Experimental and finite element modelling studies on single-layer and multi-layer 1-3 piezocomposite transducers

Ultrasonics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 341-349

  Ramesh, R ^a   Prasad, C Durga ^b   Kumar, T K Vinod ^a   Gavane, L A ^b   Vishnubhatla, R M R ^a  

^a NAVAL PHYSICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY   (India)

^b NAVAL MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

FEM; Multi layer; Piezocomposite; Ultrasonics; Under water transducer

Indexed keywords

ATILA CODES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; PIEZOCOMPOSITE; UNDER WATER TRANSDUCERS;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; ULTRASONICS;

PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 33749531552     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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