Tonpilz Transducer Array for Sonar Systems
Application ID: 55891
This model sets up a linear array of nine tonpilz piezoelectric transducers in a 3x3 grid. A voltage is applied that includes a phase change across the three rows. The transducers are located in a box below the sea surface.
The exterior acoustics are modeled using the Pressure Acoustics, Boundary Elements interface, which is coupled to the vibrating structures with the Acoustic-Structure Boundary multiphysics coupling. This results in a hybrid BEM-FEM model of the full system.
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