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LinkQuest Rolls Out FlowScout 600 Long-range Acoustic Flow Meter
LinkQuest Inc., San Diego, California, recently rolled out the FlowScout 600 acoustic flow meter based on innovative acoustic Doppler technology. The single-beam FlowScout 600 acoustic flow meter is capable of reaching up to 110 meters in range with an accuracy of up to 0.5% +/- 2.0 mm/s. The operating frequency of the FlowScout 600 system is 600 kHz. The standard depth rating of the system is 100 meters. The FlowQuest system is typically used to precisely measure water velocities in water channels and rivers. It can be easily installed on an irrigation channel bank, a bridge abutment, or a river bank. LinkQuest has invested extensively in state-of-the-art R&D and production technologies to reduce the overall system cost, and has ensured high cost effectiveness of the FlowScout 600 system for very large scale deployments for water resource management and environmental monitoring. With its highly competitive cost and high accuracy, the FlowScout 600 system is a perfect choice for long-term real-time monitoring of water flow and velocities in water channels, rivers, ports, harbors and estuaries.www.link-quest.com
New Coral Reef Book Reveals the Missing Link in the Health of Earth's Most Ancient Biodiverse Ecosystems
For millennia, coral reefs have flourished as one of the planet’s most magnificent natural wonders. As Earth's most biodiverse ecosystem–surpassing even the rainforests–they are home to a cooperative network ranging from immense fish to sunlight-capturing algae to invisible microbes. Coral Reefs In The Microbial Seas: The Influence of Fishing, Nutrients, Bacteria, Viruses, and Climate Change on Nature’s Most Wondrous Constructs is the first book to unveil the complete picture of how these relationships uphold coral reef health and just how critical the unseen role of microbes are on this ecosystem.
Internationally acclaimed and award-winning scientist Forest Rohwer tells the untold story of coral reefs that has puzzled investigators for decades by illuminating the interrelationships among the sharks, the microbes and the corals and how disturbances such as human activity challenge this delicate balance. With accessible prose and compelling illustrations, “this book brilliantly captures the lives of both coral reefs and the scientists that study them. It is a 21st century version of the Log from the Sea of Cortez – full of wisdom and humor,” praises Nancy Knowlton, Ph.D., holder of the Sant Chair in Marine Science at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Coral Reefs In The Microbial Seas is published by Plaid Press, a subsidiary of Plaid Multimedia that specializes in scientific communication.
Aerospace Reliability by Using Hydracon Subsea Solenoid Valves
Aerospace technologies are utilized in Hydracon solenoid valves. Deepwater and aerospace experiences are combined to provide high reliability products for deepwater and downhole applications.
Hydracon solenoid valves incorporate features justified by countless savings in maintenance and downtime costs. State-of-the-art MIL Spec requirements for aerospace valves are proven highly reliable for use in remote and deepwater applications. Hydracon’s solenoid valves are highly resistant to shock and vibration, resulting in long service life. The miniaturized solenoid valves are lightweight and space efficient, ideal for remote deepwater applications.
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Magnalight.com Adds Solar Powered LED Area Light with Rechargeable 12 Hour Battery
Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com has announced the addition of the SPLED-5 solar powered area light with rechargeable 12 hour run time battery. The SPLED-5 LED light can be surface mounted or affixed to a pole or rail. The 8 watt solar panel powers a 5 watt LED light that dims and brightens automatically based on an integrated motion detector. An integrated day and night sensor will trigger the light to come on in dim mode once the ambient light reaches a low lumens threshold, like late evening or dusk.
This solar powered, rechargeable LED light is ideal for operators who need a reasonable amount of illumination in areas where access to established electric power is limited or costly to implement,” said Rob Bresnahan with Larson Electronics’ magnalight.com. “From a commercial standpoint, job site security, remote utility locations and other temporary or low access areas are ideal applications for the SPLED-5 solar powered, rechargeable LED light. Plus, there is the added benefit of high vibration tolerance on no maintenance related to re-lamping.
Bollinger Delivers 60,000 Barrel OPA’90 Tank Barge to Bouchard Ocean Services, Inc.
Bollinger Marine Fabricators, L.L.C., Amelia, La., a Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. company, has delivered Bollinger hull # 561, B. No. 264, a double hull 60,000 BBL oil tank barge built to meet the requirements of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA’90) to Bouchard Ocean Services, Inc., Melville, NY.
“We are pleased to have delivered our 13th OPA’90 tank barge to Bouchard,” said Chris Bollinger, Bollinger’s executive vice president of new construction. “Bouchard is an important customer of Bollinger for both new construction and repair work. We are once again very grateful to the Bouchard companies who have continued to put their trust in Bollinger, and we are confident that our quality workmanship and timely deliveries will strengthen our relationship well into the future.”
Barge B. No. 264 is a manned ocean, clean oil tank barge measuring 350-foot long, with a 70-foot beam and a depth of 25-feet. The barge is built to, and certified by American Bureau of Shipping and United States Coast Guard to meet the requirements of OPA’90 with ten (10) cargo compartments and two (2) separate pumping systems. The barge is equipped with two (2) Byron Jackson cargo pumps, driven by Detroit Diesel Series 60 engines, and the deck is equipped with two (2) Techcrane model F10-50 electric-hydraulic cranes.
www.bollingershipyards.com
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