• DocumentCode
    287882
  • Title

    Optimization of heat transfer in a low-frequency piezoelectric projector

  • Author

    Dubus, Bertrand ; Bigotte, Patrice ; Grosso, Gilles ; Boucher, Didier

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. d´´Electron. et de Microelectron. du Nord, CNRS, Lille, France
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    13-16 Sep 1994
  • Abstract
    Presents the optimization of the heat transfer in a low-frequency piezoelectric projector. The temperature distribution and the relative importance of the different heat paths are computed using both analytical and numerical models. The efficiency of various cooling techniques is evaluated. Measurements of an optimized projector are displayed
  • Keywords
    acoustic radiators; acoustic transducers; cooling; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; piezoelectric transducers; underwater sound; acoustic transducer; analytical model; cooling technique; efficiency; heat path; heat transfer optimization; low-frequency piezoelectric projector; numerical model; ocean sea; optimized projector; underwater sound source; Ceramics; Circuits; Cooling; Electric resistance; Heat transfer; Ocean temperature; Resistance heating; Rubber; Thermal conductivity; Thermal resistance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OCEANS '94. 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation.' Proceedings
  • Conference_Location
    Brest
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-2056-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OCEANS.1994.364058
  • Filename
    364058