• DocumentCode
    2553438
  • Title

    PVDF hydrophone for the measurement of shock waves

  • Author

    Granz, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Forschungslaboratorien der Siemens AG, Erlangen, West Germany
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    1-3 Sep 1988
  • Firstpage
    223
  • Lastpage
    228
  • Abstract
    The idea of separating the sensitive area and the metal electrodes leads to the construction of a new type of hydrophone. Using the piezoelectric foil PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) as a sensor material, reliable measurements of a shock pulse generator can be made. These measurements can be made over a large bandwidth without there being any significant decrease of sensitivity. The sensitivity is high enough that it is possible to reduce the sensitive area to as little as 1-mm diameter for more accurate measurements
  • Keywords
    hydrophones; piezoelectric transducers; polymer films; shock measurement; shock waves; hydrophone; piezoelectric foil PVDF; sensitive detectors; sensor material; shock waves; Bandwidth; Electric shock; Electrodes; Lead; Materials reliability; Piezoelectric materials; Pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Shock waves; Sonar equipment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electrets, 1988. (ISE 6) Proceedings., 6th International Symposium on (IEEE Cat. No.88CH2593-2)
  • Conference_Location
    Oxford
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISE.1988.38553
  • Filename
    38553