Piezoelectric Electromechanical Transducers for Underwater Sound, Part III & IV (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781644698235)

A comprehensive yet practical treatment of piezoelectric transducers for underwater sound. Dr. Aronov, widely recognized as a leading expert in the field of Acoustic Transduction for marine applications, presents a thoughtful and systematic coverage of acoustic transducers using the energy method and equivalent electromechanical circuits. The great benefit of Aronov's energy method applied to electroacoustics is that the electrical, piezoelectric transformation, mechanical vibration, and acoustic radiation problems are solved separately, and the results are combined in one system with generalized coordinates presented as an electrical circuit. This is particularly advantageous in providing great physical insight into the electro-mechano-acoustic transducer. While the book provides a deep theoretical foundation for the transduction field, it also provides an extensive coverage of many of the practical transducers used today.-- David A. Brown, Professor, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth