Finite-Element Analysis of 1-3 Composite Transducers

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 618-629

  Hossack, John A ^a   Hayward, Gordon ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESSES - ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS;

CERAMIC PILLARS; COMPOSITE TRANSDUCERS; PIEOCERAMIC/POLYMER COMPOSITES; PZT-BRASS COMPOSITE; RESONANT MODES;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0026256897     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.108860     Document Type: Article

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