Vibration characteristics of a corrugated cylindrical shell piezoelectric transducer

Author

Xu, Limei ; Chen, Min ; Du, Hualong ; Hu, Hongping ; Hu, Yuantai ; Fan, Hui ; Yang, Jiashi

Author_Institution

Inst. of Astronaut. & Aeronaut., Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol., Chengdu

Volume

55

Issue

11

fYear

2008

fDate

11/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2502

Lastpage

2508

Abstract

We study coupled extensional and flexural cylindrical vibrations of a corrugated cylindrical shell piezoelectric transducer consisting of multiple pieces of circular cylindrical surfaces smoothly connected along their generatrices. Using the classical shell theory, a theoretical solution is obtained. Based on the solution, basic vibration characteristics of resonant frequencies, mode shapes, and internal forces are calculated and examined for the corrugated transducers, consisting of a few circular pieces each about 50 mum thick, with radius of 5 mm and span angle of 120deg. For these transducers the first resonance is of the order of 10-100 Hz.

Keywords

piezoelectric transducers; vibrations; circular cylindrical surfaces; classical shell theory; corrugated cylindrical shell; corrugated transducers; flexural cylindrical vibrations; frequency 10 Hz to 100 Hz; generatrices; piezoelectric transducer; Aerospace engineering; Electrodes; Equations; Force measurement; Piezoelectric transducers; Piezoelectricity; Space technology; Tensile stress; Transmission line matrix methods; Vibrations; Acoustics; Computer-Aided Design; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems; Transducers; Ultrasonography; Vibration;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-3010

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TUFFC.958

Filename

4686882