10-Kilocycle Long-Range Search Sonar

Abstract

An experimental echo-ranging equipment has been developed, utilizing a searchlight transducer of seven square feet in area, capable of 5-kw acoustic power, and operating at a frequency of 10 kc. Improved receivers and displays have also been incorporated. This equipment was installed in a submarine which offered the greatest flexibility as a research platform for investigating the capabilities of the system, and for the optimum utilization of acoustic paths. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 19, 1955
Accession Number
AD0889324

Entities

People

  • H. L. Saxton
  • H. R. Baker
  • N. Shear

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption Coefficients
  • Accuracy
  • Acoustics
  • Background Noise
  • Detection
  • Doppler Effect
  • Echo Ranging
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Grazing Angles
  • Measurement
  • Scanning Sonar
  • Sea Water
  • Shallow Water
  • Sonar Equipment
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Electrical Engineering