کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
755009 1462435 2011 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Class IV Flextensional Transducer with a reflector
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه سایر رشته های مهندسی مهندسی مکانیک
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Class IV Flextensional Transducer with a reflector
چکیده انگلیسی

Class IV Flextensional Transducers (FTs), which are the most popular among the various FTs used for underwater sound projection, are inherently omni-directional and therefore their possible application areas are limited. In this work, we investigate the possibility of getting directional performance from a 3 kHz Class IV FT, using a reflector. Finite element modeling (FEM), with the help of a commercially available package ATILA, has been made use of. Results indicate that a parabolic reflector with a air–water interface as the reflecting surface, would give an excellent directivity of 60° (3 dB) with a front-to-back ratio better than 30 dB. Experimental results, making use of a sound-reflecting coating as the reflector has shown a directivity of 82°, with a front-to-back ratio of 21 dB. It is also observed that the reflector causes the FTs to vibrate in asymmetrical modes, the long-term implications of which needs to be studied to ensure the reliability of the device.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Applied Acoustics - Volume 72, Issues 2–3, February 2011, Pages 127–131
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