A New Concept of a Low-Frequency Underwater Sound Source

Abstract

A new concept of a low-frequency (< 1000-Hz) underwater sound source has been developed and tested. The oscillation of a rigid body and a means for converting the dipole oscillation of the body to monopole radiation are used in this source.. The source can be powered with electric or linear motors or hydrodynamic exciters that convert tow or flow to vibration. To prove the concept, a small version of the electric motor powered source has been built and successfully tested. To extend the bandwidth of the source, the variable resonance frequency and multiresonances of the device are discussed. A gas spring with a frequency-dependent stiffness is employed for the multifrequency resonant source design. The source promises to be reliable, inexpensive, highly efficient, and powerful. Transducers, Sonar, Projector, Sound source, Low frequency source, Sound projector, Underwater acoustics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA279344

Entities

People

  • D. M. Donskoy
  • J. E. Blue

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Bandwidth
  • Electric Motors
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Frequency Response
  • Generators
  • Motors
  • Oscillation
  • Radiation
  • Resonance
  • Sonar
  • Springs
  • Stiffness
  • Transducers
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • Underwater Sound

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering