PC-ADP Overview

The PC-ADP (Pulse-Coherent Acoustic Doppler Profiler) is an ADP optimized for high-resolution, 3-axis (3D), short-range, boundary layer studies. The PC-ADP combines the precision of our ADV (Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter) with the profiling capability of an ADP. Based on the mini-head ADP design, the exceptionally small PC-ADP probe-head results in a much lower flow disturbance than a standard ADP head. The optimized beam geometry provides increased maximum resolvable velocities, increased profiling ranges, reduced side-lobe interference and reduced beam-to-beam velocity decorrelations.

Features:

• Minimum cell size of 1.6 cm
• Sampling rate up to 2 Hz
• 0.00001 m/s velocity precision
• Maximum profiling range of 5 m for 0.2 m/s flows
• Maximum velocity of 2 m/s for 0.5 m profiling range
• Reduced flow-disturbance head design
• Optimized beam geometry
• Distance to bottom for all three beams
• Acoustic backscatter for sediment studies
• Integration with 3rd-party sensors (MicroCAT, OBS, etc.)
• SonTek's shaded transducers for reduced side lobes
• ViewADP post-processing software and SonUtils cross-platform utility software
• Directional wave measurement capabilities:
  • White Paper: SonWave-Pro Directional Wave Data Collection Tool (PDF format; 577KB)

Applications:

• Bottom-boundary layer studies
• Low-flow studies
• Directional wave spectra

Details:

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• PC-ADP Specifications/Brochure
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