Displacement amplification in curved piezoelectric diaphragm transducers

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 262-265

  Morris, D J ^a   Bahr, D F ^a   Anderson, M J ^b  

^a Washington State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Curved transducers; Piezoelectric transducers; Static pressure

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149109770     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.09.013     Document Type: Letter

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