An Analysis of Trapped Energy Resonators Operating in Overtones of Coupled Thickness-Shear and Thickness-Twist.

Abstract

The equations of three-dimensional linear piezoelectricity are applied in the analysis of trapped energy resonators with rectangular electrodes vibrating in coupled thickness-shear and thickness-twist in the vicinity of the fundamental and odd overtone thickness-shear frequencies. Closed form asymptotic expressions for the frequency wavenumber dispersion relations for the fundamental and odd overtone coupled thickness-shear and thickness-twist waves near cutoff are obtained for both the electroded and unelectroded regions of the trapped energy resonator. The influence of piezoelectric stiffening, electrode mass loading and electrical shorting is included in the analysis. Simple approximate boundary conditions at a junction between an electroded and unelectroded region of the plate are obtained in a manner exhibiting the natural limitations inherent in the approximation.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA013341

Entities

People

  • Harry F. Tiersten

Organizations

  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Dispersions
  • Electrodes
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Mathematics
  • Piezoelectricity
  • Resonators
  • Stiffening
  • Thickness
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Structural Dynamics.