Ship noise affects the underwater environment, requiring acoustic assessment. Since Japan has no large-scale underwater ranging capability, JRC Tokki invested in a portable sound-intensity system from Brüel & Kjær. This static ranging system uses hydrophones mounted on a floating raft to make underwater Noise Source Identification (NSI) measurements on large vessels.
In order to get a complete characterization for the whole of the underwater structure of a ship, a portable system was needed that would enable field measurements. As the curvature of a ship’s stern and bow often varies, JRC Tokki needed a solution that could account for this by following the hull closely, at a uniform distance.
Underwater sound intensity measurements are made using phase-matched hydrophones mounted in a custom measurement jig suspended from a movable floating platform. Type 8104 Hydrophones are used at lower frequencies; the high frequency band is measured using the miniature Type 8103.
JRC Tokki can now create a complete characterization of the underwater structure using many individual measurements – a virtual “mesh” the covers the entire underwater surface of a ship. Using these measurements, contour maps can be made that give a 3D picture of the sound intensity performance of the ship’s hull.
JRC Tokki has become the first company in Japan with a large-scale underwater acoustic ranging capability thanks to a portable sound-intensity system using Brüel & Kjær equipment
HBK hydrophones are individually calibrated waterborne‐sound transducers. The instruments deliver a flat frequency response and are omnidirectional over a wide frequency range. All hydrophones are built with a shielded-element construction; completely waterproof, corrosion-resistant, and able to withstand high levels of salinity.
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This will bring together HBM, Brüel & Kjær, nCode, ReliaSoft, and Discom brands, helping you innovate faster for a cleaner, healthier, and more productive world.
This will bring together HBM, Brüel & Kjær, nCode, ReliaSoft, and Discom brands, helping you innovate faster for a cleaner, healthier, and more productive world.
This will bring together HBM, Brüel & Kjær, nCode, ReliaSoft, and Discom brands, helping you innovate faster for a cleaner, healthier, and more productive world.
This will bring together HBM, Brüel & Kjær, nCode, ReliaSoft, and Discom brands, helping you innovate faster for a cleaner, healthier, and more productive world.
This will bring together HBM, Brüel & Kjær, nCode, ReliaSoft, and Discom brands, helping you innovate faster for a cleaner, healthier, and more productive world.
