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Determination of the Power Limits of a High Frequency Transducer Using the Finite Element Method

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In the field of acoustic arrays for high resolution sonar, transducers are driven with very high power densities and long pulse lengths. Due to mechanical losses in the materials, this produces a temperature rise which induces a variation of their characteristic properties. Such a phenomenon may lead to the mechanical breaking of the transducer.

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  1. THOMSON-SINTRA Activités Sous Marines, Route des dolines, Parc d’activité de Valbonne, B.P.38, F-06561, Valbonne Cedex, France

    W. Steichen, G. Vanderborck & Y. Lagier

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  1. Acoustics Laboratory, I.S.E.N., 41 bd. Vauban, F-59046, Lille Cedex, France

    Bernard Hamonic  & Jean N. Decarpigny  & 

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Steichen, W., Vanderborck, G., Lagier, Y. (1988). Determination of the Power Limits of a High Frequency Transducer Using the Finite Element Method. In: Hamonic, B., Decarpigny, J.N. (eds) Power Sonic and Ultrasonic Transducers Design. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73263-8_11

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