超声换能器表面的振动状态

从超声波在波密介质和波疏介质之间的传播以及诱发共振发射超声波的角度,讨论了空气中超声声速测量实验所用超声换能器的表面振动状态.理论分析及实验测量结果表明:超声换能器表面振动状态与其结构有关,超声接收器表面位移振幅一般不为零.     

Extension of the distributed point source method for ultrasonic field modeling

The distributed point source method (DPSM) was recently proposed for ultrasonic field modeling and other applications. This method uses distributed point sources, placed slightly behind transducer surface, to model the ultrasound field. The acoustic strength of each point source is obtained through matrix inversion that requires the number of target points on the transducer surface to be equal to the number of point sources. In this work, DPSM was extended and further developed to overcome the limitations of the original method and provide a solid mathematical explanation of the physical principle behind the method. With the extension, the acoustic strength of the point sources was calculated as the solution to the least squares minimization problem instead of using direct matrix inversion. As numerical examples, the ultrasound fields of circular and rectangular transducers were calculated using the extended and original DPSMs which were then systematically compared with the results calculated using the theoretical solution and the exact spatial impulse response method. The numerical results showed the extended method can model ultrasonic fields accurately without the scaling step required by the original method. The extended method has potential applications in ultrasonic field modeling, tissue characterization, nondestructive testing, and ultrasound system optimization.     

狭缝式环形超声聚能器的径向振动特性

对一种狭缝式环形超声聚能器的径向振动特性进行了研究。基于机电类比原理,通过引入面积比系数,推出了聚能器的径向振动机电等效电路及频率方程;得出了其径向位移振幅放大系数表达式。通过数值计算,探讨了聚能器第1、2阶径向共振频率及振幅放大系数与其半径比的关系;分析了狭缝长度、角度及数目对聚能器振幅放大系数及共振频率的影响,并进行了有限元仿真。研究表明,聚能器的振幅放大系数随其半径比的变化存在极大值,并随狭缝数量、长度及宽度增加而增大;而其径向共振频率则随三者的增加而减小,理论与有限元仿真及实验结果符合较好。     

像散法对微位移和微振动的实时测量

提出了一种通过对光学像散量的检测来实现对物体的微位移和微振动进行实时非接触测量的新方法.该方法采用四象限光电探测器测量由于物体相对于光学系统焦点的偏离而引起的像散量,参照已标定的物体位置与像散量之间的关系,可计算出物体的实际位移或振幅.利用这套系统对压电陶瓷片的振动状态进行了测量,得到了振动的振幅及频率.测量结果表明,该系统的测量灵敏度优于17 nm.     

Analysis of laser-generated ultrasonic force source at specimen surface and display of bulk wave in transversely isotropic plate by numerical method

Taking into account the effects of thermal diffusion and optical penetration, as well as the finite width and duration of the laser source, the laser-generated ultrasonic force source at surface vicinity is presented. The full acoustic fields of laser-generated ultrasonic bulk wave are obtained and displayed in transversely isotropic plate. The features of laser-generated ultrasound bulk waves are analyzed. The features of laser-generated ultrasonic bulk wave are in good agreement with the theoretical results (the phase velocity surfaces), demonstrating the validity of this simulation. The numerical results indicate that the features of laser-generated ultrasound waveforms in anisotropic specimen, different from the case in isotropic materials, have a close relation with the propagating plane and propagation direction. This method can provide insight to the generation and propagation of laser-generated ultrasonic bulk wave in transversely isotropic material.     

Radial vibration of a slit-type annular ultrasonic concentrator

The radial vibration characteristic of an annular ultrasonic concentrator with multislits is studied.Based on the electro-mechanical analogy and by introducing an area ratio coefficient,the radial vibrational equivalent circuit and the frequency equation of the concentrator are derived.The radial displacement amplitude magnification factor of it is obtained.By numerical calculating,the relationship between the radial displacement amplitude magnification factor,the resonance frequency of the concentrator at the first and second resonance and its radius ratio are investigated.Also,the relationship between the radial displacement amplitude magnification factor,the resonance frequency of the concentrator and the length,the angle and the number of the silts are analyzed.It is illustrated that a maximum of displacement amplitude magnification factor of the concentrator appears with the increase of the radius ratio,and the amplitude magnification factor increase as the length,the angle and the number of the silts increase,while the radial resonance frequency of the concentrator decreases as the length,the angle and the number of the silts increase.The theoretical resonance frequencies are in good agreement with that of the FEM simulations and measurement.     

Minimum radiation force target size for power measurements in focused ultrasonic fields with circular symmetry

The time-averaged ultrasonic power emitted by medical ultrasonic equipment is mostly measured using a radiation force balance, and the question of the necessary target size is of practical importance. The question is answered here by calculations based on a Rayleigh integral algorithm for fields from circular, focusing transducers. This case occurs particularly in the field of high-intensity therapeutic ultrasound. The calculation yields the necessary size of an absorbing target so that the radiation force is 98% of that exerted on an absorber of infinite lateral size, and this as a function of the transducer-to-target distance, of the transducer radius in comparison with the wavelength and of the focus (half-)angle. Several distributions of the transducer vibration amplitude are considered. The Rayleigh integral strictly applies only to planar transducers, but among the amplitude distributions there is also one that allows the simulation of the spherically curved transducer type often found in practice.     

压电瞬态响应在换能器声功率测量中的应用

探索一种简便的聚焦超声功率测量方法,利用压电陶瓷片直接接收超声信号,通过机电类比得到压电瞬态响应由压电片在声波作用力下引起受迫振动产生的电压响应与固有振动产生的高频衰减响应叠加而成,分析输出压电信号与换能器声功率之间的换算关系。对输出压电信号进行二次包络提取,获得表征声功率变化的电压幅度曲线,分别找出不同换能器驱动电压下包络曲线的最大峰值电压,将其平方值与声功率计所测声功率进行线性拟合,并对理论关系式中的比例系数进行标定。实验结果所得线性拟合度较高,且标定后所得声功率与声功率计所测值相对误差低于8.7%,证明了通过压电瞬态响应测量换能器声功率具有可行性。     

Optical microdisplacement measurement and vibration analysis

An optical apparatus for microdisplacement measurements has been developed. It is characterized by a very small observation area of several square micrometres. It offers 1000 measurement points and its resolution, depending on the power of the frontal objective, ranges from 2 nm to 100 nm. The same apparatus can be used for measurement of the amplitude and phase of the vibration of a mechanical part. The frequency domain extends from 20 to 100 000 Hz.The principle of measurement is as follows. A displacement of the surface examined entails a defocusing which is expressed by the modification of the light flow received by a differential photodiode. If the surface vibrates, the light flow is modulated and the vibration is translated by a modulation of the photoelectric currents.     

Effect of bevelling on the thickness vibration of high-frequency Pb(ZrTi)O3 ceramic transducers

The effects of bevelling on the thickness vibration of Pb(ZrTi)O₃ piezoelectric-ceramic disc transducers for generating high-frequency ultrasonic power were studied by measuring electrical characteristics and displacement distributions. A laser heterodyne system was employed for the contact-free measurement of vibration. It was shown for a wide range of diameter-to-thickness ratios that bevelling circular edges was effective in reducing the coupled radial vibrations and enhancing the uniform thickness vibration. The vibration characteristics required for generating high-frequency ultrasound were substantially improved by slight bevelling. These results were accounted for by energy trapping of thickness vibration and by the consequent decrease in the equivalent mass of the transducers.     

Forward scatter target strength extraction in a marine environment (L)

A 48 m rail with a moving receiver was used to measure forward scattering from a spherical shell lying on the bottom in the Gulf of Mexico. The target was mid-way between the source and rail, on a line from the source bisecting the rail. The major obstacle to the measurement of forward scattering is the much stronger source signal which overlaps the scattered signal in space and time. Here, forward scattered target strength is obtained by processing the received signals using a wavenumber filter to remove the incident wave. The result compares favorably to that obtained from numerical predictions.     

An ultrasound technique for monitoring the alcoholic wine fermentation

In this paper an ultrasonic technique, usually used in non-destructive-testing (NDT), is applied to the monitoring of alcoholic wine fermentation. This technique consists in placing a test tube, containing the analyzing fluid, between two matched ultrasonic piezoelectric transducers, one used as transmitter and the other as receiver. The transmitter generates an ultrasonic wave in the liquid sample which is received by the receiver; the attenuation and the delay of the received signal in respect to the transmitted one are used to characterize the testing fluid. As first experiments this technique was applied to some test solutions of saccharose in water, ethanol in water and of both solvents in water, in order to evaluate the method applicability and resolution. Best results are obtained by the propagation velocity measurement, with a resolution less than 2%. The method was then applied to monitor the wine fermentation: the propagation velocity in the must was measured every day and the results were related to chemical analyses. The obtained results show that the propagation velocity has the same behaviour of the saccharose concentration, putting in evidence the possibility of monitoring the process state by measuring the ultrasound propagation velocity.     

Two-atom model for the calculation of surface blocking in medium and high energy ion scattering

A two-atom blocking model has been developed to analyze surface blocking patterns recently obtained in medium energy ion scattering experiments. In the model the mean square thermal vibration amplitude of a surface atom can be used as a fitting parameter in comparison with experimental results. Anisotropic surface vibrations have been taken into account by assuming a non-spherical Gaussian probability distribution for the thermal displacement of the surface atom. In addition, some analytical expressions have been derived for the effective nuber of target atoms contributing to the yield of ions backscattered into a blocking direction.     

Theoretical and experimental research on a disk-type non-contact ultrasonic motor

We developed a disk-type non-contact ultrasonic motor based on B22 vibration mode. The rotors of SU-8 photoresist are fabricated by the UV-LIGA process to control their shapes and thicknesses. So the structures of them are optimized by the experiments. It is found that the revolution speed of disk-type non-contact ultrasonic motor not only depends on the vibration amplitude of the stator, but also the weight and construction of the rotors. The maximum revolution speed of the optimal rotor is 3569 rpm at the input voltage of 20 V and the driving frequency of 45.6 kHz. The exciting principle of traveling wave is presented with theoretical equations. The electric signals applied to the piezoelectric ceramic are designed by the principle. The natural frequency and corresponding vibration mode are calculated and analyzed using finite element method. It is shown that experimental results are in good agreement with simulation, which verifies the effectiveness of the finite element model. Moreover, the levitation distance between the stator and rotor is measured by a CCD laser displacement transducer.     

In-plane vibration of thin elliptic plates submitted to uniform pulsed microwave irradiations

The technique of acoustic generation by microwave excitation in structures is applied here to study the in-plane vibration of full or hollowed elliptic plates. The absorption of pulsed microwave irradiations by a material causes a sudden rise of its temperature and the generation of an acoustic wave by thermoelastic effect. A semi-analytic theoretical model is developed to predict the in-plane displacement fields in elliptic thin plates submitted to a uniform temperature rise. It is assumed that the isotropic and viscoelastic plate constitutive material is submitted to a thermoelastic excitation under a plane stress state. The wave equations that govern the Helmholtz displacement potentials are resolved in an elliptic cylindrical system of coordinates by means of infinite angular and radial Mathieu functions series. The displacement field is finally obtained by taking into account the zero stress conditions on the boundaries of the plates. The comparison between the theoretical and the experimental responses of full and hollowed elliptic plates shows a good agreement that permits the validation of the developed model.     

Fiber optic liquid leak detection technique with an ultrasonic actuator and a fiber Bragg grating

We present a technique for liquid leak detection in which ultrasonic and optical waves are introduced into a fiber simultaneously. The system is based on an ultrasonic technique using an ultrasonic actuator and a fiber Bragg grating receiver. A fiber-guided ultrasonic wave is utilized to stress the fiber Bragg grating, which is remote from the ultrasonic transmitter. When the traveling ultrasonic wave encounters a liquid, part of the wave will leak out from the fiber, which results in an ultrasonic strain decrease in the fiber Bragg grating. The ultrasonic wave and its attenuation are detected by the light variation of a narrowband laser source reflected and transmitted from the fiber Bragg grating, and the amplitude variation of the ultrasound can eventually be correlated with the fiber area coupled with the liquid.     

大负载超声振动磨削系统的设计

设计了一种大负载超声振动磨削系统,超声系统由换能器、圆柱圆锥形变幅杆和轮辐式砂轮组成。首先将轮辐式砂轮等效成轮毂为圆柱杆、辐板与轮缘为中厚板的复合模型,利用各接触面边界连续的条件推导系统的频率方程,完成了超声磨削系统的设计,制作了实验装置并分析验证了其声学振动特性。实验结果表明:利用轮辐式砂轮复合模型求解系统频率方程,在解决大负载超声振动磨削系统设计难题上的有效性。该超声系统结构简单,声学振动特性稳定,可输出均匀的位移振幅,有望在大负载的超声磨削领域获得应用。     

The application of laser reflective tomography in near-field measurements of ultrasonic transducers

With Laser Reflective Tomography（LRT）,the near fields of ultrasonic transducers were measured and analyzed.The principle of LRT measurement of ultrasonic field distribution was introduced and an experimental system was set up.Acoustic pressure of a multiple element piston transducer was measured by using of a laser vibrometer.Its distribution in amplitude and phase was obtained.The acoustic pressure in the same region was measured with a needle hydrophone to validate the LRT method.Furthermore,through reconstruction of acoustic fields,it indicated that LRT method is suitable for predicting the distribution on transducers＇surface and conditions of active elements.     

Harmonic pulsed excitation and motion detection of a vibrating reflective target

Elasticity imaging is an emerging medical imaging modality. Methods involving acoustic radiation force excitation and pulse-echo ultrasound motion detection have been investigated to assess the mechanical response of tissue. In this work new methods for dynamic radiation force excitation and motion detection are presented. The theory and model for harmonic motion detection of a vibrating reflective target are presented. The model incorporates processing of radio frequency data acquired using pulse-echo ultrasound to measure harmonic motion with amplitudes ranging from 100 to 10,000 nm. A numerical study was performed to assess the effects of different parameters on the accuracy and precision of displacement amplitude and phase estimation and showed how estimation errors could be minimized. Harmonic pulsed excitation is introduced as a multifrequency radiation force excitation method that utilizes ultrasound tonebursts repeated at a rate f(r). The radiation force, consisting of frequency components at multiples of f(r), is generated using 3.0 MHz ultrasound, and motion detection is performed simultaneously with 9.0 MHz pulse-echo ultrasound. A parameterized experimental analysis showed that displacement can be measured with small errors for motion with amplitudes as low as 100 nm. The parameterized numerical and experimental analyses provide insight into how to optimize acquisition parameters to minimize measurement errors.     

换能器式直线超声马达及其实验测试

提出了一种新型换能器式直线超声波马达.该马达具有结构和驱动简单、可方便地实现正反向运动等优点。实验样机的性能参数如下:共振频率21.46 kHz,预紧力 3.2 N下对应的最大速度 400 mm/s,预紧力 1.6N时对应最大推力为 2.1N。研究中利用仿真软件MATLAB计算出质点的几种典型运动轨迹,并从理论与实验两方面分析了两路电信号相移的变化以及两相换能器振动幅值的变化对椭圆运动行为及输出特性的影响。