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FlowQuest Acoustic Current Profilers

Model FlowQuest 75, 150, 300, 600, 600 Micro, 629, 1000, 2000, 600H, 1000H

Acoustic current profilers for oceans, harbors, lakes and rivers, 75 kHz to 2 MHz, ranges up to 900 m and depth ratings up to 6000 m.

Description

FlowQuest acoustic current profilers measure currents and flows in oceans, harbors, lakes and rivers. They combine long range and deepwater depth ratings with integration of third-party sensors and LinkQuest acoustic modems.

Key features

  • Operating frequencies of 75, 150, 300, 600, 1000 or 2000 kHz
  • Range up to 900 m; accuracy up to 0.25% +/- 2.0 mm/s
  • Standard depth rating 800 m; optional 1500, 3000 or 6000 m
  • Options: bottom tracking for vessel-mounted use, Discharge Measurement for rivers and channels, WaveQuest directional wave measurement (FlowQuest 600 and 1000), integrated acoustic modem and relocation transponder
  • FlowQuest 600H and 1000H horizontal profilers
  • FlowQuest Studio software for configuration, real-time display and offline analysis

Applications

Ocean current monitoring, harbor and channel flow measurement, wave measurement and river discharge.

Specifications

Operating frequency75, 150, 300, 600, 1000 or 2000 kHz
Rangeup to 900 m
Accuracyup to 0.25% +/- 2.0 mm/s
Standard depth800 m
Optional depth1500, 3000 or 6000 m

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