• DocumentCode
    597165
  • Title

    Theoretical and experimental study on a new structure free-flooded ring transducer

  • Author

    Xin-ran Xu

  • Author_Institution
    Sci. & Technol. on Sonar Lab., Hangzhou Appl. Acoust. Res. Inst., Hangzhou, China
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    23-25 Nov. 2012
  • Firstpage
    81
  • Lastpage
    84
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a new structure with a perforated electrode design in free-flooded 33-mode ring transducer is proposed. The FEM is utilized to simulate the performance of the transducer, and several design parameters are optimized to achieve higher output power over a wider bandwidth. The tested performance of the manufactured transducers verify the validity of the design. The influence of different shape openings of transducer on its performance is also studied experimentally.
  • Keywords
    electrodes; finite element analysis; sonar detection; ultrasonic transducers; FEM; design parameters; free-flooded 33-mode ring transducer; manufactured transducers; perforated electrode design; shape openings; transducer performance; Acoustics; Ceramics; Electrodes; Finite element methods; Resonant frequency; Shape; Transducers; FEM; Free-flooded ring transducer; Perforated electrode;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Piezoelectricity, Acoustic Waves and Device Applications (SPAWDA), 2012 Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-4814-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SPAWDA.2012.6464041
  • Filename
    6464041