Accession Number:

ADA279344

Title:

A New Concept of a Low-Frequency Underwater Sound Source

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

NAVAL RESEARCH LAB ORLANDO FL UNDERWATER SOUND REFERENCE DETACHMENT

Personal Author(s):

• Donskoy, D. M.
• Blue, J. E.

Report Date:

1994-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

7.0

Abstract:

A new concept of a low-frequency 1000-Hz underwater sound source has been developed and tested. The oscillation of a rigid body and a means for converting the dipole oscillation of the body to monopole radiation are used in this source.. The source can be powered with electric or linear motors or hydrodynamic exciters that convert tow or flow to vibration. To prove the concept, a small version of the electric motor powered source has been built and successfully tested. To extend the bandwidth of the source, the variable resonance frequency and multiresonances of the device are discussed. A gas spring with a frequency-dependent stiffness is employed for the multifrequency resonant source design. The source promises to be reliable, inexpensive, highly efficient, and powerful. Transducers, Sonar, Projector, Sound source, Low frequency source, Sound projector, Underwater acoustics.

Descriptors:

• *TRANSDUCERS
• *UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS
• REPRINTS
• VIBRATION
• STIFFNESS
• RESONANCE RADIATION
• DESIGN CRITERIA
• LOW FREQUENCY
• EXCITERS
• UNDERWATER SOUND GENERATORS
• SEA TESTING
• SONAR PROJECTORS
• ELECTRIC MOTORS
• HYDRODYNAMICS
• OSCILLATION
• BANDWIDTH
• EFFICIENCY
• FLOW FIELDS
• DIPOLES

Subject Categories:

• Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• Acoustics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE