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Title Ultrasonic transducers : materials and design for sensors, actuators and medical applications / edited by K. Nakamura
Published Cambridge, UK ; Philadelphia : Woodhead Publishing, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 722 pages) : illustrations
Series Woodhead publishing series in electronic and optical materials, 2050-1501 ; no. 29
Woodhead Publishing series in electronic and optical materials ; no. 29. 2050-1501
Contents pt. 1. Materials and design of ultrasonic transducers -- pt. 2. Modelling and characterisation of ultrasonic transducers -- pt. 3. Applications of ultrasonic transducers
Summary Ultrasonic transducers are key components in sensors for distance, flow and level measurement as well as in power, biomedical and other applications of ultrasound. Ultrasonic transducers reviews recent research in the design and application of this important technology. Part one provides an overview of materials and design of ultrasonic transducers. Piezoelectricity and basic configurations are explored in depth, along with electromagnetic acoustic transducers, and the use of ceramics, thin film and single crystals in ultrasonic transducers. Part two goes on to investigate modelling and characterisation, with performance modelling, electrical evaluation, laser Doppler vibrometry and optical visualisation all considered in detail. Applications of ultrasonic transducers are the focus of part three, beginning with a review of surface acoustic wave devices and air-borne ultrasound transducers, and going on to consider ultrasonic transducers for use at high temperature and in flaw detection systems, power, biomedical and micro-scale ultrasonics, therapeutic ultrasound devices, piezoelectric and fibre optic hydrophones, and ultrasonic motors are also described. With its distinguished editor and expert team of international contributors, Ultrasonic transducers is an authoritative review of key developments for engineers and materials scientists involved in this area of technology as well as in its applications in sectors as diverse as electronics, wireless communication and medical diagnostics. Reviews recent research in the design and application of ultrasonic transducersProvides an overview of the materials and design of ultrasonic transducers, with an in-depth exploration of piezoelectricity and basic configurationsInvestigates modelling and characterisation, applications of ultrasonic transducers, and ultrasonic transducers for use at high temperature and in flaw detection systems
Notes Includes abstracts
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Ultrasonic transducers.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference.
Ultrasonic transducers
Form Electronic book
Author Nakamura, K
LC no. 2012944085
ISBN 0857096303
9780857096302