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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 48Index page MTR MarApr2024:MTR Layouts 4/4/2024 3:19 PM Page 1 Advertiser Index PageCompany Website Phone# 17 . . . . .Airmar Technology Corporation . . . . . . . . . .www.airmar.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(603) 673-9570 9 . . . . . .Birns, Inc. . . . . . . . . . .
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 47REPORTER Marine TechNews is designed to bring you all the industry news and mar?ne you need, right when you need it. Marine TechNews is available on Googe Play and Itunes. www.marinetechnologynews.com 47 MTR #3 (34-47).indd 47 4/4/2024 12:53:11 P
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 45ronments. The new agreement will address speci? c techni- cal gaps in the UUV defense and offshore energy markets especially for long duration, multi-payload mission opera- tions where communications are often denied or restricted. As part of the new alliance, Metron’s Resilient Mission Autonomy portfolio
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 44NEW TECH OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2024 Image courtesy Metron/Cellula Teledyne Marine acquires Valeport: Matt Quartley, MD, Valeport and Ole Søe-Pedersen, VP & Image courtesy Teledyne Marine GM Teledyne Marine announce the deal in London. Pictured (L-R): Cellula Robotics, President, Eric Jackson, Metron
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 43the GeoPulse Pinger EM 124 or EM 304 MBES systems – which is in most cases using the 5430A transmitter. It is fully digital and features a va- already available on board the vessel. Essentially, the EM SBP riety of waveforms unavailable with the previous generation of software “borrows” the EM 124/304 hardware
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 40NEW TECH OCEANOLOGY INTERNATIONAL 2024 All photos courtesy MTR unless otherwise noted NEW TECH, PARTNERSHIPS LAUNCH IN LONDON With Oceanology International now one month in the rear-view mirror, MTR takes a look at some of the interesting technologies launched before, during and after the London event.
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 39. FURTHER READING Landereans are encouraged to follow their curiosity into this hugely fascinating ? eld. There are many good published refer- ences available from the library. On-line, a good place to start is Battery University at
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 38or number of cells, up to 57 volts, and up to 200 watts NiMH cells are advantageous for high-current-drain applica- continuous. A 100v version is also available. The basic model tions, largely due to their lower internal resistance. NiMH can is an affordable $189, while the Pro version is just $40 more
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 37cell that is saturated with battery acid to about 95% of what it can hold. This glass mat absorbs and immobilizes the acid while still keeping the acid available to the plates. The mat is slightly compressed between the plates when assembled in a frame. Because the plates and mats are packed fairly tightly
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 36. ment housing. Freight companies, including DHL, FedEx, Thus, there are no implodable spaces, and so are candidate and UPS, have speci? c guidelines available on their websites. cells for pressure-balanced, oil-? lled (PBOF) assemblies. This author has personally tested pouch LiPos to 20,000 psi im- Lead-Acid:
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 35. LiPo pouch cells com (www.powerstream.com/BPD.htm). have been tested ? Alkaline (alkaline-manganese dioxide): These prima- ry cells are available in the widest number of standard sizes, in oil-? lled bags and are commonly available around the world. This is handy to pressures of 20,000psi
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 34under no load, the cell’s reactants will ary. Primary cells can be used once, as the chemical process slowly combine and reduce the amount of energy available. 34 March/April 2024 MTR #3 (34-47).indd 34 4/4/2024 8:37:34 A
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 33regulated industry in the world.” How- ever, commercial success depends on many factors, not least a predictable OPEX. Over the past four years, SMD has worked with Oil States Industries to calculate cost per tonne ? gures for prospective customers. Patania II uses jet water pumps to Oil States’
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 32signed a binding MoU with hydraulic technology. Paci? c Metals Corporation of Japan for a feasibility study on The company’s SMD Q-Collector range is available in a vari- processing 1.3 million tonnes of wet nodules per year, and the ety of sizes to suit vessel and client requirements. Engineered company
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 29n January, Norway said “yes” to sea- bed mining, adding its weight to the momentum that is likely to override the calls for a moratorium by over 20 countries and companies such as I Google, BMW, Volvo and Samsung. Those against mining aim to protect the unique and largely unknown ecology of the sea?
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 25Auerbach explained that ideally, “one ? ed layers of geothermal activity,” noted changes over an area of 8,000 km2. They would have both instruments: seismom- Skett, “and the change in salinity and dis- found up to seven km3 of displaced ma- eters to detect and locate subsurface ac- solved particles for
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 23elatively inactive since 2014, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai (HT-HH) submarine volcano began erupting on December 20, 2021, reaching peak intensity on January 15, 2022. This triggered tsunamis throughout the Pa- R ci? c, destroyed lives and infrastructure, and generated the largest explosion recorded
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 21Connect with colleagues around the world by joining the industry’s largest Linkedin Group. 218,774 members http://www.linkedin.com/group/44626 MTR #3 (18-33).indd 21 4/4/2024 3:37:21 PM
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 17(pipelines). and money across decades long maintenance regimes. Proximity or cell to cell technologies which also required There are several methods available for measuring CP condi- frequent calibration stabs are limited to just providing a poten- tion, and a combination of these methods may also be used
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 15offers the most complete line of positioners in the industry, engineered for payloads from 10, 20, 100 and up to 350 pounds. All positioners are available in Aluminum housing (standard) but are offered in Stainless Steel and Titanium for maximum longevity in seawater. ROS positioners offer accuracy
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 14largest buoyancy engine, with a volumetric capacity of 4 li- Development and Program Execution, Marine Vehicles, “The ters – more than double any other available glider buoyancy Slocum Sentinel Glider represents the next generation in per- engine. This affords the Teledyne Con? dential; Commercially sistent
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 13nyone familiar with glider hardware options integrated for a broad Glider answers that need,” said Shea autonomous underwater ve- range of missions. Quinn, Slocum Glider Product Line hicles (AUVs) is certainly “As the use of Slocum Gliders grew, Manager at TWR. A familiar with the popular- so did
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 11assist in identifying mines and act as a neutralization device. About the Author Bottom mines pose even greater chal- David R. Strachan is a defense analyst and founder of lenges. Unlike contact mines, bottom Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory mines utilize a range of sensors to
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March 2024 - Marine Technology Reporter page: 9from marinas along the western coast. The exact number of lizing laser detection systems can detect mines just below the mines, as well as their locations, remains largely a mystery, surface, even those hiding in murky water. The Airborne Laser although reports suggest that over three hundred have been