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Progress <strong>in</strong> Porous Piezoceramics 239<br />

strongly on ceramic volume fraction/ porosity. Hydrostatic figure of merit is found to be<br />

maximum for about 20% piezoceramic volume fraction. Although both PZT-air and PZTpolymer<br />

composites follow a similar trend, the PZT-Polymer composites have smaller values<br />

of hydrostatic coefficients than that of PZT-Air composites. The transducer characteristics of<br />

dense and porous piezoceramics are estimated us<strong>in</strong>g 2D and 3D F<strong>in</strong>ite Element Modell<strong>in</strong>g<br />

(FEM), respectively and the results are validated by experiments. Hydrophones are fabricated<br />

with PZT-air and PZT-polymer composites and their acoustic performance is evaluated<br />

underwater. The receiv<strong>in</strong>g sensitivity, the electrical impedance spectra and the directional<br />

response of the hydrophones are measured <strong>in</strong> the frequency range (10-100) kHz. The 3-3<br />

piezocomposite transducers have higher receiv<strong>in</strong>g sensitivity and broader frequency response<br />

than the transducers made out of dense PZT. This suggests that the 3-3 piezocomposites made<br />

up of porous piezoceramics are very useful for wide-band hydrophone applications.<br />

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