Measuring and testing – Vibration – By mechanical waves
Patent
1997-03-28
1999-05-04
Brock, Michael
Measuring and testing
Vibration
By mechanical waves
73 2406, 310369, G01H 300, G01N 2902
Patent
active
059005521
ABSTRACT:
An ultrasonic transducer is disclosed for emitting an ultrasonic wave radially inward. The transducer is constructed with a strip of piezoelectric material laminated with a pair of electrically conductive metal layers that are conductively isolated from one another. In a preferred embodiment, the strip of piezoelectric material is formed in a cylindrical shape and with continuous sinusoidal ripples along the circumference. The sinusoidal ripples are designed to emit a specific wave length of a desired frequency. The radius of the sinusoidal wave is based on material characteristics and the desired resonance frequency. The invention discloses various methods and apparatus for constructing and maintaining the transducer sinusoidal shape. One method includes attachment of a pair of rigid end caps on the laminated piezoelectric material, and another discloses weaving the laminated piezoelectric material through a nonconductive mesh cage, and yet another includes adhesively attaching the transducer to a housing. The invention also includes an application of the above described transducers in a gas analyzer having an internal chamber in which the transducer is arranged. The method of analyzing gas includes passing the gas through the internal chamber and across the surface of the transducer, energizing the transducer to emit an ultrasonic wave into the passing gas toward the center of the transducer. The ultrasonic wave is reflected from a pressure center and sensed by the same transducer that emitted the wave. The invention also includes a method of manufacturing the transducer with sinusoidal ripples to accomplish an emission of desired frequency.
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Chu Ching
Roiland Neil D.
Brock Michael
Ohmeda Inc.
Rathbun Roger M.
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