• DocumentCode
    1292400
  • Title

    Tunable sandwich transducer

  • Author

    Jain, S.K. ; Smith, B.V.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Birmingham Univ.
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    3/17/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    311
  • Lastpage
    312
  • Abstract
    A tunable sandwich transducer is reported which has its fundamental resonant frequency controlled by varying a passive reactive load. The structure consists of four PZT-4 rings sandwiched between an aluminium head-mass and a brass tail-mass. The electromechanical coupling coefficient and the radiation efficiency into water of the transducer are given over the frequency range 25 to 75 kHz. A theoretical analysis based on an electromechanical equivalent circuit shows good agreement with the experimental results
  • Keywords
    equivalent circuits; piezoelectric transducers; 25 to 75 kHz; Al head mass; PZT-4 rings; brass tail-mass; electromechanical coupling coefficient; electromechanical equivalent circuit; fundamental resonant frequency; passive reactive load; radiation efficiency; tunable sandwich transducer;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • Filename
    8183