Rigid Line Array Suspension System.

Abstract

The patent application relates to a towed negatively buoyant rigid linear array having three forward floats of double ogival shaped with a buoyancy equal to or slightly greater than the negative buoyancy of the array attached to a tow cable. The distance between the array and the middle float is equal to the desired array depth. The separation between the centers of the floats is equal to 2 pi times the minimum bend radius. A drogue line at the aft end of the array is adjusted to equal the depth at which the array is to be suspended.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 1974
Accession Number
ADD000546

Entities

People

  • Hamlin A. Caldwell Jr

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arrays
  • Buoyancy
  • Linear Arrays
  • Patent Applications
  • Patents

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.