Effects of variations in design parameters of ultrasonic transducers on performance characteristics

Ultrasonics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 65-72

  Kwun, H ^a   Jolly, W D ^a   Light, G M ^a   Wheeler, E ^a,b  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

design parameters; performance characteristics; tolerances; transducers

Indexed keywords

PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES - ANALYSIS;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; CENTER FREQUENCY; ELECTRICAL TUNING NETWORK; ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING CONSTANT; HADAMARD MATRIX; INSERTION LOSS;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0023983056     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0041-624X(88)90056-X     Document Type: Article

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