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56 MTR June 2011 products

S-Boom System

By harnessing the combined power of three of their

AA202 Boomer Plates to provide a single pulse, the

Applied Acoustics’ S-Boom System is helping to rede- fine the boundaries of shallow seismic surveying.

Already recognized for producing high resolution seabed profiles, the fusion of these three transducers delivers a source level high enough to significantly increase sub-bottom penetration without loss of data quality. Capable of operating at a maximum energy set- ting of 1000 Joules per pulse, and firing at three pulses per second, the S-Boom has achieved penetration results of over 200mS through sand and limestone while delivering the high quality resolution records expected from boomer systems. The high repetition rates and pulse stability allow for faster surveying, adding to the system’s overall versatility. As with all

Applied Acoustics’ sub bottom systems, the S-Boom forms part of a modular package able to operate from a number of energy sources from the renowned CSP range. For optimum results, the fast charging CSP-

S1200 power supply has been designed as the energy source of choice for this system, although the system can operate just as well with a source from the larger

CSP-S range. Furthermore, some existing variants of the CSP-D range can also be used at lower settings and longer pulse intervals. www.applied-acoustics.com

OceanSENSE Leak Detector

A leak detector engi- neered by OceanTools has reportedly deliv- ered a 100 percent detection record across a recent series of major

North Sea projects.

The OceanSENSE-

DH diver held leak detector was launched by OceanTools in late 2010. OceanSENSE is compact and lightweight and can be operated by an ROV team. The design allows the units to be mounted on a wide range of ROVs. As the system uses high intensity light emitting diodes (LEDs) for excitation of the fluorescence, there are no safety issues. The OceanSENSE units can be configured to detect any combination of fluorescing materials, includ- ing fluorescein, rhodamine, hydrocarbons, hydraulic flu- ids (with certain added tracers) and chlorophyll. The

OceanTools development team has also been producing variants on OceanSENSE including OceanSENSE-

Micro, an ultra compact version; OceanSENSE-Pelagic, a

Pelagic 100 detecting version; and OceanSENSE-AUV, an AUV mounted version. OceanSENSE units are avail- able for sale or rental. www.oceantools.eu

New Data-to-Web System

The Falcon (standalone), and Falconet (integrated)

Data to Web system is designed to provide a low-cost, flexible solution to transmit, store, host and present data from all common sensors to a dedicated website in real time. The new system can communicate using GPRS,

GSM, radio or satellite, can be coupled to almost any sen-