A method of calculating sound pressure with the aid of the impulse response is applied to a circular concave ultrasonic radiator. First the impulse response of a curved radiator is derived and found to be expressible in closed form; then the impulse response function is used to give a closed-form formula for the pressure at the axis of symmetry. An approximate formula is shown to give satisfactory results in the region near the centre of curvature in the focal plane. Finally a complete pressure amplitude pattern of a curved radiator based on numerical computations is given.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.