Simulation, construction and characterization of a piezoelectric transducer using rexolite as acoustic matching

Autor:	Demetrio Fabian Garcia Nocetti, Pedro Acevedo Contla, Israel Sánchez Domínguez, Manuel Recuero López
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Matching (statistics) Materials science Materiales Medicina Acoustics Piezoelectricity Finite element method Characterization (materials science) Transducer visual_art visual_art.visual_art_medium Ultrasonic sensor Ceramic Acoustic impedance
Zdroj:	Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A & B, ISSN 2161-6213, 2013-04, Vol. 3, No. 4 Archivo Digital UPM instname
Popis:	This article describes the simulation and characterization of an ultrasonic transducer using a new material called Rexolite to be used as a matching element. This transducer was simulated using a commercial piezoelectric ceramic PIC255 at 8 MHz. Rexolite, the new material, presents an excellent acoustic matching, specially in terms of the acoustic impedance of water. Finite elements simulations were used in this work. Rexolite was considered as a suitable material in the construction of the transducer due to its malleability and acoustic properties, to validate the simulations a prototype transducer was constructed. Experimental measurements were used to determine the resonance frequency of the prototype transducer. Simulated and experimental results were very similar showing that Rexolite may be an excellent matching, particularly for medical applications.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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