Design and characterization of immersion ultrasonic transducers for pulsed regime applications

Ultrasonic transducer design is focused to maximize performance in specific applications, usually leading to a complex design and expensive construction and assembly. With the aim to overcome this drawback, a general-purpose immersion ultrasonic transducer for pulsed regime applications have been de...

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Autores: Suñol Galofre, Francesc Xavier|||0000-0001-8947-7814, Ochoa Guerrero, Diego A.|||0000-0002-8756-9704, Suñé, Laura R., García García, José Eduardo|||0000-0002-1232-1739
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/131090
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/131090
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10739149.2018.1518876
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Palabra clave:Ultrasonic transducers
Ultrasonic transducer
Piezoceramic transducer
Ultrasonic sensing
Transducer design
Transductors -- Disseny i construcció
Piezoelectricitat
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació
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spelling Design and characterization of immersion ultrasonic transducers for pulsed regime applicationsSuñol Galofre, Francesc Xavier|||0000-0001-8947-7814Ochoa Guerrero, Diego A.|||0000-0002-8756-9704Suñé, Laura R.García García, José Eduardo|||0000-0002-1232-1739Ultrasonic transducersUltrasonic transducerPiezoceramic transducerUltrasonic sensingTransducer designTransductors -- Disseny i construccióPiezoelectricitatÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicacióUltrasonic transducer design is focused to maximize performance in specific applications, usually leading to a complex design and expensive construction and assembly. With the aim to overcome this drawback, a general-purpose immersion ultrasonic transducer for pulsed regime applications have been developed. The design of each element of the transducer is described in this paper, wherein materials and geometries for each part have been recommended. A simple theoretical model have been proposed in order to predict the form of the received electric signal in the target transducer. The model is based in the assumption that the piezoelectric element acts as an underdamped oscillator, forced by the acoustic field coming from the propagation medium. Excellent agreement between the experimental measurements and the analytical model is achieved. Electrical impedance measurements reveal negligible differences between the resonance frequency of the active element and that of the assembled transducer. The designed devices have been characterized in water, using two identical transducers placed face to face with changeable orientation. Experimental results show a highly linear response and the generation of a collimated acoustic field. The effects of the thickness of the matching layer on the transmission coefficient have been also studied, resulting in a smooth decrease in the received amplitude, which may significantly lower large-scale production costs.Peer Reviewed20192019-01-0120192019-04-02journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/131090https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10739149.2018.1518876reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)InglésengMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad http://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 ESP2015-72277-EXP BUBBLE CONTROL BY MEANS OF A PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE AT CRYOGENIC CONDITIONSopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1310902026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Design and characterization of immersion ultrasonic transducers for pulsed regime applications
title Design and characterization of immersion ultrasonic transducers for pulsed regime applications
spellingShingle Design and characterization of immersion ultrasonic transducers for pulsed regime applications
Suñol Galofre, Francesc Xavier|||0000-0001-8947-7814
Ultrasonic transducers
Ultrasonic transducer
Piezoceramic transducer
Ultrasonic sensing
Transducer design
Transductors -- Disseny i construcció
Piezoelectricitat
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació
title_short Design and characterization of immersion ultrasonic transducers for pulsed regime applications
title_full Design and characterization of immersion ultrasonic transducers for pulsed regime applications
title_fullStr Design and characterization of immersion ultrasonic transducers for pulsed regime applications
title_full_unstemmed Design and characterization of immersion ultrasonic transducers for pulsed regime applications
title_sort Design and characterization of immersion ultrasonic transducers for pulsed regime applications
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Suñol Galofre, Francesc Xavier|||0000-0001-8947-7814
Ochoa Guerrero, Diego A.|||0000-0002-8756-9704
Suñé, Laura R.
García García, José Eduardo|||0000-0002-1232-1739
author Suñol Galofre, Francesc Xavier|||0000-0001-8947-7814
author_facet Suñol Galofre, Francesc Xavier|||0000-0001-8947-7814
Ochoa Guerrero, Diego A.|||0000-0002-8756-9704
Suñé, Laura R.
García García, José Eduardo|||0000-0002-1232-1739
author_role author
author2 Ochoa Guerrero, Diego A.|||0000-0002-8756-9704
Suñé, Laura R.
García García, José Eduardo|||0000-0002-1232-1739
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ultrasonic transducers
Ultrasonic transducer
Piezoceramic transducer
Ultrasonic sensing
Transducer design
Transductors -- Disseny i construcció
Piezoelectricitat
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació
topic Ultrasonic transducers
Ultrasonic transducer
Piezoceramic transducer
Ultrasonic sensing
Transducer design
Transductors -- Disseny i construcció
Piezoelectricitat
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació
description Ultrasonic transducer design is focused to maximize performance in specific applications, usually leading to a complex design and expensive construction and assembly. With the aim to overcome this drawback, a general-purpose immersion ultrasonic transducer for pulsed regime applications have been developed. The design of each element of the transducer is described in this paper, wherein materials and geometries for each part have been recommended. A simple theoretical model have been proposed in order to predict the form of the received electric signal in the target transducer. The model is based in the assumption that the piezoelectric element acts as an underdamped oscillator, forced by the acoustic field coming from the propagation medium. Excellent agreement between the experimental measurements and the analytical model is achieved. Electrical impedance measurements reveal negligible differences between the resonance frequency of the active element and that of the assembled transducer. The designed devices have been characterized in water, using two identical transducers placed face to face with changeable orientation. Experimental results show a highly linear response and the generation of a collimated acoustic field. The effects of the thickness of the matching layer on the transmission coefficient have been also studied, resulting in a smooth decrease in the received amplitude, which may significantly lower large-scale production costs.
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