Sources of High-Intensity Ultrasound

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-4
Characteristics of the Processed Media and Fundamental Problems Associated with the Input Transmission of Vibrations....Pages 5-11
Matching....Pages 12-20
Methods for the Input Transmission of Vibrational Energy with a Variable Input Load Impedance....Pages 21-38
Transmission into Liquid Media....Pages 39-51
Acoustic Decoupling Devices....Pages 52-54
Transmission of Vibrations into Irregularly Shaped Solids....Pages 55-58
Front Matter....Pages 61-64
Waveguide Systems for Flexural Vibrations....Pages 65-106
Design and Application of Flexural-Mode Waveguides....Pages 107-120
Front Matter....Pages 123-127
Brief Discussion of Torsional Vibrations....Pages 128-134
Torsional-Mode Transducers....Pages 135-152
Rod-Type Torsional-Mode Concentrators....Pages 153-165
Torsional Supporting Insulators....Pages 166-172
Elements of Longitudinal — Torsional-Mode Vibration Systems....Pages 173-181
Front Matter....Pages 185-190
Ultrasonic Receivers....Pages 191-234
Calibration of Ultrasonic Receivers....Pages 235-259
Back Matter....Pages 263-267