DocumentCode
2097707
Title
Theory of curved clamped PVDF acoustic transducers
Author
Toda, Masayoshi
Author_Institution
Measurement Specialities Inc., Norristown, PA
Volume
2
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
1049
Abstract
Differential equations in the cylindrical coordinate system have been solved to calculate vibration mode of a curved, clamped, piezoelectric multi-layer film. Type-I has two clamps at straight ends with uniform film curvature and type II has the same two clamps with non-uniform curvature in which the radii are different for the central region and for side regions near clamps. Results of numerical calculations on various unique features of acoustic transducers were presented
Keywords
acoustic transducers; piezoelectric materials; piezoelectric thin films; polymer films; vibrational modes; curved clamped PVDF acoustic transducers; curved clamped piezoelectric multi-layer film; cylindrical coordinate system; differential equations; nonuniform curvature; vibration mode; Acoustic transducers; Clamps; Frequency; Microphones; Partial differential equations; Piezoelectric films; Piezoelectric transducers; Polymer films; Resonance; Ultrasonic imaging;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location
Caesars Tahoe, NV
ISSN
1051-0117
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5722-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ULTSYM.1999.849180
Filename
849180
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