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http://dx.doi.org/10.7776/ASK.2014.33.2.094

Study on the Wideband Tonpilz Transducer with a Cavity-Type Head Mass  

Kim, Hyunki (경북대학교 기계공학과)
Lim, Youngsub (경북대학교 센서 및 디스플레이공학과)
Roh, Yongrae (경북대학교 기계공학과)
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The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea / v.33, no.2, 2014 , pp. 94-101 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this work, we present an underwater acoustic transducer with a cavity-type head mass to achieve a wide frequency bandwidth. We analyzed the effects of design variables on the transducer characteristics, and optimized the structure of the Tonpilz transducer based on the analysis results. Further, validity of the design was verified by manufacturing a prototype of the transducer and measuring its properties. The designed transducer had a far wider -6 dB fractional bandwidth which is 131 % than that of a single mode transducer, and the measured results were confirmed to be in good agreement with the analysis results.
Keywords
Tonpilz transducer; Cavity; Wideband; Transmitting Voltage Response (TVR);
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