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

a b<br />

Figure 15. Porous piezoceramic hydrophone array (a) before and (b) after encapsulation.<br />

5.2. Evaluation of Hydrophones<br />

The assembled piezocomposite hydrophones are tested <strong>in</strong> a 1.5 x 1.5 x 2.8 m 3 water tank<br />

<strong>in</strong> the frequency range 20-100 kHz. The experimental setup is shown <strong>in</strong> Figure 16.<br />

Figure 16. Schematic view of the tank used for acoustic measurements.

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