A barrier component for a sonar system and a method of manufacturing a barrier component for a sonar system. The barrier component having at least a part of its outer surface comprise a repeating pattern, wherein the repeating pattern comprises surface features formed in rows, wherein the surface features have a height of less than 10µm. The barrier component preferably having a thickness of greater than 1 nm. The barrier component may be a tube for a towable sonar system or a barrier component for sonar system mounted on a vessel. The surface feature rows may comprise plural ribs or ridges 20 and plural pillars 16 equally spaces from each other within the rows. The pillar preferably having a circular shape or preferably are arranged in a regular hexagonal array. The method of manufacturing the pattern preferably involving one or more roller comprising plural depressions.
A barrier component and a method of manufacturing a barrier component
2022-06-29
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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