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

Sánchez Domínguez, Israel and Acevedo Contla, Pedro and Recuero López, Manuel and García Nocetti, Demetrio Fabián (2013). Simulation, construction and characterization of a piezoelectric transducer using rexolite as acoustic matching. "Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A & B", v. 3 (n. 4); pp. 208-213. ISSN 2161-6213.

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Title: Simulation, construction and characterization of a piezoelectric transducer using rexolite as acoustic matching
Author/s:
  • Sánchez Domínguez, Israel
  • Acevedo Contla, Pedro
  • Recuero López, Manuel
  • García Nocetti, Demetrio Fabián
Item Type: Article
Título de Revista/Publicación: Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A & B
Date: April 2013
ISSN: 2161-6213
Volume: 3
Subjects:
Freetext Keywords: Ultrasonic transducer, Rexolite, simulation, finite elements method.
Faculty: E.T.S.I. Industriales (UPM)
Department: Otro
Creative Commons Licenses: Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial

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Abstract

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.

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Item ID: 21399
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/21399/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:21399
Official URL: http://www.davidpublishing.org/davidpublishing/jou...
Deposited by: Memoria Investigacion
Deposited on: 22 Feb 2014 08:53
Last Modified: 21 Apr 2016 11:59
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