Simrad ES200-7C DATASHEET
Installation manual
TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES
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Simrad ES200-7C
200 kHz split-beam transducer
SimradES200-7C
Installationmanual
Thisdocumentprovidesageneraldescriptionofhowto
installtheSimradES200-7CSplit-beamtransducer.The
informationmustberegardedasgeneralguidelinesand
recommendationsonly.Theinstallationshipyardmust
designandmanufactureinstallationhardwaretotthe
ES200-7Ctransduceroneachindividualvessel.
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Installationmanual
Tableofcontents
ABOUTTHISMANUAL.......................................................5
SIMRADES200-7C............................................................6
WHERETOMOUNTTHETRANSDUCER...............................7
HOWTOINSTALLTHETRANSDUCER..............................12
Transducerinstallationinblister............................................................................12
Transducerinstallationinboxkeel.........................................................................17
Transducerushmountedinasteeltank...............................................................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[204671].......................................................................40
Recommendedarrangement[204678]..........................................................41
Mountingring[204449]..............................................................................43
Clampingring[204451]..............................................................................45
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ABOUTTHISMANUAL
Aboutthismanual
Purpose
Thepurposeofthisinstallationmanualistoprovidegeneric
descriptionsandillustrationsallowingthereadertounderstand
thebasicprinciplesforechosoundertransducerinstallation.
Abouttheinformationprovidedinthisdocument
Theinformationinthisdocumentmustberegardedasgeneral
guidelinesandrecommendationsonly.Theinstallationshipyard
mustdesignandmanufactureinstallationhardwaretoteach
individualtransducerandvessel.
Approvalbymaritimeauthorities
Wheneverrequired,theinstallationshipyardmustalsohavethe
installationapprovedbytheapplicablemaritimeauthorities.
Additionalinformation
Foradditionaldetailedinformationaboutthetransducerto
beinstalled,refertothedocumentationprovidedwiththe
transducer.Drawingsanddescriptionscanalsobeobtainedfrom
t t p : / / w w w . s i m r a d . c o m .
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SIMRADES200-7C
Thepurposeofthismanualistheprovidethebasicinformation
requiredtoinstalltheSimradES200-7CSplit-beamtransducer.
Transduceranddocuments
•SimradES200–7C:KSV -203003
•Productspecication:855–204465
•Documents:
–Outlinedimensions:834-204671
–Mountingring:871-204449
–Clampingring:871-204451
–Mountingarrangement:820-204678
Note
Althoughdrawingsareprovidedtoexplaintheinstallation
principles,theinstallationshipyardmustprovidethenal
drawingsrequiredtotthetransducertoeachindividual
vessel.Also,whenapplicable,theinstallationshipyard
musthavethedrawingsandinstallationapprovedbythe
propermaritimeauthorities.Thedrawingsspecicfor
theES200-7CtransducerarelocatedintheDrawingle
onpage36.
Technicalspecications
RefertotheES200-7Cproductspecication.
Additionalpartsprovidedforinstallation
ThefollowingitemscanbesuppliedbySimradtofacilitate
installation:
•Mountingring:ES2–204464
•Clampingring:ES2–200879
•Transducercable(forextension):642–078215
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WHERETOMOUNTTHETRANSDUCER
Wheretomountthetransducer
Asingleanswertothequestionwheretolocatethetransducer
cannotbegiven.Itdependsverymuchonthevessel’s
construction,howthehullisshapedandhowthewaterruns
alongthehull.Therearehoweveranumberofimportantguide
lines,andsomeoftheseareevenconicting.
Mountthetransducerdeep
Mountthetransduceratadeeppositiononthehull.Considerthe
situationswhenthevesselisunloaded,andwhenitispitching
inheavyseas.
Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.
1Theupperwaterlayersoftheseacontainamyriadofsmall
airbubblescreatedbythebreakingwaves.Inheavyseasthe
upper5to10metresmaybelledwithair,andthehighest
concentrationswillbenearthesurface.Airbubblesabsorb
andreectthesoundenergy,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,sothataatbottomisdisplayed
asawave.Atransducerlocationinthemiddleofthevessel
minimisestheinuenceofvesselrollandpitch.
Mountthetransducerawayfromprotruding
objectsonthehull
Objectsprotrudingfromthehull,suchaszincanodes,sonar
transducersoreventhevessel’skeel,generateturbulenceand
ownoise.Holesandpipeoutletsarealsoimportantnoise
sources.Theymayactasresonantcavitiesamplifyingtheow
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noiseatcertainfrequencies.Donotplaceanechosounder
transducerinthevicinityofsuchobjects,andespeciallynot
closebehindthem.Forthesamereason,itisveryimportant
thatthehullareaaroundthetransducerfaceisassmoothand
levelaspossible.Eventracesofsealingcompound,sharpedges,
protrudingboltsorboltholeswithoutllingcompoundwill
createnoise.
Mountthetransducerattheforwardpartofthe
hulltominimisetheeffectsfromtheboundary
waterlayer
Whenthevesselforcesitswaythroughthesea,thefriction
betweenthehullandthewatercreatesaboundarylayer.The
thicknessoftheboundarylayerdependsuponvesselspeedand
theroughnessofthehull.Objectsprotrudingfromthehull,and
dentsinthehull,disturbtheowandincreasethethicknessof
theboundarylayer.Theowinthisboundarylayermaybe
laminarorturbulent.Alaminarowisanicelyordered,parallel
movementofthewater.Aturbulentowhasadisorderlypattern,
fullofeddies.Theboundarylayerincreasesinthicknesswhenthe
owgoesfromlaminartoturbulent.Thegurebelowillustrates
theboundarylayerofavesselmovingthroughthewater.
Figure1Boundarywaterlayer
ATurbulentow
BLaminarow
CAirbubblesinthewater
Furthermore,airbubblesintheseawaterarepresseddownbelow
thehullandmixedintotheboundarylayer.Theboundarylayer
isthinunderneaththeforwardpartofthevessel,andincreasesin
thicknessasitmovestowardsaft.Ifthesidesofthehullaresteep,
someoftheairbubblesintheboundarylayermayescapetothe
seasurfacealongthevesselsides.Itisourexperiencethatawide
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Wheretomountthetransducer
andatbottom,witharisinganglelessthanaround13degrees,
ispronetogivingairproblemsforthetransducer.Inanycasea
transducerlocationintheforwardpartofthehullispreferredin
ordertominimisetheinuenceoftheboundarylayer.
Mountthetransducerfarawayfromthepropellers
Thepropulsionpropelleristhedominantnoisesourceonmost
shingvessels,researchvessels,merchantvesselsandpleasure
crafts.Thenoiseistransmittedthroughtheseawater.For
thisreason,thetransducershouldbeplacedfarawayfromthe
propeller,whichmeansontheforepartofthehull.Positions
outsidethedirectlineofsightfromthepropellerarefavourable.
Onsmallvesselswithshortdistancesitisadvisedtomountthe
transduceronthatsideofthekeelwherethepropellerblades
moveupwards,becausethepropellercavitationisstrongeston
theotherside.Thecavitationstartsmosteasilywhenthewater
owsinthesamedirectionasthepropellerblade,andthatisto
somedegreethecaseatthatsideofthekeelwherethepropeller
bladesmovedownwards.
Mountthetransducerfarawayfromthebow
thrusters
Bowthrusterpropellersareextremelynoisy .Wheninoperation,
thenoiseandcavitationbubblescreatedbythethrustermake
theechosounderuseless,almostnomatterwherethetransducer
isinstalled.Andwhennotinoperation,thetunnelcreates
turbulence,andifthevesselispitching,thetunnelmaybelled
withairoraeratedwaterintheupperpositionandreleasethisin
thelowerposition.Ingeneral,alltransducersmustbetherefore
placedwellawayfromthebowthruster.However,thisisnot
aninvariablerule.Certainthrusterdesignscombinedwithits
physicallocationonthehullmaystilloffersuitabletransducer
locationsnearthethruster.Ifyouareindoubt,consultanaval
architect.
Mountthetransducerwithaslightlyinclined
transducerface
Ideally,thetransducerfaceshouldbemountedinparallelwiththe
seasurfacewhenthevesselisinnormaltrim,asthiswillprovide
themostaccurateechoinformation.However,itisalsovery
importantthatthew
a t e r o w overthetransducerfaceislaminar.
Inordertoensurelaminarow,thetransducerfacemaybetilted
slightlyupwardsinrelationtothewaterow.Thisallowsthe
owingwatertomeetthefacedirectly ,andassureslaminarow .
Theinclinationanglemusthoweverbedeterminedcarefully.The
anglemustbesmallontransducerswithnarrowbeamangles.As
aruleofthumb,mounttransducerswithbeamanglessmaller
thansevendegreeswithminimuminclinationangle.Thesmaller
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beamangleyourtransducerhas,thesmallertheinclinationangle
canbe.Ensurethatyoudonotmountthetransducerwitha
negativeinclinationangle.Thismaycauseturbulenceunderthe
transducerface,andreducedechosounderperformance.
Summaryandgeneralrecommendations
Someoftheaboveguidelinesareconicting,andeachcasehas
tobetreatedindividuallyinordertondthebestcompromise.
Generallythepropellernoiseisthedominantfactor,anda
recommendedtransducerlocationisintheforepartofthehull,
withmaximumdistancefromthebowequaltoonethirdofthe
totallengthofthehullatthewaterline.
Figure2Generalrecommendationfortransducerlocation
ATransducer
BInclinationangle
CHulllengthatwaterline
DMaximum1/3ofthehulllengthatwaterline(C)
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Wheretomountthetransducer
Ifthevesselhullhasabulbousbow ,thismaywellbeagood
transducerlocation,butalsoheremustbetakenintoconsideration
theowpatternoftheaeratedwater.Oftentheforemostpart
ofthebulbispreferable.
Figure3Recommendedlocationofthetransduceronabulbous
hull
AThruster
BTransducerlocation
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HOWTOINSTALLTHETRANSDUCER
Therearemanydifferentwaystomountthetransducer.These
aretherecommendedmethodstomountacirculartransducer.
Transducerinstallationinblister
Withatransducerwithcircularhousing,onerecommended
installationmethodisbyusingablister.Thetransducerblister
mustbedesignedandmanufacturedbytheinstallationshipyard
totthevessel’ssizeandhullshape.
Usemountingandclampingringswhenever
provided
Circulartransducersmaybeprovidedwithmountingand
clampingrings,orwithdrawingstoallowforlocalproduction
ofthese.Themountingringisweldedtotheholepreparedfor
thetransducer,whiletheclampingringtsaroundtheedgeof
thetransducerbody.Boltsthroughtheclampingringintothe
mountingringwillsecurethetransducerbetweenthem.Note
thatseveraltransducersusedirectionguidestoallowcorrect
mounting.
Smoothsurfaceisimportant
Mountingscrewsorboltsmustnotbeextrudingfromthe
transducerortheareaimmediatelyaroundit.Makesurethatthe
surfaceofthetransducerface,theinstallationhardwareusedto
mountit,thehullplatingandtheputtyaroundthetransduceris
asevenandsmoothaspossible.Obstructionsonthesesurfaces
willcreateproblemswithturbulentow.
Useahorizontalsupportbaronlargetransducers
Werecommendthatlargetransducersarettedwithahorizontal
supportbar.Thepurposeofthissupportbaristoprotectthe
transducerfromdamageintheeventofslamming.Thishappens
ifthevesselhullclimbsoutofthewaterinheavyseas.Theforce
ofthewaterwhenthehullfallsdownmaypushthetransducer
upandcausedamagetoitsmounting.Thesupportbarcanbe
securedtothemountingringusingthreadedrods.
1.Slammingistheimpactofthebottomstructureofashipontotheseasurface.Itismainlyobserved
whilesailinginwaves,whenthebowraisesfromthewaterandsubsequentlyimpactsonit.Slamming
inducesextremelyhighloadstoshipstructuresandistakenunderconsiderationwhendesigningships.
(Wikipedia)
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Howtoinstallthetransducer
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Example:Largetransducer
Theillustrationbelowshowsatypicaltransducerblisterdesigned
foralargetransducer.Notethatduetothephysicalsizeof
thetransducer,aU-shapedsupportbar(E)isusedtosupport
thetransducer.Thepurposeofthissupportistopreventthe
transducerfrombeingpushedupintotheblisterinheavyseas.
AStreamlinedblister
BStiffeningrib
CDrainageholes
DInclinationangle
EU-shapedsupportbar(onlargetransducers)
FForward
GCableserviceloop
HStufngtube
IMinimum400mm
JRoundedcorners
KAiroutlet
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Example:Smalltransducer
Theillustrationbelowshowsatypicaltransducerblisterdesigned
forasmalltransducer.Thesameblisterdesignprinciplesasfora
largetransducerapply .
AStreamlinedblister
BMountingring
CClampingring
DGuide
EAiroutlet
FForward
GTransducercable
Notethatthetransducercablemustbeprovidedwithacableloop
insidetheblister.Observetheverticalforwardedgeoftheblister.
Thiswillguidethewatertoeachsideoftheblister.
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