Affiliation:
1. Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Preparation and Measurement of Building Materials, University of Jinan, 336 Nanxinzhuang West Road, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P. R. China
2. Underwater Acoustic Transducer Lab, Shanghai Marine Electronic Equipment Research Institute, Shanghai 201108, P. R. China
Abstract
To improve the acoustic radiation performance of the spherical transducer, a prestressed layer is formed in the transducer through fiber winding. The influence of the prestressed layer on the transducer is studied from the effects of the radial prestress ([Formula: see text][Formula: see text]) and acoustic impedance, respectively. First, a theoretical estimation of [Formula: see text][Formula: see text] is established with a thin shell approximation of the prestressed layer. Then, the acoustic impedance is measured to evaluate the efficiency of sound energy transmission within the prestressed layer. Further, the ideal effects of [Formula: see text][Formula: see text] on the sound radiation performances of the transducer are analyzed through finite element analysis (FEA). Finally, four spherical transducers are fabricated and tested to investigate their dependence of actual properties on the prestressed layer. The results show that with the growth of [Formula: see text][Formula: see text], the acoustic impedance of the prestressed layer grows, mitigating the enormous impedance mismatch between the piezoelectric ceramic and water, while increasing attenuation of the acoustic energy, resulting in a peak value of the maximum transmitting voltage response ([Formula: see text]) at 1.18 MPa. The maximum drive voltage increases with [Formula: see text][Formula: see text], leading to a steady growth of the maximum transmitting sound level ([Formula: see text]), with a noticeable ascend of 3.9 dB at a 3.44 MPa [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]. This is a strong credibility that the prestressed layer could improve the sound radiation performance of the spherical transducer.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation
Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province
case-by-case project for Top Outstanding Talents of Jinan
the Project of “20 Items of University” of Jinan
Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd
Subject
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Condensed Matter Physics,Ceramics and Composites,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
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2 articles.
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