CeraNova
Corporation
Infrared Transparent Ceramics
Active Composite Fibers for Smart Structures
| Telephone: | 508 460-0300 |
| E-mail: | Info@CeraNova.com |
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| Telephone: | 508 460-0300 |
| E-mail: | Info@CeraNova.com |
Products: PZT MicroTubes
CeraNova's PZT ceramic MicroTubes can be fabricated in diameters from 125 µm to 1.25 mm and wall thickness to order. Applications for ferroelectric tubes include: transducers, hydrophones, vibration sensors, accelerometers, and micro-actuators.
CeraNova has demonstrated its ferroelectric MicroTubes in active vibration control composites. MicroTubes were bonded to a cantilever beam prototype aircraft wing structure. Composites of regularly spaced rods vibrating 180° out of phase with the source create destructive interference, thereby canceling damaging, unwanted vibrations. Active damping of 35 dB has been demonstrated, using only a pair of 20 mm long, 1 mm diameter MicroTubes. This performance could, for example, enable an aircraft wing that fends off turbulence to provide passengers and crews with a smoother, safer ride.
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Other technologies that may benefit from MicroTubes include flow sensors,
positioners, pressure sensors, deflectometers, medical imaging, and large-scale
actuators.