Means and method for dynamically monitoring the stretch of a seismic streamer cable
US5601046A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B21/66
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A variable-gap, distributed-capacitance sensor provides an output signal that is a function of its instantaneous elongation. The sensor is integrally associated with a seismic isolator section for measuring the instantaneous stretch thereof.
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