水听器线列阵近场声压测量误差实验研究

本文介绍了用于近场声压的测量水听器中阵元水听器测量声压的可靠性检验方法和实验结果,提出了元水听器测量球面波场中声传播衰减的曲线与现想球面波声场中场传播衰减的曲线对比的检验,要用球面声源声中心测量值对收发距离进行修正的方法,实验水池中对线列阵上十元水吸器在球形声源水池中进行了传播衰减曲线的测量分析,验证了基阵的弱散散射性能,表明线阵可用于距离小至1／7波长的极近场的扫描测量。     

双水听器水声声强测量系统的误差分析和校准

基于双水听器互谱测量法,研制的水声声强测量设备可用于测量水下声源产生的声场中任意点的声强量值或任意面上的声强量值分布。根据双水听器测量声强法原理进行了误差分析,提出了该双水听器声强测量系统的校准方法。对系统测量水声声强量值的不确定度进行了估计并进行了实验验证。验证表明,理论分析评定与实测结果一致。     

医用超声功率和脉冲超声场特性的测量

本文叙述了医用超声功率的常规测量方法的原理和已达到的水平之后,讨论了医用超声场的声强的使用范围和安全性问题,着重阐明了使用PVDF压电薄膜水听器扫描超声场,记录脉冲超声场的声压波形分布并计算I_(SPTP)、I_(SPTA)、I_(SATA)和I_(SAPA)的方法。给出了计算公式和实验结果,并对A型和B型超声诊断仪的典型测量数据和声强分布特征进行了讨论与比较。     

基于平面声全息的全空间场变换:Ⅱ.水下大面积平面发射声基阵的近场声全息实验

研制了一套多通道水声声全息测量系统,解决了多通道系统的校准及弱散射水听器接收线阵的设计等问题。在非消声水池内,利用该系统对水下大面积平面发射声基阵进行了近场声全息实验,给出了声基阵表面的声强分布、声基阵各阵元及全阵的辐射声功率、基阵远场空间指向性图和指向性参数等。实验结果证明脉冲法和分区扫描数据合成的测量方法是可行的,实验系统的设计与实施方法可用于更大规模的声全息系统。     

分布反馈光纤激光器水听器设计与实验

为验证分布反馈光纤激光器水听器具有抗干扰强、动态范围大、灵敏度高等独特优点,进行了该水听器的系统设计,并给出分布反馈光纤激光器的输出特性曲线.采用非平衡M-Z光纤干涉仪进行分布反馈光纤激光器水听器的解调,结合工作点扫描和控制的测量方法,利用压电陶瓷相位调制器来进行相位补偿,使系统稳定工作在最灵敏处.采用制作的光纤干涉仪,搭建室内水听器模拟对比实验,通过扬声器产生1.34 KHz和7.24 KHz的高频周期激励信号,以及对水听器进行敲击激励,分析水听器的响应.进行了激光器水听器和压电水听器低频频响特性对比测试,实验得出光纤激光器水听器的光电探测输出信号的信噪比高,可以准确、可靠地反映原始声信号.     

薄壁球形导流罩对矢量水听器接收性能的影响

在实际使用时,为了减小流噪声对矢量水听器的影响,将其放置在流线型较好的导流罩内,因此对导流罩内矢量声场的计算是非常必要的。以水下弹性球壳为研究对象,从理论上研究了弹性薄球壳声透射对矢量水听器声场测量的影响;推导了平面声波对弹性球壳声透射的矢量声场数学表达式,计算了不同壳体参数下内充水弹性球壳的声透射矢量声场对矢量水听器各通道声波接收响应幅值和相位以及各通道接收指向性的影响。理论分析表明,弹性薄球壳透射声场对矢量水听器接收声场的影响与壳体机械阻抗和水听器安装位置密切相关,水听器安装偏差对其声场测量影响比较大。     

基于光纤水听器的声场水平相关性研究

中科院声学研究所声场声信息国家重点实验室与长沙国防科技大学合作研制出了一条32阵元的光纤水听器阵,并于2002年8月在渤海进行了一次海上实验。本文利用光纤水听器阵获得的气枪声信号进行了声场的水平相关性分析,并与理论结果进行了比较,实验和理论结果基本符合。     

超声吸收体物理参数对红外热成像测量高强度聚焦超声声场的影响

超声吸收体的物理参数对利用水听器和红外热成像技术的高强度聚焦超声(High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound,HIFU)声场测量结果具有重要影响。为了探索超声吸收体的物理参数(密度、声速、衰减系数、热扩散系数、定压比热容)对测量结果的影响规律,本文根据层状模型计算出相同声源功率输出时不同物理参数对应的超声吸收体内部声场和热场,利用有限差分法计算出超声吸收体表面在辐照过程中的温度变化;利用基于水听器和红外热成像技术的聚焦声场测量方法测量出焦域内不同位置上声场特征值(轴线声强和-6 dB声束宽度),与通过理论计算得到的声源在纯水中声场特征值进行比较,分析了不同物理参数对测量结果的影响。超声吸收体的声、热学参数中除了声速外,其它物理参数的变化引起声场特征值的测量造成最大相对差异率小于15%。因为声波传播速度的改变会导致超声吸收体内部热场分布变化,使测量结果与理论计算值有较大偏差,其中-6 dB声束宽度和轴线声强最大相对差异率为95.37%和69.97%。因此在选择超声吸收体的声、热学参数时应重点关注声波在吸收体内声速的影响。超声吸收体的声学参数与水的声学参数相近时,可以在焦域内获得较好的测量结果。      

空气中声源激发浅海水下声场传播特性的实验研究

为了获得空气中远距离声源激发水下声场的精细结构,2013年3月,声场声信息国家重点实验室在南海海域进行了一次空气中声源激发水下声场的实验。采用汽笛作为空气声源,海底放置水听器作为接收,在实验过程中,发射船由距离水听器2.4 km处行驶至9.8 km。本文对该次实验数据进行分析,获得了收发距离远达9.8 km、频率分别为128 Hz和256 Hz的声传播损失曲线,该曲线随传播距离变化存在清晰的震荡结构.利用波数积分方法计算实验环境下的水下声场理论值,并对获得的声场传播特性进行了较好的物理解释。      

激光反射全息技术在超声换能器近场测量中的应用

研究了基于光学反射层析法的超声换能器近场测量方法。介绍了激光反射层析法测量超声场声压分布的原理,建立了一套实验测量系统,利用激光测振仪完成了对一多基元平面活塞换能器近场声压的测量,得到了该换能器辐射面附近声压的幅度和相位分布。使用探针式水听器对相同位置处的声压进行了直接测量,验证了激光层析法测量结果的正确性;声场反演结果进一步表明使用激光反射层析法适用于对换能器辐射面声压分布和阵元工作状况进行预报。      

基于声光折射的聚焦超声焦点声压检测

提出了一种基于声光折射对聚焦超声焦点声压进行非侵入式检测的方法。当一束直径小于声波长的平行光束入射穿过聚焦超声的焦点时,通过研究焦点声压与光线偏转的具体关系,建立了光线最大偏转距离与焦点声压变化的关系模型,从而计算出焦点峰值声压。为了对理论模型进行验证,采用凹球面型聚焦换能器进行实验研究。通过与采用光纤水听器测量的结果进行对比,证明理论模型的可行性。结果表明实验得到的光斑图像与理论分析的结果一致,且用该方法测得的焦点峰值声压与光纤水听器测量的结果相比,相对误差小于15%,证明该方法具有可行性,能够定量检测焦点峰值声压。模型的提出也为将声光折射效应用于整个聚焦声场的定量检测提供了实验依据和理论依据。     

超声聚焦探头在固体中辐射声场的动态光弹测量方法

超声聚焦探头在声场聚焦区域具有很高的检测灵敏度和分辨力,是工业超声检测中常用的探头。聚焦探头在固体中的聚焦特性直接影响检测效果,其传统测量方法通过水中聚焦参数间接换算而来,结果存在一定的误差。动态光弹法可以直接观测透明固体中的探头辐射声场,具有直观、无反射体或水听器的浸入影响、全场观测等特征。进一步采用圆偏振光并结合Senarmont补偿法,可精确测量透明固体中探头辐射声场的绝对应力分布,给出聚焦探头在固体中的聚焦参数,包括焦距、焦柱长度和焦斑宽度。实验测量结果与有限元仿真计算及小球反射法测量结果吻合较好,表明了动态光弹法定量测量聚焦探头辐射声场的可行性。     

中频小型矢量水听器设计研究

中频小型同振式矢量水听器采用低密度复合材料作为矢量通道外壳、压电加速度计作为内部振动传感器，以拾取水下声场中的矢量信息。与以往同振式矢量水听器设计不同的是每个矢量通道中只放置一只压电加速度计，这样，不仅减小了矢量水听器的体积，降低了水听器的整体平均密度，而且消除了以往同振式矢量水听器设计中矢量通道采用两只配对传感器而引起的相位不一致给矢量水听器定向带来的影响。而声压通道采用PVDF压电薄膜作为敏感元件，以拾取水下声场中的标量信息。     

Collapse pressure measurement of single hollow glass microsphere using single-beam acoustic tweezer

Microbubbles are widely used in medical ultrasound imaging and drug delivery. Many studies have attempted to quantify the collapse pressure of microbubbles using methods that vary depending on the type and population of bubbles and the frequency band of the ultrasound. However, accurate measurement of collapse pressure is difficult as a result of non-acoustic pressure factors generated by physical and chemical reactions such as dissolution, cavitation, and interaction between bubbles. In this study, we developed a method for accurately measuring collapse pressure using only ultrasound pulse acoustic pressure. Under the proposed method, the collapse pressure of a single hollow glass microsphere (HGM) is measured using a high-frequency (20–40 MHz) single-beam acoustic tweezer (SBAT), thereby eliminating the influence of additional factors. Based on these measurements, the collapse pressure is derived as a function of the HGM size using the microspheres’ true density. We also developed a method for estimating high-frequency acoustic pressure, whose measurement using current hydrophone equipment is complicated by limitations in the size of the active aperture. By recording the transmit voltage at the moment of collapse and referencing it against the corresponding pressure, it is possible to estimate the acoustic pressure at the given transmit condition. These results of this study suggest a method for quantifying high-frequency acoustic pressure, provide a potential reference for the characterization of bubble collapse pressure, and demonstrate the potential use of acoustic tweezers as a tool for measuring the elastic properties of particles/cells.     

Detection of object resonances by vibro-acoustography and numerical vibrational mode identification

Chalk sphere and cylinder resonance frequencies related to compressional and bending modes were detected in water, using vibro-acoustography, a relatively new imaging technique. The variable (radiation) force of low-frequency excitation, produced by intersecting two primary focused ultrasound waves with slightly different frequencies, forces the object to vibrate. The low-frequency acoustic emission field, resulting from object vibration, was detected by a hydrophone. By fixing the object at the focus of the ultrasound beam and sweeping the frequency of one of the primary beams within a chosen bandwidth, it was possible to detect some of the resonance frequencies (those related to compressional and bending modes) via variations in acoustic emission amplitude. Experimental results showed excellent agreement with finite element calculations. This method can be used to characterize the presence of heterogeneities in various media, in the field of materials science or biology.     

Vibro-acoustography and multifrequency image compounding

Vibro-acoustography is an ultrasound based imaging modality that can visualize normal and abnormal soft tissue through mapping the acoustic response of the object to a harmonic radiation force at frequency Δf induced by focused ultrasound. In this method, the ultrasound energy is converted from high ultrasound frequencies to a low acoustic frequency (acoustic emission) that is often two orders of magnitude smaller than the ultrasound frequency. The acoustic emission is normally detected by a hydrophone. Depending on the setup, this low frequency sound may reverberate by object boundaries or other structures present in the acoustic paths before it reaches the hydrophone. This effect produces an artifact in the image in the form of gradual variations in image intensity that may compromise image quality. The use of tonebursts with finite length yields acoustic emission at Δf and at sidebands centered about Δf. Multiple images are formed by selectively applying bandpass filters on the acoustic emission at Δf and the associated sidebands. The data at these multiple frequencies are compounded through both coherent and incoherent processes to reduce the acoustic emission reverberation artifacts. Experimental results from a urethane breast phantom are described. The coherent and incoherent compounding of multifrequency data show, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the efficacy of this reverberation reduction method. This paper presents theory describing the physical origin of this artifact and use of image data created using multifrequency vibro-acoustography for reducing reverberation artifacts.     

Development of an optical fiber hydrophone with fiber Bragg grating

A new type of optical fiber hydrophone is constructed with a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) based on the intensity modulation of laser light in an FBG under the influence of sound pressure. The FBG hydrophone shows linearity, with dynamic range about 70 dB. It can measure amplitude and phase of an acoustic field in real time, and operates in a wide range of acoustic frequency, at least from 1 kHz to 3 MHz. No signal distortion is observed in the detected signal. Because of the simplicity in its operating principle and geometry, an FBG hydrophone is expected to be an acoustic sensor of high practicality compared to a conventional optical fiber hydrophone.     

Combining COMSOL modeling with acoustic pressure maps to design sono-reactors

Scaled-up and economically viable sonochemical systems are critical for increased use of ultrasound in environmental and chemical processing applications. In this study, computational simulations and acoustic pressure maps were used to design a larger-scale sono-reactor containing a multi-stepped ultrasonic horn. Simulations in COMSOL Multiphysics showed ultrasonic waves emitted from the horn neck and tip, generating multiple regions of high acoustic pressure. The volume of these regions surrounding the horn neck were larger compared with those below the horn tip. The simulated acoustic field was verified by acoustic pressure contour maps generated from hydrophone measurements in a plexiglass box filled with water. These acoustic pressure contour maps revealed an asymmetric and discrete distribution of acoustic pressure due to acoustic cavitation, wave interaction, and water movement by ultrasonic irradiation. The acoustic pressure contour maps were consistent with simulation results in terms of the effective scale of cavitation zones (∼10 cm and <5 cm above and below horn tip, respectively). With the mapped acoustic field and identified cavitation location, a cylindrically-shaped sono-reactor with a conical bottom was designed to evaluate the treatment capacity (∼5 L) for the multi-stepped horn using COMSOL simulations. In this study, verification of simulation results with experiments demonstrates that coupling of COMSOL simulations with hydrophone measurements is a simple, effective and reliable scientific method to evaluate reactor designs of ultrasonic systems.     

Reduction of the error of hydrophone calibration with respect to the field in a hydroacoustic tank by the reciprocity method

A hydrophone calibration procedure that considerably reduces the error caused by the acoustic field distortions in a hydroacoustic tank is proposed. The procedure is based on the definition of the reduced electric transfer impedances of transducers (i.e., the electric transfer impedances reduced to the spherical wave propagation law) and consists in measuring the electric transfer impedances for different distances between hydroacoustic transducers. The sensitivity of the hydrophone under calibration is calculated from the far-field values of the reduced electric transfer impedances. The latter are determined using a mathematical model of the hydrophone in the form of a system that contains a point sensing element and a finite number of point sources of acoustic signals (point reflectors). A method of determining the number and coordinates of the point reflectors from the analysis of the acoustic “images” of the hydrophone’s reflecting surface is proposed. The measuring technique, the algorithms of mathematical processing, and the results of experimental studies are considered. A comparative analysis of the results of the hydrophone calibration with respect to the field by the reciprocity method is performed for the cases of using the conventional technique and the proposed method.     

一种矢量水听器基阵模拟器的设计

矢量水听器的每个阵元同时测量声场中声矢量和质点振速的3个分量,相对于声压水听器阵来说,矢量阵获取声场中更多的信息。利用矢量阵所获得速度场的信息可以去除目标方位估计中的 180°模糊。模拟器可以模拟实际海洋环境中目标的辐射特性和噪声特性,应用模拟器可以有效地缩短声纳的研制周期。本文提出一种矢量水听器基阵模拟器的设计方案,该方案解决了矢量阵中宽带信号的90°移相问题、时延精确控制问题和宽带噪声的谱状控制问题。