Finite element modelling of dense and porous piezoceramic disc hydrophones

Ultrasonics

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 173-181

  Ramesh, R ^a,b   Kara, H ^a   Bowen, C R ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b NAVAL PHYSICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Hydrophones; Modelling; Piezoceramics; Piezocomposites; Porous structures; Underwater acoustics

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; POROUS MATERIALS; TRANSDUCERS; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS;

LEAD ZIRCONIUM TITANATE (PZT); PIEZOCERAMICS; PIEZOCOMPOSITES; POROUS STRUCTURES;

HYDROPHONES;

EID: 9644276987     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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