Investigating the influence of the constituent materials on the performance of periodic piezoelectric composite arrays

Gachagan, A. and Harvey, G. and O'Leary, R.L. and Mackersie, J.W. (2007) Investigating the influence of the constituent materials on the performance of periodic piezoelectric composite arrays. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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    Abstract

    This paper describes a theoretical investigation into the influence of the constituent materials on periodic composite array transducer performance. A finite element (FE) model, configured in PZFlex, is used to analyze the performance of a wedge coupled array transducer operating into a steel component. Here, the improvements offered by new single crystal piezoelectric materials are compared to standard PZT‐based configurations. In addition, new passive polymer materials, possessing low longitudinal loss and high shear loss, are evaluated for their potential to significantly reduce inter‐element mechanical cross talk. The FE results illustrate the potential for the next generation of array transducers incorporating these new materials and this is highlighted in the A‐scan predictions from simulated defects.

    Author(s):Gachagan, A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9728-4120, Harvey, G., O'Leary, R.L. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4092-2101 and Mackersie, J.W. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4471-9418
    Item type:Conference or Workshop Item(Paper)
    ID code:36747
    Keywords:periodic piezoelectric composite arrays , composite arrays , finite element model, Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
    Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:16 Jan 2012 14:47
    Last modified:04 Sep 2019 01:22
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/36747
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