Polymeric piezoelectric transducers for hydrophone applications

Defence Science Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-22

  Kharat, D K ^a   Mitra, Sandhya ^b   Akhtar, Sania ^b   Kumar, Vijai ^b  

^a ARMAMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF PLASTICS ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acoustic signal; Ceramics; Hydrophones; Piezoelectric materials; Piezoelectric polymers; Polymeric materials; Pressure release system; PVDF; Sonar; Transducers; Voided PVDF

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; ANISOTROPY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; CERAMIC PRODUCTS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; SONAR;

POLYMERIC PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PRESSURE-RELEASE SYSTEM; UNDERWATER NAVIGATION; VOIDED PVDF;

HYDROPHONES;

EID: 33846442384     PISSN: 0011748X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14429/dsj.57.1723     Document Type: Review

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