• DocumentCode
    3365750
  • Title

    Analysis of transducers arrays from piezoelectric hollow spheres

  • Author

    Hladky-Hennion, Anne-Christine ; Markley, D. ; Newnham, R.E. ; Meyer, R. ; Hughes, W.J.

  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    8-11 Oct. 2002
  • Firstpage
    1239
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the design and the development of transducer arrays fabricated from miniature piezoceramic hollow spheres, the BBs. After the presentation of the fabrication procedure of the transducers, it presents the numerical tools used to model 2×2 and 4×4 transducer arrays in water. Numerical calculations give good agreement with the experimental results and provide physical insight for understanding the acoustic observations.
  • Keywords
    piezoelectric transducers; ultrasonic transducer arrays; miniature piezoceramic hollow spheres; piezoelectric hollow spheres; transducers arrays; Acoustic transducers; Coaxial components; Electrodes; Fabrication; Finite element methods; Piezoelectric materials; Piezoelectric transducers; Polymers; Slurries; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Ultrasonics Symposium, 2002. Proceedings. 2002 IEEE
  • ISSN
    1051-0117
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7582-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ULTSYM.2002.1192518
  • Filename
    1192518