftappingthroughholes,
thearrowattheendofthecenterlineillustratesthescrew-in
directionofthebolt.
Figure6Drawingexamples,self-lockingthread
M8 SL* M10 SL*
(CD017020A)
Thedrawingisnormallyprovidedwiththefollowingtext(or
similar):
Note:Theself-lockthreadsmarkedwithSL*mustbemadein
accordancewithprocedure842–202125.Drilldiametersfor
threadsdifferfromstandard.Self-locktapscanbesuppliedby
Simrad.
Taps
Thepretensionlockingthreadself–lock(taps)frommanufacturer
Emugemustbeused.
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Figure7Exampleofuse
(CD017020C)
Note
Inthecaseoftappingthroughholesitisimportantthatthe
proleoftheEmugeself-lockthreadsisinthecorrectdirection
comparedwiththeenteringdirectionofthebolt.
Gauge
UseEmugeself-lockgauges.Notethatthegaugemustbeused
inthecorrectdirection.
Self-locktapsprovidedbySimrad
Thefollowingself-locktapsareonstockatSimrad,andcanbe
orderedfromus.
ThreadsDrilldiameterfor
threads
Part.no
M6ø5.2700-078838
M8ø7.0700-078531
M10ø8.8700-078408
M12ø10.7700-078409
M16ø14.5700-078410
Supplierandmanufacturer
Norwegiansupplieris:
TingstadAS,P .O.Box83,Kalbakken,0902Oslo,Norway
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Manufactureris:
EMUGE-WerkRichardGlimpel,NurnbergerStrasse96-100,
D-90607Lauf,Germany
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TRANSDUCERCABLESPLICING
Ifyouneedtocutorlengthenthetransducercable,youmust
spliceitcorrectly.Thecablebetweenthejunctionboxandthe
transceivermustthenbesuppliedbySimrad,andthismustbe
thesametypeasusedonthetransducer(s).Tosplicethecable,
useametaljunctionboxwithEMCcableglandsandaterminal
block.Theterminalblockmustprovidesolidfasteningofthe
cableendsaswellassufcientinsulationbetweenthewires.We
recommendthatthecablescreenisconnectedtothejunction
boxchassisusingtheEMCcableglands,butifyoudothis,the
junctionboxchassism
u s t n o t beconnectedtovessel’sground.
Note
D o n o t solderthewirestogetherwithonlyelectricaltapefor
insulation.Thiswillresultinelectricalnoiseandreduced
operationalperformance.
Do n o t connectthecablescreentothevessel’ sground.
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