For use in ultrasonic actuators, we investigated the structural and piezoelectric properties of (1 - x)Pb(Zr0.515Ti0.485)O3 - xPb(Sb1/2Nb1/2)O3 + 0.5 wt% MnO2 [(1 - x)PZT - xPSN + MnO2] ceramics with a variation of x (x = 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08). All the ceramics, which were sintered at 1250˚C for 2 h, showed a typical perovskite structure, implying that they were well synthesized. A homogeneous micro structure was also developed for the specimens, and their average grain size was slightly decreased to 1.3μm by increasing x to 0.8. Moreover, a second phase with a pyrochlore structure appeared when x was above 0.06, which resulted in the deterioration of their piezoelectric properties. However, the 0.96PZT-0.04PSN+MnO2 ceramics, which corresponds with a morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) composition in the (1 - x)PZT - xPSN + MnO2 system, exhibited good piezoelectric properties: a piezoelectric constant (d33) of 325 pC/N, an electromechanical coupling factor (kp) of 70.8%, and a mechanical quality factor (Qm) of 1779. The specimens with a relatively high curie temperature (Tc) of 305˚C also showed a significantly high dielectric constant (εr) value of 1109. Therefore, the 0.96PZT - 0.04PSN + MnO2 ceramics are suitable for use in ultrasonic vibrators.

Ultrasonic vibrator is an equipment which atomizes and homogenizes the oils by breaking the oil particles with ultrasonic vibration cavity, and possibly improves the properties. There are various parameters on the effect of ultrasonic irradiation. Especially, this study intended to investigate the matrix structure of sludge oils and the erosion damages for horn disc SS41 according to the variation of the oil temperature and the immersing depth of horn disc. Sludge oils were irradiated with ultrasonic vibration and then observed the aspects of the change of oil particles. From these, the recycling feasibility of sludge oil for useable oil to be burnt was determined. The erosion damages for horn disc SS41 were examined with weight loss, weight loss rate and the irradiation time to max. erosion rate. These data will be useful to the development of ultrasonic breaking systems to recycle sludge oil and to consider a countermeasure for the prevention of erosion damages.

Many investments and works being continued to preserve green ocean in each countries of the world. Especial1y, the researches on the prevention of marine oil pollution being strengthened. It is not easy to disclose sludge oils that were produced necessarily in the ships operation, so that they are transferred to shore treating facility after collected inside the ship＇s sludge tank mostly. However, this shore transferring method is not only costly and time consuming but also entails risk of oil pollution. In this regard, it will be the best way to manage the sludge oils inside ship itself. The purpose of this study is to device an ultrasonic breaking systems which recycle the sludge oil from ships into usable oil to be burnt. In this paper, the first place, matrix structures of sludge fuel oil(SFO) and sludge lubricating oil(SLO) with the irradiation time for ultrasonic vibrator were interpreted. And, erosion damage for vibrator horn tip which is one of important part of ultrasonic breaking systems was examined under such an environment of the sludge oils. The material for horn tip is being made of SS41 steel and its erosion phase was investigated with variation of the vibration amplitude of 50μm and 24μm as well as the change of temperature in the oil environments. It is suggested that the experimental results can be helpful to the development of sludge oil disposing systems for the vessel.

A ultrasonic transduce with a single acoustic matching layer has been designed as an attempt to increase the bandwidth of underwater transducer. The wideband resonance condition was accomplished by attaching a single matching layer on the front face of a ceramic resonator composed of a piezoelectric bar, a taper part and a head part. A modified Mason's model was used for the performance analysis and the design of transducers, and the constructed transducers were tested experimentally and numerically by changing the impedance and thickness of the matching layer in the water tank.The obtained results are summarized as follows:1. Measured resonant and antiresonant frequencies of the piezoelectric transducer with no matching layer in air were 24.7 kHz and 25.6 kHz, respectively. 2. Two resonant frequencies of the piezoelectric transducer with a single matching layer were 21.7 kHx and 26.9 kHz, respectively, in air and 21.4 kHz and 22.7 kHz, respectively, with a water load.3. Two distinct resonance peaks in the transmitting voltage response(TVR) of the developed transducer were observed at 22.0 kHz and 25.8 kHz, respectively, with center frequency of 24.0 kHz. The values of TVR at these frequencies were 130.1 dB re 1 μPa/V at 22.0 kHz and 128.5 dB re 1 μPa/V at 25.8 kHz, respectively.Reasonable agreement between the experimental results and the numerical values was achieved.

어종의 식별을 위한 음향학적 정보를 추출해 내는 데 활용하기 위한 초음파 변환기를 설계하기 위한 시도의 하나로꺼 전극분할 원반형 압전진동자를 이용하여 공진주파기를 가변시켜 넓은 주파수 대역에 걸쳐 사용할 수 있는 어군탐지기용 송.수파기를 설계하였다. 본 연구에서 설계한 초음파 변환기는 전극분할형 압전진동자의 한쪽 전극에 발전기를 접속하고, 다른 쪽 전국에 2.7~15.0 mH 인덕턴스를 접속하였을 때, 경방향에 대한 공진 주파스는 49.5~ 55.7 kHz의 범위에서 가변시킬 수 있었고, 또한 외부에서 진동자에 인가한 임피던스의 영향에 의해 출현하는 공진주파수에는 61.3~121.7 kHz의 범위에서 가변시킬수 있었다. 그러나, 이들 주파수에 대한 전기음향효율을 고려 할때, 실제로 활용할 수 있는 주파수 범위는 이것보다 훨씬 좁은 폭이 될 것이라 판단된다.

원격측정에 의한 어군의 탐지범위를 넓히기 위하여 기존 net recorder를 4개의 진동자로 사용할 수 있는 멀티비임 시스템으로 바꾸어, 이들을 직선배열과 평면배열하여 어군탐지범위의 확대폭과 어군의 위치측정에 대한 원격제어 실험을 행하고 그 유용성을 검토.분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 직선배열에 의한 표적의 탐지범위는 수심과 진동자 간격의 증가함에 따라 증가하였으며, 4개의 진동자를 배열하면 4배까지 확대할 수 있었다. 2. 진동자를 직선배열하여 정치망입구에서 어군을 관측한 결과 길그물에 아주 가까운 2.5~3.5m의 수층으로 많이 입망되었으며, 창그물에 가까운 3.5~4.5m의 수층으로도 어느 정도 입망되었다. 3. 표적의 실제위치와 진동자의 평면배열에 의하여 구한 위치오차는 표적의 수심이 1m, 1.5m, 2m일 때 각각 5.9~27.1cm, 3.2~28.9cm, 3.5~25.8cm였으며, 68.3% 확률원의 반경은 각각 14.6cm, 17.7cm, 17cm였다. 4. 평면배열에 의하여 헛통에서 어군의 행동을 관측한 결과 조류의 방향과 정반대 방향으로 거슬러 유영하면서 자루그물에 입망되는 경향을 나타내었다. 5. 직선 및 평면배열에 의한 어군, 수온, 해저 등과 같은 수중정보는 1,800m까지 원격측정이 가능하였으며, 본 실험의 경우 발신기의 수심이 3m이상이면 어느 곳에서라도 원격측정이 가능하였다.

Echo sounder and Doppler sonar are to theultra-sonic transducers for measuring the depth and the ship's speed respectively. To measure the depth and speed with a single transducer, it is required to control the ultra-sonic beam to optional direction. In the past, the direction of the transducer itself is varied, but such a method provoked much problems in the mechanical design of the equipment. This paper deals with the method to control beam direciton by the phase control of the plural arrangement of transducers, and the results are studied by a computer simulation. The remarkable results of the study is condensed as follows; 1. The greater the interval of arrangement between transducers, the sharper the radiation pattern is, but in this case, the level of undesired sidelobe is also increased. 2. The control of radiation pattern up to 60 degree can be achieved by an adequate arrangement of more than 10 transducers. 3. It is shown that a simultaneous measurement of both depth and speed can be achieved by alternating directivity of the pulse by the method proposed in this paper.