
doi: 10.1109/58.852085
pmid: 18238636
The usage of electrical analogies for the simulation of wave generation and propagation in ultrasound transducers is well established. In this paper a PSpice approach that includes the temperature and frequency dependency of the transducer performance is proposed. The analogy between acoustic wave propagation and wave propagation in an electric transmission line is given. Further ways to deduce temperature and frequency dependencies are discussed. The simulation approach is applied to a pulse-echo setup for the determination of speed of sound and attenuation in liquids and solids. Experiments and simulations are made for three temperatures and in the frequency range 1-12 MHz using water, glycerine, and polymers (PMMA and PEEK) as test samples. Comparison shows a good agreement between simulation and experiments. Results for glycerine indicates that the available attenuation models for high viscosity liquids is inappropriate.
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