The Sonic Surface-Wave Transducer

The Sonic Surface-Wave Transducer

EDITORIALffiruET$ffisAl COpycsPY UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF OF MINNESOTAI\4INMSOTA ST.ST. ANTHONYANTHONY FALLS FAttS HYDRAULICHYDRAUTIC LABORATORYTABORATORY LORENZTORENZ G.G. STRAUB.STRAUB, DirectorDirector TechnicalTechnicql PaperPaper No. No. 23.23, Series Series BB TheThe SonicSonic Surface-Surface-WaveWave TransducerTransducer / Preprint of Paper toto be Presented atct the AmericanAmericcn Towing Tank Conference.Conference, University of California.California, Berkeley Campus.Ccmrpus, AugustAugiust 31 to September 2.2, 1959 by JOHN]OHN M. KILLENKNffiN JulyJuly 19591959 Minnecpolis,Minneapolis. IvlinnesolcrMinnesota / :' UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OFOF MINNESOTAMINMSOTA ST.ST. ANTHONYAIiITHONY FALLSFALTS HYDRAULICHYDNAUTIC LABORATORY TABONATORY LORENZtOnENZ G.G. STRAUB,STRAIJB, DirectorDirector TechnicalTechniccl PaperPcrper NoNo.. 23,23, SeriesSeries BB The SonicSonic Surface-Surface-\MaveWave TransducerTransducer Preprint of PaperPcper to be Presented atctt the AmericanAmericcn Towing TankTc"'L Conference, University of California,Cclifornio Berkeley Campus,Ccmpus, August 313l to September 2, 1959lg59 by JOHNIOIIN MM.. KILLENKILI.EN • IulyJuly 1959 Minnecrpolis,Minneapolis, MinnesotcMinnesota .. ABSTRACTastISagS AA wavewave height measuringmeasuring instrumentinstn:ment isis describeddescribed. whichwhieh measuresmeasures thethe height ofof waterwater surfacesurface waveswanes byb;r means ofof aa sonicsonic rangingranging techniquetechnique inin airoair" This systemsystern isis advantageousadvantageous forfor wave amplitude measurementsmeasurernents fromfrom a movingnroving towingtow'ing carriagecarriage since thethe sensing elementselenrents or itsi-ts supportszuppor.ls do not disturb thethe water surface.surface" The?he design operating range of the instrumentinstn:nrent is 2-in.Z-in. to 2-ft wave height.height" The accuracy of measurement depends on the incrementalj-ncremental slope ofoJ the water surfacesrirface at the point of measurement.measurement," An intrinsic erroreror of !0.83O,B per centeent average over the wave would occur for a 2-ft2-fb wave with a slope at mid­nid- height of 0.2. This?his erroremor increasesinereases to !3.2!3,2 perper cent for a 2-in. wave of the same slope.slope, The error is much reduced for both these cond.itionsconditions with less steep waves.rraves. L11iii a { --------CONTENTSCONTENTS Page Abstract.. e. e r o o. e r o o ... r. ! . r r.. taaaa+4+iii Abstract •••••• • • • • • •• 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • tist of lllustrations List of Illustrations •n •o •. •. •! •••r, . •. •t •. •. •. •| •. •. •. •. •c •toaaav •••• v I.T. INTRODUCTIONfl{tnOSiCTlON •••. •. ..... .,. 0o •c •. •. •o •f •. •••I o e •r •r. • •. •. •o •.. • 11 II.rr" DESCRIPTIOND$scRrPTf0I{0FAPPAnA:Ils OF APPARATUS •r.. • • 0r. • ..o.,.. • .. • •r. • •o •o •o,*... ., • • • •' 1 III.III' ACCURACYAccUBAcT0FI{EAsUns}4s}illf OF MEASUREMENT •. •o.6... • • • • • •o... • • • •o. • '0 ••o.. • •e ..r. 0 2 fV" CIRCUITCffiCUITOE$CHIPTI0I\T DESCRIPTION •" •o I • • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • 0 • • IV. •oo • 0 o r..o o. o,... c. + o.. 5 A. 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'. +• c.. r• 0c e• ,• •+ r• e0 •r.... • • • • c• 23 14T4 Bootstrap$weepandHol-d:ingCircuitsBootstrap Sweep and Holding Circuits .• c• •s.., • • 0 c0 *..• • • o• o0 2b24 1r' 15L} PowgrSuppliesPower Supplies •••••••. r.6 r. I o.0 ••• r. {• !.• • c0 c• f• .• r• r.• • r}.• • 25z, v THE $ON]C -------SURFACE-WAVESU&EAgg-ggsE---- ----------33g,rE!sqg&TRANSDUCER I.1, INTRODUCTIONII{TNOAICTION The use of a wave-profile$ave-profi:e recorder whoseerhose sensing elementsele$ent$ are sub­su^b- mergednerged or partly submerged andand. which is mounted on a towingtoring carriageearriage movingnoving at - high speed$peed produces problems of structuraletrructural ssupport,upport of the element and dis­dis- turbanceturbanee of the liquid surface.surfaee. The wave-profile recorder described in thisthj"s reportreport' is based on the soI1;ic-rangingso4ic-ranging principle in air and appears tot,o overcomeovercms these difficultiesdiffleulties sincesj-nce no part of the instrumenti:rstrunent contactscontaets the waterrrater surfacesurfaeeoo The instrumentinst:rrment is intended to operate withrith wave heights of 2 in.in" to 2 ft,fL, wave lengths of 2 tota 40LO ft, andad an flequivalentneqr::lvalent periodfiperiodlt as short as 1/20t/2O sec.$€cr These?hese operatingoperati^agrang9s ranges aresre presunedpresumed to correspondeorrespond to ranges of interesti-nterrest ini-n laboratory wave studies andanddo do not specifyspecif) the limits of application.application, The?he obt.ainableobtainable accuracyacfiracy is dependent on the incrementalineremental slope and thetbe waveuave heighto Therefore, withrr:th this instrument,i-nsLrnment, as withrrith mostr*ost ''plrysicalphysical measuring instruments,iastnments, , carefulcarefuJ- attention mustrnusb be paidpald to these two mentioned geometriesge*raetries in order to keep errorseruors within the acceptable limitsljm:its for the particular investigation.investigat'ion" IIoII" DESCRIPTIONDBSCAIPTIO}d OF APPARATUSAPPASAfl]S The instrumentj-nstnnent functionsfunciions as follows:fo3*lows: AS" veryve:y $ortshort pulse ofsf sound is transmittedtranrxrltted fromfroyn a point as closeelose as pracbica1-practical to the water surface. The?he sound puSsepulse is reflectedreflLeeted by the watersater surface*rrfaee and sensed byW a microphonenicrophone lo­1o- cated as closeelose as possible tot,o the point of transmissionotransnrissiono Appropriate elec­elec- tronictronie circuitseircuiis measureReafirre the timetjrce ofef travel ofsf the soundsornrd pulse and convert this timetirne intolnts a voltage proportional to the time"tixe" WhenHhen this process is repeatedrrepeated 120 timestjmes a second,seeond, a voltage output results whoser*hose magnitudenagritude varies withsith the changes in the levelIevel of the water surface"sarfaceo On a cathode-raycathede-ray oscillographoseillopraph or light-beamlight-bear* oscillographoscll1ograph whichshich havetrave a high-frequencyhlgh-frcquency response, thisthi-s wave$a?€ pro­pro* filefi1.e will appear composedconposed of a seriesserj.es ofcf smalleffalJ- steps,sLeps, eacheaeh step corresponding to a samplesanrple of the wave profile"profile o On0n mostrnost direct-writingd:irect-writing oscillographs whose frequencyfrequeney responsere$povrse extendsexbends to about 10010O cycles, the wave profile willwiIL appear as a smoothgaooth line"line. 22 TheThe instrnrnentinstrument lsis composedcomposed pf of twotwo parts:parts: aa controlcontrol panel,panel, Fig.Fig. 1,1, andand aa rangingranging head,,head, Fig.Fig. 2,2. InIn prac*iealpractical applicationapplication thethe raagingranging headhead isis placedplaced appro:ci*ratepapproximately 5.55r5 in*in. frosrfrom thethe rnaxj:armmaximum erpectedexpected crestcrest ofof tbethe rrilsY€nrwaves.

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