Long-Range Search Sonar Part II. The 10-KC System

Abstract

The 10-kc transducer, the central element of the long-range search system, has an active crystal area of about seven square feet more than four times that of the largest fleet searchlight transducer and can, with an input of 40 kw, radiate in an 18 degrees beam 24 kw of acoustic power about 500 times that obtained with conventional equipments. It is accessibly mounted in its protective dome on the forward deck of the U. S. S. GUAVINA. Controls (automatic as well as manual), monitors, display consoles, recorders, playbacks, and power generators are located in the forward torpedo room. The system will be used to record data, at various depths and in a variety of sea and water conditions, in order to increase ranges and to permit the design of more effective underwater sound equipment for the fleet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 1951
Accession Number
ADA457767

Entities

People

  • H. L. Saxton
  • H. R. Baker
  • M. S. Wilson

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Equipment
  • Amplifiers
  • Cathodes
  • Detection
  • Doppler Effect
  • Echo Ranging
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Repetition Rate
  • Search Sonar
  • Signal Processing
  • Sonar
  • Sonar Equipment
  • Target Strength
  • Transducers
  • Underwater Sound Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Electrical Engineering