An analytical evaluation of the heating of low-frequency sonar projectors

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 1983-1990

  Boucher, Didier ^b  

^a Institut Superieur de l'Electronique et du Numerique   (France)

^b Le Brusc ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOLOCATION; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND TRANSMISSION; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0028281050     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.408712     Document Type: Article

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