• Simrad ES18
  • About this manual
  • Introduction
    • Simrad ES18
    • Proposals for the collection of multifrequency acoustic data
    • Order information
    • Physical and environmental specifications
    • Support information
  • Transducer handling and maintenance
    • Rules for transducer handling
    • Approved anti-fouling paints
    • Inspecting and cleaning the transducer face
    • Painting the transducer face
  • Installing the transducer
    • Installation summary
    • Designing, manufacturing and mounting the installation hardware
    • Installing the cable gland
    • Designing, manufacturing and mounting the steel conduit
    • Unpacking the transducer from its transport crate
    • Installing the transducer cable
    • Mounting the transducer
    • Painting the transducer face
  • Cable layout and interconnections
    • Connecting the transducer cable to the transceiver
    • ES18 Connecting to a 12-pin Amphenol socket
    • 12-pin Amphenol plug
    • Connecting the transducer to the other transceivers
    • Splicing the transducer cable
      • Splicing the cable using a grounded junction box
      • Splicing the cable using a junction box isolated from vessel’s ground
  • Transducer installation principles
    • Transducer installation in a blister
    • Transducer installation in keel box
    • Transducer installation in a flush mounted steel tank
    • Transducer installation using an arctic tank with acoustic window
    • Transducer installation inside the hull
    • Transducer installation using drop keel
    • Installing the transducer using a hull unit
    • Using a suitable inclination angle
    • Using self-locking taps
  • Where to install the transducer
    • Introduction to transducer location
    • Mount the transducer deep
    • Avoid protruding objects near the transducer
    • Mount the transducer at forward part of hull to minimize the effects from the flow boundary water layer
    • Keep the transducer far away from the propellers
    • Mount the transducer at a safe distance from bow thruster(s)
    • Summary and general recommendations
  • Drawing file
    • About the drawings in the drawing file
    • 107783 Dimensions ES18
    • 088815 Mounting arrangement ES18
    • 088814 Mounting ring ES18
    • 088759 Mounting procedure ES18