Keywords
Hydrophone, Underwater acoustics -- Instruments, Capped-end piezoelectric cylinder, Acoustic coupling fluid, Elastomeric boot encapsulation, Hydrostatic pressure compensation tube, Free-field voltage sensitivity modeling
Abstract
A design for a deep ocean hydrophone is proposed here. The hydrophone's sound sensing element is comprised of a capped end, piezoelectric cylinder. This sound sensing element is encased in an acoustic coupling fluid filled elastomeric boot. A small diameter tube communicates hydrostatic pressure from the coupling fluid to the interior of the sound sensing element for hydrostatic pressure compensation. The theoretical free field voltage sensitivity, the ratio of open circuit voltage to incident acoustic pressure, is predicted from mathematical model of the sound sensing element.
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Graduation Date
Summer 1983
Advisor
Moslehy, Faissal A.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Engineering
Degree Program
Engineering
Format
Pages
45 pages
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0014070
Subjects
Hydrophone--Design and construction; Electroacoustic transducers--Design and construction; Piezoelectric devices--Design and construction; Underwater acoustics--Instruments; Underwater acoustics--Mathematical models
STARS Citation
Hackathorn, Michael F., "The Design of a Deep Ocean Hydrophone" (1983). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 684.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/684
Contributor (Linked data)
Faissal A. Moslehy (Q59495035)
Moslehy, Faissal Abdel Haleem [VIAF]
Moslehy, Faissal Abdel Haleem [LC]
University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [VIAF]
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