PRESSURE SENSITIVITY OF ACCELEROMETERS,

Abstract

The pressure sensitivity of accelerometers was determined in the frequency range from 20 to 6000 cps by immersing the transducer in a vibrating column of liquid as suggested by Sykes. If the sensitive axis of the transducer is oriented perpendicular to the axis along which the liquid column vibrates, the transducer will remain at rest since the pressure gradient along the sensitive axis of the transducer is zero. The pressure sensitivities thus obtained are lower than the acoustic sensitivities obtained in air using other methods. Various aspects are discussed, such as the frequency dependence of the pressure sensitivity and the pressure sensitivity of cables. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0420586

Entities

People

  • Fred Schloss

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Barometric Pressure
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Ecological And Environmental Processes
  • Frequency
  • Meteorological Phenomena
  • New York
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Sensitivity
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Structural Dynamics.