Design and comparison of single crystal and ceramic Tonpilz transducers

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dc.contributor.advisorHaberman, Michael R.en
dc.contributor.advisorWilson, Preston S.en
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHall, Neal A.en
dc.creatorNguyen, Kenneth Khaien
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-03T19:20:25Zen
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-03T19:20:32Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:20:59Z
dc.date.available2011-01-03T19:20:25Zen
dc.date.available2011-01-03T19:20:32Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:20:59Z
dc.date.issued2010-08en
dc.date.submittedAugust 2010en
dc.date.updated2011-01-03T19:20:33Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractTransducers utilizing single crystal piezoelectrics as the active elements have been shown to exhibit broader operating bands, higher response levels, and higher power efficiency than transducers using piezoceramics while also reducing the size and mass of the transducer (Moffett et al., J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 2007). The key to these high performance characteristics is the piezocrystal's inherent high electromechanical coupling coefficient. One potential application is to replace multiple narrowband piezoceramic transducers with a single broadband piezocrystal transducer which reduces the system's weight and size. This is very important for the new generation of smaller and power efficient unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). A third application is for use in very broadband communication networks. The work presented here focuses specifically on the design, modeling, and construction of Tonpilz transducers using piezoelectrics as the active material. The modeling includes lumped element and finite element analysis to approximate the performance of these transducers. These models serve as the main structure of an overall iterative design process. The objective of this research is to compare the performance characteristics of a piezocrystal and a piezoceramic Tonpilz transducer and to validate the models by comparing the model predictions with experimental results.en
dc.description.departmentMechanical Engineeringen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-08-1831en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectTransducer designen
dc.subjectTransduceren
dc.subjectSingle crystalen
dc.subjectCeramicen
dc.subjectTonpilzen
dc.subjectPiezoelectricen
dc.subjectComparisonen
dc.subjectModelsen
dc.titleDesign and comparison of single crystal and ceramic Tonpilz transducersen
dc.type.genrethesisen

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