Piezoelectric-based fluid bulk modulus and diagnostic sensor

Karthik Balasubramanian; Christopher Niezrecki; John K. Schueller

doi:10.1117/12.484241

22 July 2003 Piezoelectric-based fluid bulk modulus and diagnostic sensor

Karthik Balasubramanian, Christopher Niezrecki, John K. Schueller

Proceedings Volume 5050, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Smart Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.484241
Event: Smart Structures and Materials, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Accurately knowing the bulk modulus of a fluid is very important in many hydraulic applications. The absolute bulk modulus has a major effect on the position, power delivery, response time and stability of virtually all hydraulic systems. Within this work a novel sensing technique to determine the bulk modulus of a fluid or hydraulic system is proposed. The constitutive equations of a piezoelectric actuator are coupled to a fluidic system that contains entrained air and mechanical compliance. The model can be used to extract the bulk modulus of the fluid system in real time. The results indicate that matching the stiffness of the actuator to the stiffness of the fluidic system is critical in obtaining a high sensitivity to the bulk modulus measurement.

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Karthik Balasubramanian, Christopher Niezrecki, and John K. Schueller "Piezoelectric-based fluid bulk modulus and diagnostic sensor", Proc. SPIE 5050, Smart Structures and Materials 2003: Smart Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems, (22 July 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.484241

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