Nonlinear acoustic media for implementations of parametric generation of low frequencies has so far been restricted to small values of the parameter B/A, typically between 3 and 13.
Parametric amplification, defined as the generation of a low difference frequency signal resulting from the nonlinear interactions of two higher frequency fundamentals is enhanced by medium with a large coefficient of nonlinearity and low sound speed. The acoustic properties of a highly nonlinear medium were estimated and introduced in a numerical model, to evaluate the parametric amplification induced by a thin layer of such material in contact with a spherical transducer.
The numerical model predicted a significant enhancement of the sound pressure level for the difference frequency component relative to that obtained when the transducer is driven linearly at the difference frequency. A source was then constructed to compare the theoretical predictions with experimental values and an enhancement of 17dB compared to the linear operation of the transducer was measured. The difference between the parametric amplification achieved with the nonlinear medium and the parametric amplification that would be obtained in water is 73dB.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:GATECH/oai:smartech.gatech.edu:1853/5014 |
| Date | 02 July 2004 |
| Creators | Dumortier, Alexis Jean Louis |
| Publisher | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Source Sets | Georgia Tech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 648408 bytes, application/pdf |
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