Effect of cable and towbody parameters on tension and cable length when towing at 200 m depths and 10 knots

Author

Latchman, Sonia

Author_Institution

Defence Res. Establ. Pacific, FMO Victoria, BC, Canada

fYear

1993

fDate

18-21 Oct 1993

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a simulation study on steady state towing of a towbody at a depth of 200 meters and a speed of 10 knots. BCABLE, a three-dimensional dynamic cable simulation program was used to study the effect on tension and cable length of the cable parameters of specific gravity, diameter, and drag coefficients (Including cable fairings), and towbody parameters such as weight, lift and drag. This study is applicable to route survey operations for mine countermeasures (MCM) and other side scan sonar search and survey operations using the new multi-beam side scan sonars

Keywords

cable testing; digital simulation; mechanical engineering; mechanical engineering computing; mechanical testing; sonar; 200 m; 3D dynamic cable simulation program; BCABLE; cable fairings; cable length; cable parameters; depths; diameter; drag; drag coefficients; knots; lift; mine countermeasures; multibeam side scan sonars; route survey operations; simulation study; specific gravity; steady state towing; tension; towbody parameters; weight; Difference equations; Drag; Finite difference methods; Gravity; Hydrodynamics; Nonlinear equations; Partial differential equations; Sonar applications; Sonar measurements; Steady-state;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '93. Engineering in Harmony with Ocean. Proceedings

Conference_Location

Victoria, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1385-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1993.326238

Filename

326238