Simrad ES70-7C - INSTALLATION REV B User manual

Installation manual
Simrad ES70-7C
70 kHz split-beam transducer
TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES
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SimradES70-7C
Installationmanual
Thisdocumentprovidesageneraldescriptionofhowto
installtheSimradES70-7CSplit-beamtransducer.The
informationmustberegardedasgeneralguidelinesand
recommendationsonly.Theinstallationshipyardmust
designandmanufactureinstallationhardwaretotthe
ES70-7Ctransduceroneachindividualvessel.
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Documentnumber:307324/ISBN-10:-/ISBN-13:978-82-8066-080-0
Rev.ANovember2006Firstversion.
Rev.BJanuary2009
Minorchangestothedocumentstructure.Mountingarrangement
drawingchanged,seeRecommendedarrangement[204678]on
page41.
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Installationmanual
Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL.......................................................5
SIMRADES70-7C..............................................................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[204603].......................................................................40
Recommendedarrangement[204678]..........................................................41
Mountingring[204716]..............................................................................43
Clampingring[204718]..............................................................................45
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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
h
t t p : / / w w w . s i m r a d . c o m .
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SIMRADES70-7C
Thepurposeofthismanualistheprovidethebasicinformation
requiredtoinstalltheSimradES70-7CSplit-beamtransducer.
Transduceranddocuments
•SimradES70–7C:KSV-203678
•Productspecication:855–164385
•Drawings:
–Outlinedimensions:834–204603
–Mountingring:871–204716
–Clampingring:871–204718
–Mountingarrangement:820-204678
Note
Althoughdrawingsareprovidedtoexplaintheinstallation
principles,theinstallationshipyardmustprovidethenal
drawingsrequiredtotthetransducertoeachindividual
vessel.Also,whenapplicable,theinstallationshipyard
musthavethedrawingsandinstallationapprovedbythe
propermaritimeauthorities.Thedrawingsspecicfor
theES70-7CtransducerarelocatedintheDrawingle
onpage36.
Technicalspecications
RefertotheES70-7Cproductspecication.
Additionalpartsprovidedforinstallation
ThefollowingitemscanbesuppliedbySimradtofacilitate
installation:
•Mountingring:ES7–203680
•Clampingring:ES7–203679
•Transducercable(forextension):642–078215
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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
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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
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