Author(s)

N. Bourriof, S. Ballandras, B. Piwakowsk, K. Sbai, J.F. Gelly & W. Steichen

Abstract

A design procedure is proposed to develop a miniaturized piezoelectric transducer based on an annular array structure. The first step consists in comparing different structures by using a time domain analysis of the corresponding radiated acoustic fields in an homogenous isotropic fluid, considering a uniform excitation displacement at the radiating surface of the transducer A finite element calculation is then performed for the selected transducer geometries to optimize their harmonic electrical respon

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