Acoustic fields from PVDF interdigital transducers

IEE Proceedings: Science, Measurement and Technology

Volumn 145, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 250-259

  Wilcox, P D ^a   Cawley, P ^a   Lowe, M J S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Huyge is'principle; Interdigital transducers; Lamb wares; PVDF; Smart structures

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; ALUMINUM; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PLATE METAL; STEEL; ULTRASONIC REFLECTION; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; VINYL RESINS;

INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC LAMB WAVES;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0032155542     PISSN: 13502344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-smt:19982213     Document Type: Article

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