Designing next generation flextensional transducers by stress engineering

Author

Manoj Narayanan

Keywords and Phrases

Cymbal transducers; Donut devices; Wagon wheel devices

Abstract

"This doctoral research is focused on engineering the stress distribution in the metal endcaps and active piezoelectric disk of cymbal flextensional transducers to enhance piezoelectric response. This dissertation describes the design, fabrication, characterization and modeling of three novel transducers"--Abstract, page iv.

Advisor(s)

Schwartz, Robert W.

Committee Member(s)

Stutts, Daniel S.
Hilmas, Greg
Huebner, Wayne
Chandrashekhara, K.

Department(s)

Materials Science and Engineering

Degree Name

Ph. D. in Materials Science and Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Summer 2006

Journal article titles appearing in thesis/dissertation

• Design, fabrication and finite element modeling of a new wagon wheel flextensional transducer
• Finite element modeling of a donut flextensional transducer
• Stress-biased cymbals using shape memory alloys

Pagination

xvii, 133 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Rights

© 2006 Manoj Narayanan, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Dissertation - Citation

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Piezoelectric transducersStrength of materials

Thesis Number

T 8983

Print OCLC #

123078181

Recommended Citation

Narayanan, Manoj, "Designing next generation flextensional transducers by stress engineering" (2006). Doctoral Dissertations. 1678.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/doctoral_dissertations/1678