USA As Represented by Secretary of the Navy

Diane Medeiros

John Oeschger

Peter R Hebda

David F Notarianni

The present invention relates to a system for studying, identifying and cacterizing thermal gradients within a volume of water. The system includes a frame formed from a plurality of PVC tubing sections and connectors. The connectors are used to house at least one pair of acoustic transducers, which transducers are used to collect data for studying, identifying and characterizing the thermal gradients within the volume of water. A number of different frame configurations may be used to perform a number of different studies.

Portable acoustic turbulence detector

The present invention relates to a system for studying, identifying and cacterizing thermal gradients in a volume of water. The system includes a frame for supporting one or more measuring devices and a source of heat for generating a thermal plume in the volume of water. The frame includes a first plate to which the measuring devices are mounted by a plurality of mounting blocks spaced about the periphery of a hole in the first plate. The frame further includes a second plate, spaced from the first plate, to which the source of heat is mounted.

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Tiverton, RI, United States of America

Diane Medeiros