The influence of the thickness of non-piezoelectric pieces on pre-stressed piezotransducers

Ultrasonics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-196

  Arnold, F J ^a   Muhlen S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mason's electric circuit; Mechanical pre stressing; Piezoelectric ceramics; Piezotransducers

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); PRESTRESSING; RESONANCE; ULTRASONICS;

ACOUSTIC COUPLING;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0038710798     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-624X(03)00096-9     Document Type: Article

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