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Developments in Ceramic Materials Research

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R. Ramesh, H. Kara, Ron Stevens and C. R. Bowen<br />

Figure 10b shows the free-field voltage sensitivity <strong>in</strong> water for the dense PZT<br />

hydrophone obta<strong>in</strong>ed by analytical model, f<strong>in</strong>ite element model and experimental studies.<br />

Figure 10. Comparison of FEM results with analytical and experimental data (a) electrical impedance<br />

spectrum and (b) receiv<strong>in</strong>g voltage sensitivity of a dense piezoceramic disc hydrophone.<br />

In the analytical model, the effect of encapsulation and water load<strong>in</strong>g are not considered.<br />

This could lead to a shift <strong>in</strong> the resonance frequencies as seen <strong>in</strong> the figure. The polyurethane<br />

rubber used for encapsulat<strong>in</strong>g the hydrophone has acoustic impedance close to that of water<br />

and hence is assumed to be acoustically transparent. It can be seen from the figure that the

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