Products & Services
If you are interested in any of the below service please contact: Michelle Cooper
Underwater Acoustics products & services
Acoustic calibration and testing at simulated ocean conditions (in the NPL Acoustic Pressure Vessel)
The NPL Acoustic Pressure Vessel provides the capability for the free-field acoustic testing of transducers and systems at simulated ocean conditions.- The service offered by this open-water test and calibration facility, based on the reservoir at Wraysbury, near Staines, Middlesex, will be UKAS-accredited for the frequency range 1 kHz to 350 kHz.
- Unique underwater acoustics measurement capability includes two open test tanks that provide a flexible approach to the most demanding testing requirements.
- NPL offers a variety of training courses in underwater acoustic calibration and measurement. Instead of being classroom-based, the courses are "hands-on" – providing experience of real measurements being made with state-of-the-art instrumentation.
- A wide range of consultancy services are available from NPL - these range from advice on specific measurement problems, right through to the provision of complete measurement solutions.
- The NPL Underwater Acoustic Coupler Reciprocity Facility is designed to allow calibrations to be performed at elevated hydrostatic pressures over a range of temperatures.
- A unique suite of underwater acoustics facilities for the calibration of hydrophones and the characterisation of acoustic fields generated by transducers and sonar systems, providing the traceability to national standards for compliance with quality systems.
- In underwater acoustics, accurate measurements are the key to successful product development and high-quality test services.