© 2006 GENERAL ACOUSTICS GmbH Your Creative and Innovative Technology Company since 1996 GENERAL ACOUSTICS GmbH Company Presentation

© 2006 GENERAL ACOUSTICS GmbH

Your Creative and Innovative

Technology Company since 1996

GENERAL ACOUSTICS GmbHCompany Presentation




General Acoustics GmbH - overview

Located in Kiel, Germany

GA is more than 10 years in the market with representatives in 60 countries world-wide

GA is specialist in acoustics, hydro-acoustics and geophysics

GA develops and sells measurement systems for the hydrographic

and geophysical market, as well as detection-related and profiling systems

based on highly innovative proprietary know how (e.g. DSLP® technology)

Manufacturer of a range of products:

Water level and wave measuring systems

Special Echosounder and Sub-Bottom Profiling systems

ADCP/ADP hydro-dynamic software package for flow chart generation

Tailor made solutions




Lab Measurement EngineeringRemote Sensing of Water Levels, Waves and Distances for Lab Applikations

Hydraulic Laboratories

Ship Model Basins

Simulation Facilities of Physical Models




Laboratories, Science- and Development Centres:

Hydraulic Laboratories, Ship Model Basins, Towing Tanks, Simulation Facilities of Channels and Waterways, Universities, Navy-Institutes

User

HSVA (D), SVA Potsdam (D), MARIN (NL), French Navy (F), etc.References

• accuracy of distance measuring• resolution • measuring of wave contours up to breaking waves • fast measurement• free of calibration

Innovation/Unique selling proposition

a) remote sensing of waves and water levels on the basis of ultrasoundvia air (products ULS, ULS Advanced)

b) distance measurement on the basis of ultrasound via water (product UWS)

Technology

Lab Measurement Engineering




UltraLab® ULSHighly accurate remote sensing of water level and waves for.....

hydraulic labs

ship model basins

flumes

towing tanks




UltraLab® ULS AdvancedHighly accurate remote sensing of steep and very fast moving waves with a relative velocity up to 15 m/s

hydraulic labs

ship model basins

flumes

towing tanks




Mini echo sounder to measure underwater distances and levels for:

Underwater bottom contour

Underwater object distances

Level sensing through container

walls

Hydraulic models

Sediment transport

UltraLab® UWS




Water Level Gauge and Wave Measurement Autonomous remote sensing of water levels and waves

based

on revolutionary ultrasound technology. Harbours

Rivers

Coasts

Reservoirs




•level measurement of rivers, oceans, coastlines, reservoirs and containers•wave measurement (high sampling) up to breaking waves, measurement of dynamic surfaces

Applications

Winner of comparison tests:•Hamburg Port Authority, Germany; 2004•Rijkswaterstaat/Delft Hydraulics, NL; 2005

- Test against 15 competitors and technologies (best accuracy and robustness, maintenance-free, best cost-performance ratio etc.)

-Publicised in Hydro International Magazine

References and Tests

guaranteed accuracy, free of calibration, mobility, compactness, robustness, weathering resistance, maintenance-free


•Remote sensing of water levels and waves via innovative ultrasound technology•Bi-directional communication (data transfer and remote control) •Integration of additional hydrological and metrological sensors

Technology

Water Level Gauge and Wave Measurement




DSLP® Technology

Approved technology for highly accurate detection of sediment layers, embedded objects and monitoring of sediment transport processes

Detection of Sediment Layers and Properties:




•hydrographic surveying and subsoil exploration at rivers, lakes, harbours, reservoirs, offshore (products, services)•exploration of resources (e. g. sand) (products, services)•offshore subsoil exploration, pipeline/cable tracking, object finding (services)•tailor made solutions

Applications

•Expert reports confirm lastingly the technical superiority 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005•won comparison test against 5 competitors (2004)•References: E.ON Energy Group, Hamburg Port Authority, Ruhrverband-River Basin Management (GER), MOD, etc.

References

•precise bathymetry due to proof of fluid/solid interface •high sensitive detection of layers and targets via detection of inner structure changes without the need of impedance/density strong gradients

•acoustical classification and tracking of layers •high detection probability of embedded objects


highly accurate detection of water depths, sediment layers, subsoils and objects on the basis of sound/ultrasound•DSLP-Services, tailor made solutions•Products: LOG_aDSLP, SUBPRO 1210 Subbottom-Profiler

Technology

DSLP-Technology: Sediment and Soil Detection




LOG_aDSLP®

ProductApproved technology for highly accurate detection of the fluid/solid interface, sediment layers and of sediment transport processes

Real-Time results,

free of calibration and

result interpretation

1,2 g/cm3




SUBPRO 1210 Sub-Bottom Profiler

Highly precise sub-bottom profiling with real-time results

• Frequency: 12 kHz• Outstanding technical resolution of 1 mm • Typical Penetration 10 meters in sand • Shallow water surveying starting at 1.5 meters




DSLP® Services and tailor made solutions




LOG_aFlow®

-also for tidal effected areas

The easy way to get high quality flow charts from ADCP/ADP

surveys




harbour authorities, waterway authorities, reservoir managements, institutes, universities, etc.User

•flow charts for chosen times over the complete measuring area •hydrographical investigations•High accurate discharge calculations of defined cross sections

Applications

standard for the evaluation of flow charts and discharge calculations in: Hamburg Port Authority (D), Port Authority Rotterdam (NL), Ruhrwasserverband (D), etc.

References

•highly accurate evaluation of flow charts via hydrodynamic interpolation in space and time on the basis of few ADCP data•visualisation of dynamic flow situations •very less effort for flow chart generation – enables also new applications


spatial and temporal evaluation of currents on the basis of ADCP data

Technology

Flow Measurement




E.ON Engeneering (GER)

Rijkswaterstaat: Ministry of Transport + Watermanagement (NL)

French Navy (FRA), German Navy (GER)

US Army Corps of Engineers (USA)

DASCO Equipment Inc. (CND)

NTNU: Marine Technology (NOR)

German Federal Agency for Hydraulic Engineering (GER)

Flinders Ports (AUS), Port Authorities of Le Havre (F), Chennai (IND), Hamburg (GER), Rotterdam (NL), Wilhelmshaven (GER), Emden (GER), Seoul (KOR)

Federal Authority of Waterway Maintenance in Hamburg (GER), Stralsund (GER), Emden (GER) and Berlin (GER)

University of Kiel (GER), Hannover (GER), Aachen (GER), Stuttgart (GER), Munich (GER), Trento (ITA), Bari (ITA)

University of Applied Sciences Eckernförde and Suderburg (GER)

Germanischer Lloyd, Offshore and Industrial Services, Hamburg (GER)

Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, Hamburg (GER)

Federal Waterway Engineering and Research Institute, Koblenz (GER)

The Ruhrverband - River Basin Management, Essen (GER)

Ship Model Basins: MARIN (NL), Vienna, (A), Hamburg (GER), Potsdam (GER), Duisburg (GER)

Environment Protection Agency Hamburg (GER)

Dubna International Centre of Research and Technology Development (Technopole) (RUS)

Selected References

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