UNDERWATER GEOPHYSICAL STATION Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC G01V11/00 

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: station is in form of an airtight housing with a spherical shape of diameter 450 mm mounted on a frame made from aluminium tubes. Inside the airtight housing there are devices, among them an ocean-bottom seismometre, a hydrophysical module, data storage apparatus, a spatial orientation sensor, a gravimetre and a ballast disconnector. The spatial orientation sensor is mounted on a cardan suspension and the bottom-ocean seismometre is mounted on a movable platform. The airtight housing is made from B95 high-strength aluminium alloy. A protective anticorrosion coating is applied on the housing in form of an anode oxidised alloy with a multilayer paint coat. The station is fitted with buoy line, a ballast and a buoy, which enable its positioning and raising to the surface.

EFFECT: broader functionalities.

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