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Echo sounders - Transducers (Magnetostrictive, Electrostrictive, and Piezoelectric)

Steering Mariners 10,882 6 years ago
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This video uses animations to explain the different types of transducers used for echo sounding devices used on ships. Echo sounders are used on ships to measure the under-keel clearance and the depth of water for safe navigation to take place. Links to the previous videos on the topic of echo sounder is provided below: Working principle of echo sounder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoCRBdHt8O4&t=21s Displays of echo sounder: https://youtu.be/Dg78mVUECnY Operational controls of the echo sounder: https://youtu.be/zQ13MPdTeGM

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