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Ellipsoid Shaped Low Drag Buoys and Floats

For Sub-surface Oceanographic Moorings


Mooring Systems, Inc. manufactures ellipsoid shaped sub-surface buoys that provides a lower drag
coefficient than traditional shaped spherical buoys. The ellipsoid buoy improves mooring performance
by reducing lay down caused by water currents. Ellipsoid shapes are more predictable and have lower
risk than other non-spherical buoyancy modules. Configurations are offered with single strength mem-
bers as general mooring flotation, or with integral stainless steel instrument frames.

During mooring recovery operations ellipsoid shaped buoys provide excellent vertical position of bea-
cons unlike spherical buoys with unbalanced instrument payloads that roll in ocean waves.

Features and Specifications:


 Syntactic Foam for Deep water
 Internal Plastic Floats for Shallow Water
 Standard and Custom Instrument Frame Designs
 Unobstructed Beams (Doppler Profilers)
 High Strength, 5k and 10k lbs. (2.3 kg and 4.5 kg)
 Type 316 Stainless Steel Frame Construction
 Electro-polished , isolation bushings
 Galvanized Strength Members
Ellipsoid Float

Ellipsoid ADCP Buoy

Floats Dimensions (inches) Dimensions (cm) Configuration


EF-33-P6 33” x 18” 83 cm x 45 cm Single Strength Member, (6) Plastic Internal Floats
EF-33 33” x 18” 83 cm x 45 cm Single Strength Member
EF-46-P7 46” x 26” 117 cm x 66 cm Single Strength Member, (7) Plastic Internal Floats
EF-46 46” x 26” 117 cm x 66 cm Single Strength Member
EF-58 58” x 30” 148 cm x 79 cm Single Strength Member
ADCP Buoys
EB-33-P5 33” x 18” 83 cm x 45 cm Instrument Frame, (5) Internal Plastic Floats
EB-33 33” x 18” 83 cm x 45 cm Center Hole for Instrument Frame
EB-46 46” x 26” 117 cm x 66 cm Center Hole for Instrument Frame
EB-58 58” x 30” 148 cm x 79 cm Center Hole for Instrument Frame

1227 Rt.28A, PO Box 413


Cataumet, MA 02534 USA
Tel: 508-564-4770, Fax: 4773
Internal Plastic Float Low Cost Options Syntactic Foam 300m to 3km Depth

www.mooringsystems.com sales@mooringsystems.com

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