Simrad ES38-18/200-18CR User manual

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Installation Manual
Simrad ES38-18/200-18CR
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SimradES38-18/200-18CR
Transducer
InstallationManual
Thepurposeofthismanualistoprovidetheinformation,procedures
andbasicdrawingsrequiredforthephysicalinstallationoftheSimrad
ES38-18/200-18CR.Themanualfurtherprovidesrelevantdescriptions
andillustrationstoexplainthebasicprinciplesforlocationandnoise
considerations.
Note
Theinstallationshipyardmustprovideallnecessaryinstallation
drawings.
Ifrequired,alldocumentsprovidedbytheshipyardforthephysical
installationoftheES38-18/200-18CRmustbeapprovedbythe
vessel’ snationalregistryandcorrespondingmaritimeauthority
and/orclassicationsociety.Theshipownerandshipyarddoingthe
installationareresponsibleforobtainingandpayingforsuchapproval.

KongsbergMaritimeAS
www.kongsberg.com
Documentinformation
•Product:SimradES38-18/200-18CR
•Document:InstallationManual
•Documentpartnumber:436200
•Revision:A
•Dateofissue:6August2018
Copyright
TheinformationcontainedinthisdocumentremainsthesolepropertyofKongsbergMaritimeAS.No
partofthisdocumentmaybecopiedorreproducedinanyformorbyanymeans,andtheinformation
containedwithinitisnottobecommunicatedtoathirdparty,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentof
KongsbergMaritimeAS.
Warning
Theequipmenttowhichthismanualappliesmustonlybeusedforthepurposeforwhichitwas
designed.Improperuseormaintenancemaycausedamagetotheequipmentand/orinjurytopersonnel.
Youmustbefamiliarwiththecontentsoftheappropriatemanualsbeforeattemptingtooperate
orworkontheequipment.
KongsbergMaritimedisclaimsanyresponsibilityfordamageorinjurycausedbyimproperinstallation,
useormaintenanceoftheequipment.
Disclaimer
KongsbergMaritimeASendeavourstoensurethatallinformationinthisdocumentiscorrectandfairly
stated,butdoesnotacceptliabilityforanyerrorsoromissions.
Supportinformation
Ifyourequiremaintenanceorrepair,contactyourlocaldealer.Y oucanalsocontactususingthefollowing
address:[email protected].Ifyouneedinformationaboutourotherproducts,visithttps:
//www.simrad.com.Onthiswebsiteyouwillalsondalistofourdealersanddistributors.

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Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL..............................................................5
SIMRADES38-18/200-18CR....................................................7
Orderinformation..............................................................................................................8
Technicalspecications.....................................................................................................8
Supportinformation.........................................................................................................11
TRANSDUCERHANDLINGANDMAINTENANCE.......................13
Rulesfortransducerhandling..........................................................................................14
Approvedanti-foulingpaints...........................................................................................15
Inspectingandcleaningthetransducerface....................................................................16
Paintingthetransducerface.............................................................................................18
INSTALLINGTHETRANSDUCER.............................................20
Installationsummary........................................................................................................21
Designing,manufacturingandmountingtheinstallationhardware................................22
Installingthestufngtube...............................................................................................23
Designing,manufacturingandmountingthesteelconduit.............................................25
Unpackingthetransducerfromitstransportcrate...........................................................27
Installingthetransducercable.........................................................................................28
Mountingthetransducer..................................................................................................30
Splicingthetransducercable...........................................................................................32
Connectingthetransducercabletothetransceiver..........................................................33
Paintingthetransducerface.............................................................................................34
CABLELAYOUTANDINTERCONNECTIONS.............................36
ConnectingES38-18/200-18CRtransducertoa12-pinAmphenolsocket.....................37
12-pinAmphenolplug.....................................................................................................39
Connectingthetransducertotheothertransceivers........................................................40
TRANSDUCERINSTALLATIONPRINCIPLES............................41
Transducerinstallationinablister...................................................................................42
Transducerinstallationinaushmountedsteeltank......................................................45
Transducerinstallationinkeelbox..................................................................................47
Transducerinstallationusingdropkeel...........................................................................48
Smoothsurfaceisimportant............................................................................................50
Usingasuitableinclinationangle....................................................................................50
WHERETOINSTALLTHETRANSDUCER.................................51
Introductiontotransducerlocation..................................................................................52
Mountthetransducerdeep...............................................................................................52
Avoidprotrudingobjectsnearthetransducer..................................................................53
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Keepthetransducerfarawayfromthepropellers...........................................................53
Chooseatransducerpositionfarawayfromthebowthruster(s)....................................54
Summaryandgeneralrecommendations.........................................................................54
DRAWINGFILE......................................................................55
Aboutthedrawingsinthedrawingle............................................................................56
424411ES38-18/200-18CRDimensions.........................................................................57
424465ES38–18/200–18CRMountingring...................................................................59
424466ES38-18/200-18CRClampingring....................................................................61
035130ES38-18/200-18CRStufngtube.......................................................................63
820-204678ES38-18/200-18CRMountingarrangement................................................64
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Aboutthismanual
Thepurposeofthismanualistopresentthedescriptionsanddrawingsrequiredtoinstall
theSimradES38-18/200-18CRTransducer.
Targetaudience
Themanualisintendedfortechnicalpersonnel;suchasskilledshipyardworkers,
electricians,qualiedengineersandnavalarchitects.Itisassumedthatyouunderstand
thegeneralprinciplesofmaritimeelectronicequipment.Y oumustalsobefamiliarwith
theinstallationofelectronicandmechanicalproducts.Youareexpectedtohavebasic
mechanicalskillsandfamiliaritywithhandlingofsensitiveelectronicequipment.
Installationinstructionsanddrawings
Theinformationinthisdocumentmustberegardedasgeneralguidelinesand
recommendationsonly.Theinstallationshipyardmustdesignandmanufacture
installationhardwaretoteachindividualtransduceronthevessel.
Note
Theinstallationshipyardmustprovideallnecessarydesignandinstallationdrawings,as
wellastherelevantworkstandardsandmountingprocedures.
Ifrequired,alldocumentsprovidedbytheshipyardforthephysicalinstallationofthe
ES38-18/200-18CRmustbeapprovedbythevessel’ snationalregistryandcorresponding
maritimeauthorityand/orclassicationsociety.Suchapprovalmustbeobtainedbefore
theinstallationcanbegin.Theshipownerandshipyarddoingtheinstallationare
responsibleforobtainingandpayingforsuchapproval.
KongsbergMaritimeASwillacceptnoresponsibilityforanydamageorinjurytothe
system,vesselorpersonnelcausedbyequipmentthathasbeenincorrectlyinstalledor
maintained,orbydrawings,instructionsorproceduresthathavenotbeenprepared
byus.TheoutlinedimensionsoftheES38-18/200-18CRtransducerandtherelevant
installationitemsarefoundintheDrawinglechapterinthismanual.
Endusermanualsandsourcedrawings(normallyinAutoCadformat)canbedownloaded
fromourwebsite.
•https://www.simrad.com
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Registeredtrademarks
Observetheregisteredtrademarksthatapply.
Windows®isaregisteredtrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand
othercountries.
Simrad®,SIMRAD®andtheSimrad®logoareeitherregisteredtrademarks,or
trademarksofKongsbergMaritimeASinNorwayandothercountries.
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SimradES38-18/200-18CR
TheSimradES38-18/200-18CRisa"two-in-one"combitransducerdesignedforshery
andsheryresearchapplications.Itcontainsa38kHzsplitbeamtransduceraswellas
a200kHzsinglebeamtransducer.Bothoffer18degreesbeamwidthattheirnominal
operationalfrequencies.Thesplit-beamtransducerisdesignedwiththreeseparate
sectors.
Thetransducerisnormallymountedushwiththehullplatingorthebottomofablister.
Aclampingringisusedtosecurethetransducerbodytoamountingringweldedinto
thehullplatingorthebottomofablister.Thetransducercanalsobeushmountedat
thebottomofadropkeel.Thetransducercablepenetratesthehullusingastufng
tubeandacablegland.
Topics
Orderinformation,page8
Technicalspecications,page8
Supportinformation,page11
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Orderinformation
ToordertheES38-18/200-18CR,oranyoftheoptionalitemsprovidedwithit,contact
yourlocaldealer.Ifyoudonothavearegulardealer,alistofallourdistributorsand
dealerscanbefoundonourwebsite.https://www.simrad.com/sdcY ourdealerwillalso
beabletohelpyouwithadetailedquotationincludingpriceanddeliveryinformation.
Transducer
ItemPartnumberInthebox
TransducerES38-18/200-18CR424437•Transducer(424385)
•Stufngtube
•Cablegland(washers,rubbergasket
andpackingnutinsertedonthe
cable)
•Mountinghardware3pcsM8x20
boltsformounting
Note
Thedocumentscanbedownloadedfromourwebsite:
•https://www.simrad.com/td
Optionalitems
Theseoptionalitemsareavailablefortheinstallation.Theitemscanbemanufactured
locally,ororderedfromKongsbergMaritime.Theitemsarenotincludedwiththe
ES38-18/200-18CRdelivery,andmustbeorderedseparately.
ItemPartnumberInthebox
Mountingring424534Mountingring
Clampingring424535Clampingring
Transducercable382189Transducercable
Technicalspecications
Thetechnicalspecicationsandrequirementsprovidedarethosevalidwhenoperatingat
thenominalfrequencywithallsectorsexcitedsimultaneously.
Note
AtKongsbergMaritime,wearecontinuouslyworkingtoimprovethequalityand
performanceofourproducts.Thetechnicalspecicationsmaybechangedwithout
priornotice.
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Performancespecications
•Nominalfrequency
–38kHz
–200kHz
•Frequencyrange
–34–45kHz
–190–230kHz
Note
Thefollowingspecicationsarevalidforthenominalfrequency.
•Beamwidth:18degrees
•Figureofmerit
–38kHz:-9dB
–200kHz:-22dB
•Maximumsourcelevel
–38kHz:217dBreμPa@1m
–200kHz:214dBreμPa@1m
•Transmitsensitivity(Su)
–38kHz:176dBreµPaperV@1m
–200kHz:170dBreµPaperV@1m
•Receivesensitivity(M)
–38kHz:-184dBre1VperµPa@1m
–200kHz:-193dBre1VperµPa@1m
•Sidelobelevel
–38kHz:-18dB
–200kHz:-18dB
•Backradiationlevel:Lessthan-35dB
–38kHz:<-25dB
–200kHz:<-30dB
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•Impedance(eachsegment)
–38kHz:70Ω
–200kHz:70Ω
Powerspecications
•Maximuminputpower
–38kHz:500W
–200kHz:250W
•Maximumpulselength
–38kHz:16ms
–200kHz:4ms
•Maximumdutycycle:2%
Weightandoutlinedimensions
•Physicaldimensions
–Diameter:260mm
–Height:116mm(body)
–Totalheight:196mm(Withoutcable)
•Weight
–Inair:7.2kg
–Inwater:1.3kg
–Weight(withcable)(20m):10.3kg
•Cablelength:20meters
•Bendingradius:185mm
Environmentalrequirements
•Storagetemperature
–Maximum:+50°C
–Minimum:-20°C
•Operatingtemperature
–Maximum:+40°C
–Minimum:-5°C
Relatedtopics
424411ES38-18/200-18CRDimensions,page57
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Supportinformation
IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourSimradES38-18/200-18CRyoumustcontactyour
localdealer,oroneofoursupportdepartments.Alistofallourofcesanddealersis
providedonourwebsite.Y oucanalsocontactourmainsupportofceinNorway.
Norway(mainofce)
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeAS/Simrad
•Address:Strandpromenaden50,N-3190Horten,Norway
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.no
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
Spain
•Companyname:SimradSpainS.L.U
•Address:PartidaAtalayes20,03570Villajoyosa,Spain
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:http://www.simrad.es
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
France
•Companyname:SimradFrance
•Address:5ruedeMenMeur,29730Guilvinec,France
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:http://www.simrad.fr
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
USA
•Companyname:KongsbergUnderwaterTechnologyInc/SimradFisheries
•Address:1921033rdAveW,Lynnwood,W A98036,USA
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
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Malaysia
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeMalaysiaSdn.Bhd
•Address:Unit27-5SignatureOfces,TheBoulevard,MidV alleyCity,Lingkaran
SyedPutra,59200KualaLumpur,Malaysia
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
Korea
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeKoreaLtd
•Address:#1101-HarborTower,113-1,Nampodong6-Ga,Jung-Gu,Busan600-046
Korea
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
China
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeChinaLtd
•Address:555ChuanqiaoRoad,China(Shanghai)PilotFreeTradeZone,201206,
China
•Telephone:[phone]
•Telefax:[phone]
•Website:https://www.simrad.com
•E-mailaddress:[email protected]
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Transducerhandlingand
maintenance
Topics
Rulesfortransducerhandling,page14
Approvedanti-foulingpaints,page15
Inspectingandcleaningthetransducerface,page16
Paintingthetransducerface,page18
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Rulesfortransducerhandling
Tosecurelonglifeandaccurateresults,thetransducermustbehandledcorrectly.
Atransducermustalwaysbehandledasadelicateitem.Wrongfulactionsmaydamage
thetransducerbeyondrepair.Observethesetransducerhandlingrules:
1Donotactivatethetransducerwhenitisoutofthewater.
2Donothandlethetransducerroughly,avoidimpacts.
3Donotexposethetransducertodirectsunlightorexcessiveheat.
4Donotusehighpressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventsto
cleanthetransducerface.
5Donotdamagetheouterprotectiveskinonthetransducerface.
6Donotliftthetransducerbythecable.
7Donotsteponthetransducercable.
8Donotdamagethetransducercable,avoidsharpobjects.
Transportprotection
Sometransducersaredeliveredwithacoverplatetoprotectthefaceduringtransport
andinstallation.Letthisplatestayonaslongaspossible,butdonotforgettoremove
itbeforethevesselgoestosea.
Cleaningandpaintingthetransducerface
Duringnormaluse,thetransducerissubjectedtobiologicalfouling.Ifthismarine
growthisexcessive,itwillreducetheperformanceoftheES38-18/200-18CR.
Thetransducerhasnotbeendesignedwithanyprotectionagainstbiologicalfouling.
Wheneveropportunityarise,typicallywhenthevesselisdrydocked,thetransducerface
mustbecleanedforshellsandothermarinegrowth.
•Becarefulsothatyoudonotaccidentallymakecutsorinictotherphysicaldamage
tothetransducerface.
•Removebiologicalfoulingcarefullyusingaplasticbrush,asuitablesynthetic
detergentandfreshwater.Biologicalmaterialwhichisstronglyrootedinthesubstrate
canberemovedcarefullywithapieceofwoodorplastic.
•Donotusehighpressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventstoclean
thetransducer.
Anti-foulingpaintmaybeappliedtothetransducerface.Tominimizethenegative
acousticaleffectsthelayerofanti-foulingpaintmustbeasthinaspossible.
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Note
Theanti-foulingpaintwillreducetheacousticalperformanceofthetransducer.The
surfaceroughnessofthetransducersubstrateandthethicknessofthepaintmayalso
inuencetheperformance.KongsbergMaritimecannotbeheldresponsibleforany
negativeconsequencesoftheanti-foulingpaint.
Becausesomepainttypesmaybeaggressivetothepolyurethaneinthetransducer,
consultourlistofapprovedpaints.Thelistcanalsobefoundonhttp://www.simrad.com.
Observetherelevantinstructionsandsafetyinformationprovidedbythepaint
manufacturer.
Specialrulesforacousticwindows
Arctictankshaveacousticwindowsmadeofpolycarbonate.Thesemustneitherbe
paintednorcleanedwithchemicals.Acousticwindowsmustnotbeexposedtodirect
sunlight.
Approvedanti-foulingpaints
Thisisourlistofapprovedantifoulingpaintsforalltransducertypes.Alwaysreferto
themanufacturer'sdocumentationanddatasheetsforacompleteprocedureandfor
relevantsafetyinformation.
Important
Donotpaintthetransducerwithtraditionalhullplatingpaint.Useonlythecorrect
typeofapprovedpaintspecied.
Donotusehighpressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventstoclean
thetransducerface.
Jotun
•Manufacturer:Jotun
•Address:P.O.Box2021,N-3248Sandefjord,Norway
•Manufacturer’swebsite:http://www.jotun.com
Products:
•Primer:SafeguardUniversalES
Apply80µmwetlmthickness(50µmdrylmthickness).
•Paint:SeaQuantumUltraS
Apply250µmwetlmthickness(125µmdrylmthickness)
Datasheetsandapplicationguidescanbedownloadedfrom:
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http://www.jotun.com/ww/en/b2b/technical-info/tds/index.aspx
InternationalMarineCoatings
•Manufacturer:InternationalMarineCoatings
•Address:StoneygateLane,Felling,Gateshead,Tyne&Wear,NE100JYUnited
Kingdom
•Manufacturer’swebsite:www.international-marine.com
Products:
•Intersleek1100SR
–Primer:Intersleek737
Apply50µmdrylmthickness.
–Paint:Intersleek1100SR
Apply150µmdrylmthickness.
•Intersmooth7465SiSPC
–Primer:Intergard269
Apply40µmdrylmthickness.
–Paint:Intersmooth7465SiSPC
Apply100µmdrylmthickness.
Thelistcanalsobefoundonhttp://www.simrad.com.
Inspectingandcleaningthetransducerface
Marinegrowth(biologicalfouling)onthetransducerfacereducestheES38-18/200-18CR
performance.Forthisreason,itisimportanttokeepthetransducerfaceclean.Every
timeyourvesselisindrydock,youmustremovethemarinegrowth.Atthesametime,
youmustinspectthetransducercloselyforphysicaldamage.
Prerequisites
Thefollowingtoolsandconsumablesarerequired.
•Personalprotection
•Freshwater
•Amildsyntheticdetergentandaplasticbrush
•Apieceofwoodorplasticwithoutsharpcorners
•Citricacid(<50%)(onlyifrequired)
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Context
Duringnormaluse,thetransducerissubjectedtobiologicalfouling.Ifthismarine
growthisexcessive,itwillreducetheperformanceoftheES38-18/200-18CR.Whenever
opportunityarise,typicallywhenthevesselisdrydocked,thetransducerfacemustbe
cleanedforshellsandothermarinegrowth.
Itisimportanttocheckthetransducerforphysicaldamage.Anycracks,fracturesor
holesintheredprotectivecoatingmayresultinawaterleak,andaleakmaycause
irreparabledamagetothetransducer.
Atransducermustalwaysbehandledasadelicateitem.Wrongfulactionsmaydamage
thetransducerbeyondrepair.Observethesetransducerhandlingrules:
•Donotactivatethetransducerwhenitisoutofthewater.
•Donothandlethetransducerroughly,avoidimpacts.
•Donotexposethetransducertodirectsunlightorexcessiveheat.
•Donotusehighpressurewater,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventstoclean
thetransducerface.
•Donotdamagetheouterprotectiveskinonthetransducerface.
•Donotliftthetransducerbythecable.
•Donotsteponthetransducercable.
•Donotdamagethetransducercable,avoidsharpobjects.
Procedure
1Allowforsufcientaccesstocleanandinspecttheentiresurfaceofthetransducer.
2Removebiologicalfoulingcarefullyusingaplasticbrush,asuitablesynthetic
detergentandfreshwater.
Biologicalmaterialwhichisstronglyrootedinthesubstratecanberemoved
carefullywithapieceofwoodorplastic.Ifrequired,youcanalsousecitricacid.
Apply,leaveitworkingforseveralhours,andrinsethoroughlywithfreshwater.
Note
Donotusehighpressurewater ,sandblasting,metaltoolsorstrongsolventstoclean
thetransducerface.Donotdamagetheouterprotectiveskinonthetransducerface.
3Allowthetransducersurfacetodry.
4Doathoroughvisualinspectionofthetransducer.Checkfordents,scratches,
holesorotherdamagetothesurface.
Ifyoususpectdamage,takeahighresolutionphoto.Contactyourdealerorthe
Simradsupportorganizationforadvice.
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5Ifnecessary,applyanti-foulingpaintasdescribedinthededicatedprocedure.
Note
Becausesomepainttypesmaybeaggressivetothepolyurethaneinthetransducer,
consultourlistofapprovedpaints.
Paintingthetransducerface
Marinegrowth(biologicalfouling)onthetransducerfacereducestheES38-18/200-18CR
performance.Werecommendthatyoupaintthetransducerfaceimmediatelyafter
installation,andthenagainasoftenasrequiredtomaintaintheprotection.
Prerequisites
Thefollowingtoolsandconsumablesarerequired.
•Personalprotection
•Freshwater
•Amildsyntheticdetergentandaplasticbrush
•Fine-gradesandpaper(240inchgritsize)
•Primer
•Anti-foulingpaint
•Wetlmgauge
•Airlessspray
Becausesomepainttypesmaybeaggressivetothepolyurethaneinthetransducer,
consultourlistofapprovedpaints.
Context
Thetransducerhasnotbeendesignedwithanyprotectionagainstbiologicalfouling.
Anti-foulingpaintmaythereforebeappliedtothetransducerface.
Tominimizethenegativeacousticaleffectsthelayerofanti-foulingpaintmustbeas
thinaspossible.
Note
Theanti-foulingpaintwillreducetheacousticalperformanceofthetransducer.
Thesurfaceroughnessofthetransducersubstrateandthethicknessofthepaintmay
alsoinuencetheperformance.
KongsbergMaritimecannotbeheldresponsibleforanynegativeconsequencesofthe
anti-foulingpaint.
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