On the Use of Sympathetic Resonators to Improve Low Frequency Transducer Performance
Abstract
The achievable gain in the radiation resistance and directivity of a low frequency underwater transducer due to the presence of an array of sympathetic resonators was analyzed. The resonators were all taken to be air bubbles, and both the resonators and transducer were taken to be compact (ka<<1) . The resonators were taken to be equally spaced around a circle of radius R, with the transducer located on the axis. The gain was calculated for various numbers of resonators as a function of ka (resonators), ka transducer and kR, for the transducer in the plane of the resonators and out of the plane a distance of one quarter wavelength. For the transducer in the plane, a gain in radiation resistance of approximately two possible with six or more resonators. For the transducer out of the plane, it is shown that a significant gain in directivity can be achieved at the expense of a slight decrease in the gain in the radiation resistance.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA241349
Entities
People
- John M. Ellsworth
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School