Removable Air Mandrel.

Abstract

The present invention relates to a removable air mandrel for use in manufacturing towed sonar arrays. The removable air mandrel is used to position hydrophone mandrels and has an inflatable tubular structure which includes expansion limiters. The expansion limiters are preferably fibers incorporated into the tubular structure. A process for using the removable air mandrel to assemble a towed sonar array is also disclosed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 19, 1995
Accession Number
ADD018042

Entities

People

  • Louis E. Sansone

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

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Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Supplies
  • Arrays
  • Assembly
  • Detectors
  • Fabrication
  • Fibers
  • Hydrophones
  • Inventions
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Optical Fibers
  • Patents
  • Sonar
  • Sonar Arrays
  • Towed Sonar
  • Tubular Structures

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