scholarly journals Design and Fabrication of a High-Frequency Single-Directional Planar Underwater Ultrasound Transducer

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (19) ◽  
pp. 4336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiguo Huang ◽  
Hongwei Wang ◽  
Shaohua Hao ◽  
Chao Zhong ◽  
Likun Wang
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Ultrasound Transducer ◽  
Voltage Response ◽  
Material Models ◽  
Piezoelectric Composites ◽  
Element Simulation ◽  
Working Frequency ◽  
Simulation Results

This paper describes the fabrication of 1-3 piezoelectric composites by using PZT5-A pure piezoelectric ceramics and the preparation of a high-frequency single-directional planar underwater ultrasound transducer by using the developed composites. First, three material models of the same size were designed and simulated by ANSYS finite element simulation software. Next, based on the simulation results, the 1-3 piezoelectric composites were developed. Finally, a high-frequency single-directional planar underwater ultrasound transducer was fabricated by encapsulating and gluing the 1-3 piezoelectric composites. The performance of the transducer was tested, and results showed that the device was characterized by single-mode operation in the working frequency band, a high transmitting voltage response, and single directivity.

scholarly journals Design and Fabrication of a Stacked Three-Phase Piezoelectric Composites Ring Array Underwater Ultrasound Transducer

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (20) ◽  
pp. 5971
Author(s):  
Lili Xia ◽  
Hongwei Wang ◽  
Qiguo Huang
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Software ◽  
Piezoelectric Composite ◽  
Ultrasound Transducer ◽  
Voltage Response ◽  
Open Angle ◽  
Sound Waves ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Piezoelectric Composites ◽  
Composite Ring ◽  
Three Phase

A stacked three-phase piezoelectric composites ring array underwater ultrasound transducer was developed in this paper. The circular structure of three-phase piezoelectric composite with a large open angle was improved based on the 1-3 piezoelectric composites. The structure size of the transducer’s sensitive component was designed by using ANSYS simulation software, and the single-ring samples of three-phase piezoelectric composites with different thicknesses were fabricated. Based on the bandwidth broadening theory of multimode coupled vibration, the piezoelectric composite ring-shaped sensitive component was fabricated by the piezoelectric composite curved-surface-forming process. According to the design structure of the transducer, the stacked three-phase piezoelectric composites ring array underwater ultrasound transducer was processed. The experimental results show that the maximum transmission voltage response is 154 dB, the open angle of the horizontal beam reaches 360°, and the bandwidth of −3 dB is 86 kHz. The developed transducers achieved a high frequency, broadband, and large open angle to radiate sound waves.

scholarly journals Research and Fabrication of High-Frequency Broadband and Omnidirectional Transmitting Transducer

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 2347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaohua Hao ◽  
Hongwei Wang ◽  
Chao Zhong ◽  
Likun Wang ◽  
Hao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Composite Material ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Wide Band ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Piezoelectric Composite ◽  
Voltage Response ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Composite Ring ◽  
Matching Layer ◽  
Acoustic Transducer

A wide-band cylindrical transducer was developed by using the wide band of the composite material and the matched matching layer for multimode coupling. Firstly, the structure size of the transducer’s sensitive component was designed by using ANSYS simulation software. Secondly, the piezoelectric composite ring-shaped sensitive component was fabricated by the piezoelectric composite curved-surface forming process, and the matching layer was coated on the periphery of the ring-shaped piezoelectric composite material. Finally, it was encapsulated and the electrodes were drawn out to make a high-frequency broadband horizontal omnidirectional water acoustic transducer prototype. After testing, the working frequency range of the transducer was 230–380 kHz, and the maximum transmission voltage response was 168 dB in the water.

Simulation on Probe-Fed Rectangular Patch Antenna with the Minkowski Fractal Structure

2014 ◽  
Vol 971-973 ◽  
pp. 1148-1151
Author(s):  
Ruo Yan Han ◽  
Wei He ◽  
Ping Lu ◽  
He Ling Cai ◽  
Jiao Hong
Keyword(s):  
Resonant Frequency ◽  
Patch Antenna ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Fractal Structure ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Electromagnetic Simulation ◽  
Rectangular Patch ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Application Requirements ◽  
Minkowski Fractal

The probe-fed rectangular patch antenna with the Minkowski fractal structure which for 2.45GHz was simulated by using high frequency electromagnetic simulation software HFSS V11.The Simulation results showed that it was similar to side-fed square patch antenna with the Minkowski fractal structure. The resonant frequency decreased with fractal iteration, and the size of the antenna could be miniaturized. And antenna pattern unchanged with fractal iteration mostly, which meet the application requirements basically.

scholarly journals An Improved Equivalent Circuit Simulation of High Frequency Ultrasound Transducer

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhitian Shen ◽  
Jie Xu ◽  
Zhangjian Li ◽  
Youwei Chen ◽  
Yaoyao Cui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Equivalent Circuit ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Circuit Simulation ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Ultrasound Transducer ◽  
Ultrasound Transducers ◽  
High Frequency Ultrasound ◽  
Matching Layer ◽  
Backing Layer ◽  
Frequency Ultrasound

The equivalent circuit simulation plays an important role in the design of ultrasound transducer. However, the existing methods are difficult to achieve the effect of matching and backing layer, and not able to accurately simulate the transducer with cable. Especially in the application of high frequency ultrasound, the long cable has a great influence on the performance of the transducer. To overcome these limitations, this paper proposed an improved equivalent circuit method, which combined Leach model and transmission line model. It can realize the complete simulation of ultrasound transducer with a long cable, matching layer, and backing layer in PSPICE circuit simulation software when the parameters were measured. Its principles were briefly introduced, and ultrasound transducers with different frequencies (12 and 20 MHz), different matching layers, and different cable lengths (0.5–2.5 m) were designed and fabricated to verify the effectiveness of the method, which is also compared with the traditional KLM method using PiezoCAD. The experiment results showed that the long cable, matching layer, and backing layer have a significant impact on the performance of high frequency ultrasound transducers, and this proposed method has good agreement with these results. Moreover, for the simulation of the complete transducer, the effect of this method is better than KLM model. Besides, this method does not need to know the specific equivalent circuit of matching, backing layer, or cable wire, it can accurately predict the impedance and phase of the transducer through the material parameters, which is very helpful for the material selection and optimization of subsequent transducer design and fabrication. The study indicates that this improved equivalent circuit method is suitable to be applied in the general circuit simulation software and provides strong support for the high frequency transducer and system design.

scholarly journals A Thickness-Mode High-Frequency Underwater Acoustic Transducer with a Low Sidelobe Level

Actuators ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 226
Author(s):  
Hui Zhao ◽  
Haisen Li ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Zhenjun Liu ◽  
Jiacong Bian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Vibration Mode ◽  
Simulation Analysis ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Voltage Response ◽  
Sidelobe Level ◽  
Element Simulation ◽  
Low Sidelobe ◽  
Acoustic Transducer ◽  
High Frequency Transducer

Thickness vibration mode is commonly used for high-frequency transducers. For disc piezoelectric ceramics, there is no ideally pure thickness vibration mode because the coupling between the radial and thickness modes always exists. Furthermore, it also deteriorates the transmission voltage response and directivity of the high-frequency transducer. In this paper, based on the theoretical calculation and finite element simulation method, a new method was proposed, and the related experiment was carried out to convince this idea. Both the simulation analysis and experimental results show that drilling a hole at the center of piezoelectric vibration is a simple but effective method to obtain a pure thickness vibration mode of the disc piezoelectric ceramic, and then improve the transmitting ability and directivity of the high-frequency piezoelectric transducer. The sidelobe level is as low as −21.3 dB.

scholarly journals A Numerical Study on the Combustion Process and Emission Characteristics of a Natural Gas-Diesel Dual-Fuel Marine Engine at Full Load

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1342
Author(s):  
Van Chien Pham ◽  
Jae-Hyuk Choi ◽  
Beom-Seok Rho ◽  
Jun-Soo Kim ◽  
Kyunam Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Dual Fuel ◽  
Injection Timing ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Cylinder Pressure ◽  
Marine Engine ◽  
Full Load ◽  
Simulation Results

This paper presents research on the combustion and emission characteristics of a four-stroke Natural gas–Diesel dual-fuel marine engine at full load. The AVL FIRE R2018a (AVL List GmbH, Graz, Austria) simulation software was used to conduct three-dimensional simulations of the combustion process and emission formations inside the engine cylinder in both diesel and dual-fuel mode to analyze the in-cylinder pressure, temperature, and emission characteristics. The simulation results were then compared and showed a good agreement with the measured values reported in the engine’s shop test technical data. The simulation results showed reductions in the in-cylinder pressure and temperature peaks by 1.7% and 6.75%, while NO, soot, CO, and CO2 emissions were reduced up to 96%, 96%, 86%, and 15.9%, respectively, in the dual-fuel mode in comparison with the diesel mode. The results also show better and more uniform combustion at the late stage of the combustions inside the cylinder when operating the engine in the dual-fuel mode. Analyzing the emission characteristics and the engine performance when the injection timing varies shows that, operating the engine in the dual-fuel mode with an injection timing of 12 crank angle degrees before the top dead center is the best solution to reduce emissions while keeping the optimal engine power.

Simulation on the Regulating Characteristics of the Pulse Modulation Hydraulic Hammer

2011 ◽  
Vol 422 ◽  
pp. 176-183
Author(s):  
Gang Wang ◽  
Yu Wan Cen
Keyword(s):  
Time Delay ◽  
Simulation Model ◽  
Impact Energy ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Impact Frequency ◽  
Pulse Modulation ◽  
Motion Equations ◽  
Hydraulic Hammer ◽  
Working Frequency ◽  
Simulation Results

To improve the regulating characteristics of impact energy, simplify structure of hydraulic hammer, a new pulse modulation hydraulic hammer is presented in the paper which can help regulate its impact frequency easily. The motion equations of the hydraulic hammer are established, its simulation model is obtained and the dynamic simulation is carried out on AMESim. The dynamics of high-speed ON/OFF valve is taken into account in the simulation model. The tendency of simulation results conforms to experimental results; it shows that the pulse modulation hydraulic hammer is feasible, and the hydraulic hammer model is reasonable. The time delay in high working frequency is also analyzed.

Research on Very Fast Transient over-Voltages Distribution in Large Power Transformer Windings

2012 ◽  
Vol 433-440 ◽  
pp. 7287-7292
Author(s):  
You Hua Gao ◽  
Zeng Feng Lai ◽  
Xiao Ming Liu ◽  
Guo Wei Liu ◽  
Ye Wang
Keyword(s):  
Power Transformer ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Large Power ◽  
Telegraph Equations ◽  
Backward Differentiation Formulas ◽  
Space Discretization ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Fast Transient ◽  
The Time Domain ◽  
Differentiation Formulas

To analyze the transient response of transformer windings under very fast transient over-voltage (VFTO), multi-conductor transmission line (MTL) model based on the representation of transformer windings by its individual turns are established. Space discretization is needed for solving the time-domain telegraph equations of MTL. To calculate the voltage distributions along transformer windings, through combining the compact finite difference (CFD) theory and the backward differentiation formulas (BDF). Simulation software ATP is introduced, and the simulation results demonstrate that the proposed approach is feasible.

scholarly journals A System in Package Based on a Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer Matrix for Ranging Applications

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 2590
Author(s):  
Alexandre Robichaud ◽  
Dominic Deslandes ◽  
Paul-Vahé Cicek ◽  
Frederic Nabki
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
Ultrasonic Transducer ◽  
Ultrasonic Transducers ◽  
Transimpedance Amplifier ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
Ultrasonic Ranging ◽  
High Voltage Pulser ◽  
Working Frequency ◽  
Simulation Results

This paper proposes a system in package (SiP) for ultrasonic ranging composed of a 4 × 8 matrix of piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUT) and an interface integrated circuit (IC). The PMUT matrix is fabricated using the PiezoMUMPS process and the IC is implemented in the AMS 0.35 µm technology. Simulation results for the PMUT are compared to the measurement results, and an equivalent circuit has been derived to allow a better approximation of the load of the PMUT on the IC. The control circuit is composed of a high-voltage pulser to drive the PMUT for transmission and of a transimpedance amplifier to amplify the received echo. The working frequency of the system is 1.5 MHz.

Analysis of HPDC Process with Automobile Part (Oil Pan) by CAE Simulation

2013 ◽  
Vol 753-755 ◽  
pp. 1318-1323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwang Kyu Seo ◽  
Hong Kyu Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Die Casting ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Filling Process ◽  
Solidification Shrinkage ◽  
Automobile Part ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Gate System ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Casting Design ◽  
Cae Simulation

In this research, Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) simulation was performed by using the simulation software (AnyCasting) in order to optimize casting design of an automobile part (Oil Pan_7G9E) which is well known and complicated to achieve a good casting layout. The simulation results were analyzed and compared carefully in order to apply them into the production die-casting mold. During the filling process, internal porosities caused by air entrap were predicted and reduced remarkably by the modification of the gate system and the configuration of overflow. With the solidification analysis, internal porosities caused by the solidification shrinkage were predicted and reduced by the modification of the gate system.

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