Expendable launchable probe for temperature and fluorescence measurements of the undersea environment

摘要

Probe (100) for measurement of physical, chemical or biological parameters, characterized in that comprising:
- a central body made of anticorodal aluminium tube (102) where water flows inside; in the internal part of the tube (102) a measurement cell (106) is fixed, where sensors are placed in direct touch with water and, on external part of the tube, batteries and electronics (107) are placed;
- said central body (102) and said external part with batteries and electronics (107), are covered by a larger anticorodal aluminium tube (105), closed by two flanges, that constitutes the case where batteries and electronics (107) are placed;
- said measurement cell (106) has characteristics of modularity, and includes a series of housings, wherein respective sensors are placed for measurement of physical, chemical or biological parameters; said sensors are directly connected to said batteries and controlled by said electronics (107). In case said probe is used for study of the undersea environment, it consists of an expendable probe, launchable from a ship of opportunity, and said measurement cell includes, among said sensors, further devices providing measurement of fluorescence, particularly suitable to reveal real time concentrations of phytoplankton.