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Title: $Finite element analysis of flextensional electroacoustic transducers
Abstract: Finite element analysis is used to investigate the actuator and sensor function of flextensional transducers, otherwise also called 'moony' transducers, which consist of a thin piezoceramic disk surrounded by a thin metal casing that encloses a crescent-shaped cavity on either side of the ceramic disk. This transducer is an effective actuator for large-displacement, high-sensitivity hydrophones and low-frequency underwater acoustic transmitters. A modal analysis of such a transducer is performed, and the admittance spectrum and the voltage sensitivity under hydrostatic pressure are studied as a function of frequency and cavity shape. The efficiency of such transducers for use as large displacement actuators is analyzed by plotting the surface displacement as a driving voltage is applied. The simulation is of use in the optimal design of flextensional transducers.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>