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A PORTABLE, GENERAL-PURPOSE UNDERWATER SOUND 
MEASURING SYSTEM 


By M. A. Calderon and G. M. Wenz Listening Division 
December, 1967 San Diego, California 


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NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER 


An activity of the Naval Material Command 


G. H. Lowe, Capt., USN Wm. B. McLean, Ph.D. 


Commander Technical Director 


The work described in this report was performed 
under SF 101 03 15, Task 8119 (NEL L20471) by members 
of the Listening Division. The report covers work from 
January 1965 to July 1966 and was approved for publication 
ZA Decemiyer hob: 

The authors are indebted to R, Cruse for the design 
of the pressure measuring system; to H. Carmichael for 
much of its construction; to J. Leonard for the design and 
construction of the calibrate boxes; and to G. Beilke 
for his suggestion semmertance in field tests. 


Under authority of 
Curtis R. Haupt, Head 
Sensor Development Dept. 


, San Diego, California. 


HANOI 


0 0301 0043342 1 


PROBLEM 


Specify and procure a portable, general-purpose, 
underwater-sound measuring system, primarily, but not 
exclusively, for the investigation of ambient noise in the 
ocean, 


RESULTS 


1. A portable underwater sound-pressure measuring 
system has been developed, and in a variety of situations 
has demonstrated the capability of measuring very low 
ambient-noise levels. 


2. High self-noise levels at frequencies less than 90 to 
63 Hz are quite likely to be present if measurements are 
made from a drifting ship and the cable is towed at the drift 
velocity. These high self-noise levels are believed to be 
due to a combination of flow noise and noise arising from 
cable vibrations. 


3. These high self-noise levels can be satisfactorily 
eliminated by using a slack cable system as described in 
this report. 


RECOMMENDATIONS 


1. Use a slack cable system if a tethered system is 
used; and use an all-buoyant in preference to a nonbuoyant 
cable for a simple system to be used for measurements from 
a ship on the open ocean. 


2. Perform calibration of the system with the random 
noise during the slack period; otherwise the high noise 
levels during towing may mask the random-noise calibrate 
signal at the lower frequencies. 


3, Use a"pink'’ random noise (-3 dB/octave slope) for 
calibration, when noise with a negative spectrum slope is 
to be measured. With the same broadband level a pink 
random noise has a higher spectrum level at low frequencies 
than a flat random noise. 


4. Use an untethered system, if it is available, to 
obtain ambient-noise measurements from a ship platform 
in the open ocean. This system should have the capability 
of obtaining data at any selected depth, 


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CONTENTS 


INTRODUCTION, .. page 5 


SYSTEM DESCRIPTION,.. 6 
Hydrophone and Preamplifier... 7 
Cabliever LL 
Calibrate Boxes... 14 
Sound-Level Meter and Analyzer... 17 
Tape Recorders... 18 


SELF-NOISE SOURCES.,.. 19 


EE ED EE od) sce 20 
Hydrophone Suspensions... 20 
Cable Systems... 24 


RESULTS OF FIELD TESTS... 30 
Self-Noise... 30 
Suspension and Cable Systems... 33 


CONCLUSIONS,.. 33 
RECOMMENDATIONS... 34 
REFERENCES, . .' 35 


APPENDIX A: HYDROPHONE-DEPTH MEASURING 
SPY Mier ena 


APPENDIX B: HYDROPHONE-PREAMPLIFIER 
ASSEMBLY,.. 39 


APPENDIX C: CABLE SPECIFICATIONS... 45 


TABLES 


Electrical Properties of the Cable... page 12 

Lower and Upper Cutoff Frequencies and Midpoint 
Frequencies for the Octave Bands of the Sound Level 
IMIS KEIO, 5 6. I 


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ILLUSTRATIONS 


Block diagram of the Basic Underwater Sound-Measuring 
system... page 6 

Basic Sound-Measuring System shown with portable tape 
RE COrdeIr an. 7 

System noise of the hydrophone-preamplifier... 8 

Receiving responses of hydrophone M-H90-A, Serial Nos. 1 
and 6...9 

Block diagram of M-H90-A hydrophone with cable and 
connections... 10 

Diagram of hookup of cable conductors to cable 
COnNnNECtOGS.. 2 11 

Cross talk between calibrate pair and signal pair...13 

Block diagram of calibrate box... 14 

Equivalent sound-pressure spectrum level of random -noise 
calibrate signal... 16 

Frequency-response curves of the portable tape recorder... 19 

Diagram of two hydrophone suspension systems... 22 

Spar-buoy type suspension system... 23 

All-buoyant cable system with shock-cord suspension... 25 

All-nonbuoyant cable system with a simple float 
suspension... 25 

Combination buoyant and nonbuoyant cable system with 
shock-cord suspension,.. 27 

Simplified all-buoyant cable system... 28 

Nonbuoyant cable system using spar-buoy suspension... 29 

Comparison of noise-spectrum levels for a towed system 
and a slack system... 31 

Strip-chart records of the one-third octave band levels 
centered at 10, 50, and 1000 Hz, and of the broadband... 32 

Block diagram of pressure module and associated ship 
equipment... 38 

External view of pressure module.. .38 


INTRODUCTION 


In many cases when underwater sound measurements 
have been needed, it has been the practice to assemble 
available hydrophones, cables, amplifiers, recorders, volt- 
meters, etc., making such provisions for calibration as 
permitted by the available equipment. This practice was 
often time-consuming and sometimes resulted in a less 
than effective system. 

The need for an underwater sound measuring system 
has long been recognized and several such systems have 
been designed and built, for example, the ''Suitcase"' 
system! and the Noise Measuring Set AN/PQM-1A.2 Such 
systems have proved to be very useful tools, but for some 
applications the size, weight, and power requirements have 
been a problem, and the procedures for accomplishing com- 
prehensive calibrations have been tedious and time- 
consuming. 

Included in the objectives for the system described 
herein was the minimization of size, weight, and power 
requirements, Other special objectives were: 


i Prequency range trom, NO Tizsto 10 KHZ; 


2. Minimum self-noise and maximum sensitivity for 
the measurement of low background noise levels. 


3. Flexibility: capability for use from a rowboat on 
the one hand, or from a relatively large ocean-going 
research ship on the other. 


4, "Off-the-shelf'' components: catalog items or items 
of standard manufacture. 


5. Simplicity in both operation and calibration, 


Since system self-noise of an underwater measuring 
system involves not only the equipment used but also the 
way in which it is used, the definition of the system must 
necessarily include a discussion of the techniques and proce- 
dures of its use, 


lsuperscript numbers identify references listed at end of report. 


SYSTEM DESCRIPTION 


The basic underwater sound measuring system is 
shown in the block diagram of figure 1, and figure 2 isa 
photograph of the system. Each of the elements will be 
described in detail. Some auxiliary equipment to determine 
the depth of the hydrophone can be used and such a system 
is discussed in Appendix A. 


SHIP EQUIPMENT 


HY DROPHONE 
AND 
PREAMPLIFIER 


TAPE 
RECORDER 


Figure 1. Block diagram of the Basic Underwater Sound-Measuring System. 


BATTERY-OPERATED 
CAL SOUND-LEVEL PORTABLE TAPE 
BOX METER RECORDER 


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12 INCHES 


HYDROPHONE-PREAMPLIFIER 


Figure 2. The Sound-Measuring System shown with a portable tape recorder. 


Hydrophone and Preamplifier 


The hydrophone-preamplifier assemblies (M-H90-A) 
were manufactured by Wilcoxon Research Co., Bethesda, 
Md., according to the specifications which are included in 
Appendix B. The crystal material used in PZT4 and the 
construction of the hydrophone is such that the acceleration 
sensitivity is reduced to a minimum, The acceleration 
sensitivity is given as less than +60 dB/ubar/g. The source 
capacitance, sensitivity, and input impedance can be speci- 
fied to obtain a hydrophone with a low input noise level and 
sufficient sensitivity to measure the lowest ambient noise 
levels in the frequency range of interest. The crystal was 
specified with a source capacitance of not less than 1000 pF 
with a sensitivity of not less than -90 dBV re 1 dyn-cm”~?, 
The input impedance of the preamplifier was specified to be 


EQUIVALENT SOUND-PRESSURE SPECTRUM LEVEL 


(DB RE 0.0002 DYN-CM~2) 


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not less than 100 megohms with less than 30 pF of capaci- 
tance. The high input impedance is necessary to have good 
low-frequency response, This combination of source 
capacitance, sensitivity, and input impedance resulted in 
system input noise as shown by the curve of figure 3, at the 
preamplifier input referred to an equivalent SPSL in water, 
The empirical ambient-noise minimum? and the sea state 0 
curve‘4 are given for comparison, 

The actual receiving responses of two hydrophones 
as determined at an acoustic calibration facility (NUWC: 
SDL-TRANSDEC) are shown in figures 4 and 5. 


EMPIRICAL MINIMUM Se 
OF SEA AMBIENT NOISE SEA STATE 0 


(KNUDSEN) 
<> ra | Ne 


SYSTEM 
NOISE 


100 1000 10,000 
FREQUENCY (HZ) 


Figure 3. Comparison of system noise at hydrophone-preamplifier input to the 
sea state 0 curve (Knudsen) and to the empirical ambient noise minimum (Wenz). 


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ELEMENT 


The amount of voltage gain required for the hydro- 
phone preamplifier is determined by the gain necessary to 
insure that the voltage levels corresponding to the lowest 
expected ambient noise levels would be above the input noise 
level of the remainder of the system. The desirability of 
maintaining as large a dynamic range as possible for the 
hydrophone-preamplifier requires that the minimum amount 
of gain necessary to accomplish the above purpose be speci- 
fied. In this case the specified voltage gain is a nominal 
30 dB +1 dB (28 dB as measured). 

The output stage of the preamplifier was especially 
designed to prevent high frequency oscillation when used 
with long cables, This required the addition of two output 
transistors to the basic preamplifier and necessitated at 
least 12 mA of current at about 12 volts. The output imped- 
ance is less than 50 ohms, with a maximum output voltage 
not less than 2 volts rms. 

The hydrophone and preamplifier unit with connec- 
tions to the Marsh and Marine connector is shown in the 
simplified schematic of figure 6. 


Cae POWER 


Figure 6. Block diagram of Wilcoxon Research Co. hydrophone M-H90-A with 
18-inch cable and connections to a Marsh and Marine eable connector. 


Cable 


The underwater cable consists of three twisted 
pairs, one pair covered with a shield, and the group of 
three pairs covered with an overall shield. The two shields 
are tied to each other at only one end of the cable. The 
cables were procured in lengths of 50, 500, and 1000 feet. 
Two types of cable, nonbuoyant and buoyant, were available. 
Their electrical characteristics are identical. The non- 
buoyant cable has a neoprene jacket with an OD of 0, 440 
inch. The cable connectors used are Marsh and Marine's 
XSL-6-CCR and XSL-6-CCP, one at either end, connected 
as shown in figure 7. A separate return lead was used for 
the calibration circuit to minimize common-mode voltages 
when long cables are used, The buoyant cable is similar 
but with a thinner neoprene jacket and an added flotation 
jacket of foamed polyethylene for a slight positive buoyancy 
in seawater. 


OVERALL SHIELD 
SIGNAL 
PAIR #1 AND SHIELD 


COMMON 


PAIR #2 


POWER (+12V) 


PAIR #3 
CALIBRATE PAIR 


CCR CGR 


Figure 7. Diagram of hookup of cable conductors and shields to Marsh and 
Marine connectors XSL-6-CCR and XSL-6-CCP. 


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The two types of cable were obtained in different 
lengths to provide some degree of diversification in the 
kind of system that can be put together, depending on the 
desired use, Variations of cable systems actually used 
will be covered in the section, ''Field Tests.'' The specifica- 
tion sheet for the cable is presented in Appendix C. The 
measured electrical properties are given intable 1. The 
cross-talk output of the signal pair when a signal is placed 
across the calibrate pair was measured and is shown in 
figure 8. About 1000 feet of cable were used for the cross- 
talk measurements. 


TABLE 1, ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF THE CABLE* 


Resistance 
(ohms/ ft) 


1 al 


0, 062 
. 056 
5 Ae) 
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058 


orwhNd rr 
eis) (2) (=) 


Capacitance 
(pF / ft) 


Pins 


1&2 25 
2&3 26 
3&4 28 
4&9 25 
1&6 38 
2&6 43 
3 & 6 68 
5 & 6 38 


*Values are the averaged measurements of three 1000-foot 
cables. Measurements were made with a GR type 1650A 
Impedance Bridge, 


SIGNAL LEVEL AT OUTPUT OF 1/3-OCTAVE FILTER (DBV) 


INPUT 
SIGNAL 


UNTERMINATED 
x 


“= 502 TERMINATION 


100 1000 10,000 
FREQUENCY (HZ) 


Figure 8. Cross talk between calibrate pairs and signal pair using arrange- 
ment shown. 


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Calibrate Boxes 


The purpose of the calibrate boxes is to provide 
calibration signals to the hydrophone-preamplifier input 
using the insert resistor method, The calibrate boxes 
(fig. 9) contain a 1000-Hz sine-wave generator and a broad- 
band, flat-spectrum, random-noise generator. It also 
contains a monitoring circuit for measuring the current in 
the calibrate pair leads and a meter provides a Visual indica- 
tion of the amount of current, Provision for inserting exter- 
nal calibrate signals is included, 

The calibration signals are applied through cable 
leads 4 and 5 to the 10-ohm resistor at the input of the 
hydrophone-preamplifier. The calibration signal thus 
appears in series with the hydrophone signal. This method 


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HYDROPHONE 
AND 
PREAMPLIFIER 


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MONITOR 


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1000 HZ 
WHIT E-NOISE 
GENERATOR 


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EXTERNAL 


CAL 
SOURCE 


Figure 9. Simplified block diagram of the calibrate box and connections to 
the hydrophone and sound-level meter. 


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of calibration, using two easily inserted calibration signals, 
allows the entire electrical system to be calibrated very 
simply and as often as desired, The calibrate signals are 
recorded on tape along with the ambient-noise signal, and 

so also serve to calibrate any subsequent analysis equipment 
as well. 

In practice the calibration signals are recorded just 
prior to the ambient-noise measurement. The level of the 
tone is adjusted precisely to the same known level each 
time by monitoring the current in the calibration circuit. 
Since the ambient-noise signal is present when the calibrate 
signals are applied, it is necessary to apply the calibrate 
signals at a much higher level than the ambient-noise 
voltage level. 

To use this method of calibration it is only necessary 
to know the sensitivity of the hydrophone as a function of 
frequency, the insert level of the tone (as monitored) and the 
relative spectrum shape of the random noise as applied at 
the 10-ohm resistor. The sensitivity, 9p, of the hydro- 
phone is measured periodically at an acoustic calibration 
facility. The spectrum shape of the random noise is mea- 
sured periodically using a one-third octave band analysis, 
and the relative spectrum level, N“(f), is obtained by sub- 
tracting 10 log,, (bandwidth) from the band level. The spec- 
trum level of the random noise is determined by the differ- 
ence, D, between the known tone level, T, and the one-third 
octave band level centered at the tone frequency. 


N(1000) = T - D - 10 log (bandwidth) 


where N(1000) is the absolute spectrum level of the random 
noise at 1000 Hz. The absolute spectrum level at other 
frequencies is determined by 

N(f) = N(1000) - [N (1000) - N (11 
Conversion to an equivalent SPSL is made using the appropri- 
ate hydrophone sensitivity curve (fig. 4 or 5) as measured at 
an acoustic calibration facility. 

Equivalent SPSL = N(f) - S(f) + 74 
where the 74 is a conversion factor to a reference pressure 
of 0.0002 dyn-cm~’. Figure 10 shows the equivalent SPSL 
of the tone and random noise of the two calibrate boxes as 
normally used. If the broadband level of the random noise 
should change, this will show up as a change in the difference, 


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EQUIVALENT SPSL RE 0.0002 DYN-CM"? 


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D,and an adjustment in the equivalent SPSL N(f) would be 
made, (It is assumed that while the random-noise level may 
change somewhat, the spectrum shape of the random noise 
signal does not.) Ambient-noise spectrum levels are then 
determined by a direct comparison with the random-noise 
calibrate signal at each frequency. 

The use of this tone and random-noise calibration 
method eliminates the need for time-consuming calibration 
using many different frequencies to measure the frequency 
response of the system, although such calibrations can be 
made from time to time for comparison, using the external 
calibrate signal input. 


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110 F 5 
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FREQUENCY (HZ) 
Figure 10. Equivalent sound-pressure spectrum level of random-noise 


calibrate signal. 


Sound-Level Meter and Analyzer 


The sound-level meter, General Radio Type 1558-AP 
Octave Band Noise Analyzer, is a portable, battery-operated 
audio-frequency spectrum analyzer. The analyzer contains 
a high-impedance microphone preamplifier, selectable one- 
octave bandwidth filters, an output amplifier, and an indicat- 
ing meter. The gain of the analyzer can be set (depending on 
the sensitivity of the receiving transducer) so that the meter 
directly indicates the sound pressure level in any of its 
bands. The frequency response of the analyzer is flat +1 dB 
from about 20 Hz to 15, 000 Hz in the ALL PASS position. 
The output of the analyzer is normally used in the ALL PASS 
position to provide an input signal to the tape recorder. 
Table 2 lists the lower and upper cutoff frequencies at the 
3-dB down points and center frequency for all the octave 
bands of the analyzer. 


TABLE 2, LOWER AND UPPER CUTOFF FREQUENCIES 
AND MIDBAND FREQUENCIES FOR THE ONE- 
OCTAVE BANDS OF SOUND LEVEL METER 


LOWER CUTOFF | UPPER CUTOFF | CENTER FREQUENCY 
FREQUENCY FREQUENCY (Hz) 
(Hz) (Hz) (Geometric Mean) 
3-dB Down point | 3-dB Down point 


99.3 7.5 
44.6 63 
89.2 125 
Ley 250 
354 500 
707 1000 
1414 2000 
2828 4000 
5656 8000 
11, 310 16, 000 
ALL PASS 
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A portable battery-operated analyzer was chosen 
because it can be used in a variety of situations. It can be 
used in a semipermanent installation where data are taken 
at periodic intervals, It can also be used for a system 
requiring a completely portable system, such as would be 
needed in a small boat where no ac power is available, and 
will operate for about 30 hours on its battery. The battery 
can be recharged using the built-in charger. The octave 
band filters of the analyzer provide the means of doing an 
on-the-spot frequency analysis of the noise. The ''A"' 
weighting position is useful for pre-equalization when 
recording noise with predominant low frequency content, 


Tape Recorders 


The kind of tape recorder to be used depends on 
where and how the noise-measuring system is to be used, 
When the measurements are being taken from a relatively 
large ocean-going research ship a good quality ac-operated 
tape recorder can be used. For use on a small boat, where 
portability is essential and ac power is not available, a 
battery-operated tape recorder is necessary. The tape 
recorders described below are the ones used in this system 
and serve as examples of the two types. 

The Ampex model 350-2P is a two-channel recorder 
which uses 10-1/2-inch reels of tape. Two tape speeds of 
3-3/4 and 7-1/2 ips are available. The frequency response 
extends from about 15 Hz to 8000 Hz at the slower speed, 
and from about 10 Hz to 15, 000 Hz at the higher speed. 

The Uher 4000 Report-S is a portable battery- 
operated tape recorder which uses 5-inch reels of tape. 
Four speeds are available, 15/16, 1-7/8, 3-3/4, 7-1/2 ips. 
The measured frequency response for one of these tape 
recorders is shown in figure 11. These curves may be 
found to vary from the manufacturer's specifications 
depending on the condition and maintenance of the recorders. 

The effective response can be extended below the 
low-frequency limit by using a high playback-to-record 
ratio for the analysis of the data. 


RELATIVE LEVEL (DB) 


100 1000 
FREQUENCY (HZ) 


Figure 11. Frequency-response curves of the portable tape recorder. 


SELF-NOISE SOURCES 


The electronic system noise was discussed in the 
section on the hydrophone-preamplifier. This source of 
system noise was shown to be considerably below the noise 
levels to be expected from the lowest ambient-noise level 
likely to be encountered. 

Another source of self-noise is due to the motions 
of the cable and suspension system. In particular, self- 
noise arises from flow noise, cable vibrations caused by 
towing the cable, and accelerations and static pressure 
changes which are caused by vertical motions of the hydro- 
phone due to the action of surface waves on the system. In 
the cable systems which are described below the self-noise 
is reduced by isolating the hydrophone from the motion of 
the ocean and the motion of the ship. This is done through 
the use of shock cord in the suspension system and by main- 
taining slack in the cable during measurements, The accel- 
leration sensitivity of the hydrophone, as mentioned pre- 
viously, is minimized by design. The sensitivity of the 
system decreases below 10 Hz, so that it is relatively in- 
sensitive at the very low frequencies associated with major 
wave motion. 


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Another source of self-noise is radiated noise from 
machinery on board the platform. This noise must be 
reduced in order to obtain valid ambient-noise measure- 
ments, It is also desirable to place the hydrophone as far 
from the platform as possible when making these 
measurements. 


FIELD TESTS 


Various hydrophone suspension systems and cable 
systems were tested at sea to attempt to devise a system or 
systems which have low self-noise, are simple to use, and 
which are adaptable for measurements in deep or shallow 
water. Tests were run using various cable combinations of 
buoyant and nonbuoyant cable and suspension systems to 
attempt to determine the self-noise of the cable systems 
for a taut and for a slack cable, and also to determine which 
system of those tested was most suitable. Descriptions of 
the suspension systems and of the cable systems follow. 


Hydrophone Suspensions 


The purpose of a hydrophone suspension is to isolate 
the hydrophone from vertical motions which are induced by 
surface waves and swells. The isolation should be sufficient 
to prevent "blocking" of the system which is caused when 
excessively high noise voltages are applied to the preampli- 
fier input. 

As a starting point for the development of a suspen- 
sion system, a system based on one developed by General 
Dynamics/Electric Boat was used? (fig. 12A). It consists 
of a hydrophone-preamplifier unit, a 50-foot cable, a buoy 
(a flexible inflated plastic hose), a 50-foot shock cord 


between the buoy and the 50-foot cable, and a 100-foot line, 
‘also between the buoy and the 50-foot cable. The shock 
cord is meant to isolate the hydrophone from the motion of 
the surface waves and the line is to prevent the shock cord 
from being extended beyond its elastic limit and possibly 
breaking and the float being lost. The inflated buoy was 
weighted so that most of the float was underwater, the pur- 
pose being to reduce the effect of waves on it. The weight 
in water of the 50-foot cable and hydrophone was adjusted 
to about 2 or 3 pounds, so as to provide the right amount of 
weight on the shock cord for proper operation, 

Another suspension system which was tested is 
shown in figure 12B. It consists simply of floats attached 
to a line which is connected at the other end to the junction 
of a 50-foot cable and a 1000-foot length of nonbuoyant 
cable. No shock cord was used in this system for isolation. 

A suspension used during part of an extended cruise 
of USNS Charles H. Davis (AGOR-5) consisted simply of an 
inflated plastic hose, which was tied with about a 10-foot 
line about 300 feet from the sea end of the buoyant cable 
when operating in deep water. No shock cord was used in 
this suspension. The float can be attached at any place on 
the cable, thus regulating the depth of the hydrophone, The 
plastic hose was weighted so that most of it would be under- 
water, but with enough buoyancy remaining so that it could 
support the system. 

A spar buoy was used as a suspension for a system 
to be used on a small boat for taking data several miles 


from the mother ship. The spar buoy (see fig. 13) was a 
hollow plastic tube about 3 inches in diameter and about 

20 feet long. One end was sealed airtight. In the operating 
position the lower end of the tube was left open and the tube 
was allowed to partially fill with water. The upper part of 
the tube contained some trapped air which provided the 
buoyancy. * The buoy was very stable and did not appear to 
be much affected by the wave action, It had enough buoyancy 
to support the hydrophone and cable which were attached to 
the bottom end, 


* The open-end spar buoy was suggested by J.J. Blanchard. 


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A. SYSTEM INCORPORATING SHOCK CORD B. SYSTEM UTILIZING NONBUOYANT CABLE 
AND BUOYANT CABLE TO SHIP. AND NO SHOCK CORD. 


FLOATS 
PLASTIC HOSE 
(INFLATED) 


WEIGHT 


SHOCK CORD 


NONBUOYANT 


CABLE TO SHIP 
BUOYANT CABLE 
TO SHIP 


— 50-FOOT CABLE 


50-FOOT CABLE 


rHYDROPHONE ——, — HYDROPHONE 


Figure 12. Diagram of two hydrophone suspension systems. 


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SEALED 


<— TRAPPED AIR 


WATER | | NONBUOYANT CABLE 


TO BOAT 


OPEN END 


50-FOOl CABLE =a 


.a— HYDROPHONE 


Figure 13. Spar-buoy type of suspension system 


as used from a small boat. 


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Cable Systems 


Figure 14 illustrates a cable system using all- 
buoyant cable with the shock-cord suspension system. 

The procedure used in this system was to let the suspension 
and part of the buoyant cable drift out from the ship a pre- 
determined distance, and hold the remainder of the cable 
on the deck coiled in a figure-8., The figure-8 was used so 
that there would be no twist in the cable as it was let out, 
At the start of a run the cable would be payed out fast 
enough to keep it slack but not so fast that it would tend to 
coil up as it floated on the surface. This system stabilized 
very quickly and there was little or no overloading of the 
signal from the hydrophone when the cable was slack, The 
recording time was limited to about 10 minutes with this 
system, since at a typical ship-drift rate of 1 knot a 1000- 
foot length of cable would drift out in about 12 minutes, 

A system using all nonbuoyant cable with the float 
and line suspension is illustrated in figure 15, The float 
provides enough buoyancy that the hydrophone would not be 
pulled under by the weight of the nonbuoyant cable, In this 
method of operation the floats and hydrophone would be 
placed overboard with a nylon line attached to the floats, 
About 300 feet of nylon line would be payed out, and also 
all the cable, so that initially the system would be as shown 
in figure 15, When ready for the test more nylon line would 
be payed out and the system would slowly drift apart until 
all slack in the cable would be taken up and the hydrophone 
would start being towed, To repeat a run the nylon line 
would be pulled in to about 300 feet as before. This system 
took more time to stabilize than did the previous cable 
system. ''Blocking" of the hydrophone-preamplifier 
occurred for some time atter the release of the nylon lane 
at the start of the run because of excessively high voltage 
levels probably caused by accelerations of the hydrophone; 
however the system settled down and thereafter was quiet. 
It was also noted that the combined weight of the cable and 
the drag made it necessary to use quite a large force to 
pull the cable back on board. It was feared that the cable > 
might not stand up to repeated use in this way. 


BUOYANT CABLE 


PLASTIC HOSE 


SHOCK 
CORD 


HY DROPHONE a 


Figure 14. All-buoyant cable system using the shock-cord hydrophone suspension. 


NYLON LINE TO FEO 


Pie SHOCK GORD 


NONBUOYANT CABLE ——~> HYDROPHONE 


Figure 15. All-nonbuoyant cable system using a simple float suspension. 


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A third system used a combination of a buoyant and 
a nonbuoyant cable with the shock-cord suspension system 
(fig. 16). The buoyant cable was used to place the hydro- 
phone farther away from the ship, to minimize the inter- 
ference from the radiated noise of the ship. A nylon line 
was also used for this system and was attached to the float. 
The float had enough buoyancy to prevent the weight of the 
nonbuoyant cable from pulling the buoyant cable under the 
surface, The procedure used for this system is the same 
as that for the all-nonbuoyant cable system, The results 
obtained are similar to those of the previous system and, 
as before, the weights involved produced quite a large stress 
On the cable, 

A cable system that was used on the Charles H, Davis 
(AGOR-5) (fig. 17) employed the simple float system 
described earlier. The system consisted of a total of 1500 
feet of buoyant cable to which was attached a 50-foot length 
of nonbuoyant cable with the hydrophone, A 7-pound weight 
was attached to the nonbuoyant cable about 5 feet from the 
hydrophone, to sink the system to the desired depth. The 
depth was selected by attaching the inflated hose at the 
proper distance from the hydrophone, The 7-pound weight 
also presents a greater inertia to accelerating forces on 
the system. The procedure involved releasing 500 feet of 
cable over the side and letting it drift away while keeping 
the remainder on the deck in a figure-8, During the run 
the cable was payed out just fast enough to keep it slack 
throughout the run. After the run the cable was brought 
back in and placed in a figure-8 in preparation for the next 
run, leaving 500 feet of cable out. 

Also used during the cruise of the Davis was a 
small-boat system consisting of nonbuoyant cable with the 
spar-buoy suspension system described earlier (fig. 18). 
About 500 feet was sufficient to provide a long enough slack 
period for an ambient-noise sample. A slack condition 
was obtained by paying out the nonbuoyant cable slowly 
while the spar buoy and the small boat drifted apart. 


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BUOYANT 


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BOAT FLOAT CABLE HOSE 
GAG Fi ee SSS LIL 
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NV 
SHOCK CORD SHOCK 
CORD 
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<— LINE 
NONBUOY ANT 
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HYDROPHONE 


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suspension. 


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Figure 18. Nonbuoyant cable system using spar-buoy suspension for use from a 


small boat. 


NONBUOYANT 
CABLE 


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RESULTS OF FIELD TESTS 


Self-Noise 


The magnitude of the self-noise of the various sus- 
pension and cable systems is illustrated in figure 19, 
These results were obtained by a one-third octave band 
analysis of the recorded noise from the simplified cable 
system used on the Davis (fig. 17). The figure shows the 
sound-pressure spectrum level of the noise at frequencies 
from 10 to 1000 Hz at three different times during the 
same run. One sample was taken before the run had 
started and shows the measured level while the cable was 
taut and the hydrophone was being towed at a speed of about 
1 knot. The next sample was taken a few minutes later 
with the cable in a slack condition. The difference in the 
two samples is about 30 dB at 10 Hz and decreases with 
increasing frequency until at about 40 to 50 Hz there is 
practically no difference in the measured level. The third 
sample was taken when the cable was again taut. This 
high low-frequency noise level during towing was also 
observed in all of the other cable systems tested and is 
believed to be due to flow noise and cable vibration, 

Figure 20 shows four strip-chart records of the 
noise sample. Three of them are one-third octave band 
levels which are centered at 10, 50, and 1000 Hz, The 
fourth is a broadband record of the measured ambient 
noise, At 10 Hz the noise level is high at the start and 
begins to drop as soon as the cable becomes slack and 
then rises again as the cable becomes taut toward the end 
of the run, Note that the character of the noise in the 50- 
Hz and the 1000-Hz bands during the taut condition is dif- 
ferent from that in the slack-cable condition; however the 
level remains about the same. 


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Suspension and Cable Systems 


The all-nonbuoyant cable system and the system 
using both buoyant and nonbuoyant cable will be discussed 
together, since in many respects they are quite similar. 
These two systems overloaded more during the initial part 
of a run and took longer to stabilize than did the other 
systems. This effectively reduced the amount of slack 
time. Also, the two systems were not suitable for use in 
very Shallow water, since the nonbuoyant cable would drag 
on the bottom. The stresses on the cable were also greater 
for the nonbuoyant systems. 

The two remaining cable systems both use all- 
buoyant cable. One of them uses the shock-cord suspension 
and the other uses simply the inflated hose with no shock 
cord. Both of these systems are very quiet and both reach 
stability very quickly. The system without the shock cord 
has the advantages of not needing careful adjustment of the 
suspension system, and of permitting change in the hydro- 
phone depth by simply changing the location of the suspen- 
sion. In view of these features, the all-buoyant cable 
system without the shock-cord suspension was selected for 
general use, 


CONCLUSIONS 


A portable sound-pressure measuring system has 
been developed and used in a variety of situations, with the 
capability of measuring very low ambient-noise levels. 

High self-noise levels at frequencies less than 50 to 
63 Hz are quite likely to be present if measurements are 
made from a drifting ship and the cable is towed at the drift 
velocity. These high levels are believed to be due to a 
combination of flow noise and noise arising from cable 
vibrations which impart accelerations to the hydrophone, 

These high self-noise levels can be satisfactorily 
eliminated by using the slack-cable system described in 
this report. 


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RECOMMENDATIONS 


If a tethered system is used, the cable system 
should be slack, and for a simple system an all-buoyant 
cable system should be used in preference to the non- 
buoyant type for measurements from a ship on the open 
ocean, 

Calibration of the system with the random noise 
should be done during the slack period; otherwise the high 
noise levels during towing may mask the random-noise 
calibrate signal at the lower frequencies, 

Use a "pink" random noise (-3 dB/octave slope) for 
calibration, when noise with a negative spectrum slope is 
to be measured, With the same broadband level a pink 
random noise has a higher spectrum level at low frequencies 
than does a flat random noise, 

If available, an untethered system should be used to 
obtain ambient-noise measurements from a platform in the 
open ocean. This system should have the capability of 
obtaining data at any selected depth. 


REFERENCES 


1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Reference 52-10, 
An Experimental Portable Listening Device for Detection, 
Measurement and Recording of Underwater Sound, by 

W. Dow, March 1952 


2. Bureau of Ships NavShips 92277, Instruction Book for 
Noise Measuring Set AN/PQM-1A, 21 July 1954 


3. Wenz, G,M,, "Acoustic Ambient Noise in the Ocean: 
Spectra and Sources, '' Acoustical Society of America, 
Jjounnalsv. 34, p. 1936-1956, December 1962 


4, National Defense Research Committee. Division 6 
Report No. 6.1-NDRC-1848, Survey of Underwater Sound: 
Report No. 3; Ambient Noise, by V. Knudsen and 

R. Alford, 26 September 1944 


5. Chapman, F,E, and Rothenberg, E,B., ''A Hydrophone 
Suspension System for Deep Water Noise Measurement, "' 

p. 199-209 in International Buoy Technology Symposium, 
Washington, 1964, Buoy Technology; an Aspect of Observa- 
tional Data Acquisition in Oceanography and Meteorology; 
Transactions [Held | 24, 25 March 1964, Marine Technology 
Society, 1964 


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APPENDIX A: HYDROPHONE-DEPTH 
MEASURING SYSTEM 


A block diagram of the pressure module with 
associated equipment is shown in figure Al, The pressure 
module is a waterproof stainless-steel cylinder designed 
to withstand pressures at least as great as any to which 


the hydrophone will be subjected (see fig. A2), The module 


contains a strain-gage pressure transducer, a differential 
amplifier, a VCO, and its own battery supply. The pres- 
sure transducer is calibrated by a resistor which is con- 
nected in parallel across one of the legs of the bridge. 
This lowers the resistance of the leg and corresponds to 
a known pressure change. 

The cylinder was designed to be inserted between 
the 50-foot cable and the longer sea cable. With the pres- 
sure module in the system, the hydrophone-preamplifier 
obtained its power from the internal battery supply of the 
module, This was done so that the output of the VCO 
could be placed on the leads which are normally used to 
bring power to the hydrophone preamplifier. 

The frequency of the VCO (12.5 to 14,5 kHz) was 
then measured with an HP model 521E frequency counter 
and recorded by a digital recorder model HP 561B. The 
digital clock is a model HP 971B. 


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PRESSURE MODULE SHIP EQUIPMENT 


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| 
STRAIN-GAGE | 
PRESSURE | DIGITAL 
9V | TRANSDUCER l CLOCK 
al ! 
SEA C 
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FREQUENCY 
| COUNTED PRINTER 
| 
BRIDGE | 
AMPLIFIER l 
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Figure Al. Block diagram of pressure module and associated ship equipment. 


34 INCHES 


Figure A2. External view of the pressure module. 


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APPENDIX B: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS, 
HYDROPHONE-PREAMPLIFIER 
ASSEMBLY 


U.S, Navy Electronics Laboratory, 
San Diego, California 


19 October 1965 
1.0 SCOPE 


These technical requirements cover a hydrophone- 
preamplifier assembly to be used as part of an underwater 
sound-pressure-level measuring set which includes con- 
necting cables up to 1000 feet in length. An important 
feature of this transducer is the capability of measuring 
very low sound-pressure levels. The assembly shall 
include a hydrophone, preamplifier with calibrate resistor, 
case, cable, and connector, 


2,0 REQUIREMENTS 


2.1 General. The construction shall be modern and of 
good commercial practice. The assembly shall have suf- 
ficient strength and ruggedness to withstand normal han- 
dling aboard ship at sea without suffering damage. 


2,2 Hydrophone, 


2.2.1 Voltage Response. Not less than -90 dBV for 
1 dyn-cm-2 sound pressure, Preference will be given to 
that design which minimizes the dependence of voltage 
response on static pressure and temperature, The varia- 
tion of voltage response with pressure and temperature 
shall be stated by the supplier. 


2.2.2 Capacitance, Not less than 0.001 microfarad, 
2.2.3 Performance Goal. The characteristics are not 


specified exactly herein since the supplier should select 
that combination which, when used with his preamplifier, 


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will minimize the equivalent sound-pressure spectrum 
levels of the maximum system noise of the hydrophone- 
preamplifier combination (see section 2.6.3), The selected 
characteristics shall be stated by the supplier. 
2,3 Preamplifier, 
2.3.1 Input Resistance. Not less than 100 megohms, 
2.3.2 Input Capacitance, Not more than 30 picofarads. 
2.3.3 Voltage Gain. 30 dB +1 dB. 


2,3,4 Output Impedance, Not more than 50 ohms, 


2.3.5 Open-circuit Output Voltage, Maximum. Not 
less than 2 V rms, 5 V peak-to-peak. 


2.3.6 Power Supply. Not more than 5 mA, @ 10 - 14 
Vde. [Changed to 12 mA to accommodate added output 
stage. ] 


2.3.7 Calibrate Resistor, 10 ohms + 0.1 ohm, 
2.4 Case, 


The case for housing the hydrophone and preamplifier shall 
be cylindrical in shape with rounded ends approximating a 
hemisphere (see also section 3,0). The design shall allow 
convenient access to the preamplifier and calibrate resis- 
tor using only simple tools such as a screwdriver and 
small wrench, Remolding or revulcanizing is unacceptable, 


2.9 Cable and Connector. 


The assembly shall be supplied with 18 inches of water- 
proof low-noise cable and connector attached. 


2.5.1 Cable. Five conductors (six conductors accept- 
able), cable strength sufficiently adequate to support the 
hydrophone assembly. 


2.5.2 Connector, Six-pin, female, Marsh and Marine 
type XSL-6-CCP or equivalent for mating with Marsh 
and Marine XSL-6-CCR and XSL-6-BCR. 


2.5.3 Connections. The cable and connector shall be 
wired as shown in figure 1, 


2.6 Hydrophone-Preamplifier Assembly. 


2.6.1 Frequency Response, 9.0 Hz to 11,200 Hz +1 dB. 


2.6.2 Directionality. Omnidirectional, +1 dB about 
Z-axis, +1 dB about X- and Y-axis to 5 kHz, +3 dB about 
Me anGd Weaxas bi to di2 Kez. “he Z-axis is the axis of the 
cylindrical case (see also section 30). 


2.6.3 System Noise, The equivalent sound-pressure 
levels of the maximum system noise of the hydrophone- 
preamplifier combination at 25°C shall not exceed the 
levels shown in figure 3 lin the main text]. Preference will 
be given to that design which minimizes system noise, 
Information as to the spectrum levels of the limiting noise 
shall be furnished by the supplier. 


2.6.4 Shielding. The hydrophone and preamplifier 
shall be electrostatically shielded with the shield insulated 
from the water. 


2.6.5 Acceleration Sensitivity. Preference will be 
given to that design which minimizes acceleration sensi- 
tivity. The acceleration sensitivity of the unit shall be 
stated by the supplier. 


2.6.6 Size. Not more than 2,5-inch diameter by not 
more than 8-inch length, exclusive of the cable and con- 
nector, The minimum size consistent with good perfor- 
mance and economy of construction is desired. 


2.6.7 Weight. Not more than 5 pounds, The minimum 
weight consistent with good performance and economy of 
construction is desired, 


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2.7 Environmental Requirements, 


2.7.1 Operational Pressure, The assembly shall 
operate as specified at any static pressure up to 250 psi. 


2.7.2 Operational Temperature, The assembly shall 
operate as specified at temperatures between 0° and 30° 
centigrade, 


2.7.3 Stowage Temperatures, No permanent change 
in performance shall result from long periods of exposure 
to temperatures between -30° and 50° centigrade. 


2.7.4 Handling. The assembly shall withstand normal 
handling aboard ship at sea without suffering damage. 


2.7.5 Corrosion, Materials shall be chosen to resist 
corrosion in a saltwater environment, 


3.0 NOTE 


An overall spherical shape will also be acceptable if not 
more than 4 inches in diameter and provided all other 
requirements are met. The Z-axis for the spherical case 
is that diameter of the sphere which includes the point at 
which the cable is attached. 


4,0 INFORMATION MATERIAL 


The supplier shall furnish informational material in the 
form of sheets and graphs including, but not necessarily 
limited to, the following: 


a. Schematic wiring diagram of complete assembly, 
including that of the preamplifier, showing all components 
and clearly identifying each component, 


b. Complete parts list including sufficient information 
for procurement of each item, and keyed to the schematic 
diagram, 


ec. Graphs and/or tabulations showing spectrum levels 
_of the voltage response, equivalent system noise, accelera- 
tion sensitivity. 


d. Characteristics of the hydrophone and of the 
preamplifier. 


5.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE PROVISIONS 
The manufacturer shall be responsible for initial inspec- 
tion and testing for compliance with the requirements, 


Final inspection and testing will be made by the Navy 
Electronics Laboratory after delivery. 


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aed 


APPENDIX C: 


CONDUCTOR: 


ASSEMBLY "A": 


ASSEMBLY ''B": 


CABLE ASSEMBLY: 


CABLE SPECIFICATIONS 


#24 AWG: 19/0,005" soft tinned 
copper wires, concentric stranded, 
(1/ 46#/M"') OD 0.0025 in, 


Insulation: Copolymer (ethylene- 
propylene) color coded, nominal 
wall thickness 0, 010 in, (0. 45#/M"') 
OD 0.045 in. 


Color Code: Solid color insulation. 
Four different colors, 


Twist: Two CP24U conductors 
together with a right lay. (3. 9#/ M') 
OD 0.090 in, 


Color Code: Each pair to have one 
common and one different color, 


One CP24CP) assembly "Ay" 


Shield: Braid #36 AWG soft tinned 
copper wires, 6 ends, 16 carriers 
13,2 ppi, 30° angle, 90% nominal 
coverage, Bind with adhesive 
mylar tape, l-layer, 50% lap. 
Nominal OD 0.120 in, 


t} 


Core: Plastic monofilament. 
Nominal OD 0, 020 in. 


lst Layer: Cable, two CP24GP 
(assembly "'A'') and one SP24TPS 
(assembly ''B"') around the core 
with a left lay. Fill voids with 
rubber compound filler. Bind with 
adhesive mylar tape, 1-layer, 

50% lap. Nominal OD 0,210 in. 


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SHIELD: 


JACKET: 


FLOTATION JACKET: 


PROPERTIES: 


Braid: #30 AWG soft tinned copper 
wires, 4 ends, 16 carriers, 8 ppi, 
32° angle, 82% nominal coverage. 
Bind with #113 tape, l-layer, butt 
lap. Nominal OD 0. 280 in. 
(22#/M'), 


Nonflotation Cable: Neoprene 
#480B, black, nominal wall thick- 
ness 0.080 in. Nominal OD 
0.440 in. (51#/M'). 


Flotation Cable: Neoprene #480B, 
black, nominal wall thickness 
0.040 in, Nominal OD 0. 360 in. 
(23#/M'), 


Cellular polyethylene, brown, 
nominal wall thickness 0, 120 in, 
OD approximately 0, 600 in. 
(37#/M'). 


Cable Weight +10% per 1000 ft: 


Nonflotation Cable Flotation Cable 


In air: 112# In air: 140# 
In water: 50# In water: 12# 


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A portable underwater sound-pressure measuring system was developed and 
| tested. The system was shown to be capable of measuring very low ambient-noise 
levels. High self-noise levels at frequencies less than 50 to 63 Hz are likely to be 
present if measurements are made from a drifting ship, and the cable is towed at 
| drift velocity, probably because of a combination of flow noise and noise arising 
from cable vibrations. These high self-noise levels can be satisfactorily eliminated 
by using a slack cable system as described in the report. 


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