Clamp-on fairing and method
US8851005B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Method and fairing to be attached to a cable of a seismic survey system for reducing drag and/or noise. The fairing includes a body having a hydrodynamic shape; a tail portion connected to the body; and a head portion connected to the body, opposite to the tail portion, and configured to be removably clamped-on to the cable. The head portion, the body and the tail portion extend in this order along a traveling direction.
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