UMSUMS - USER GUIDE
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INTRODUCTION
UMS is a custom-built test tank system for making a variety of ultrasound measurements. This document
describes the configuration and connection of the hardware part of the system. For information relating
to the use of the control and post processing software, please refer to the appropriate user manual.
Items relevant to the safe operation of the UMS system will be highlighted as per this entry.
PRINCIPAL SYSTEM COMPONENTS
IMPORTANT NOTE:
For user convenience, the components of the UMS are fully assembled and wired together. Unpacking
the shipment crate is therefore likely to require several people.
Table of Components
Description
Quantity
Water Tank
1
Fully assembled frame with stepper motor control and wired motion actuator
system
1
Stepper Motor Drive Control Unit Door Handle
1
Oscilloscope
1
Host PC
1
PC Monitor
1
UMS Software V3.0
1
Hydrophone rod holder
1
2-axis of rotation Transducer Mount
1
Water Treatment System complete with deionisation cartridge and hoses
1
Thermocouple based temperature monitoring System
1
Measurement Tank
The ultrasonic measurement tank is constructed from 15mm thick Perspex (Plexiglas) with fully bonded
seams and joints
The measurement tank should be positioned within the test tank frame. It is particularly important to
ensure the surface remains flat once the tank is full of water. Insufficiently reinforced work surfaces can
bend or bow under the weight of a full water tank, which results in the tank being unevenly supported.
This is likely to cause additional stressing of the joints of the tank and could results in the tank fracturing.
Another possible cause of fracture can occur if the surface is not flat, or if a small object (e.g. piece of grit),
is trapped between the bottom of the tank and the work surface.
