IEICE Technical Report

Print edition: ISSN 0913-5685 Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380

Ultrasonics

Workshop Date : 2012-01-26 - 2012-01-27 / Issue Date : 2012-01-19

US2011-86
A study on a working mechanism of Phase Adjuster in thermoacoustic systems -- Experimental investigation of an efficiency determinant focused on acoustic impedance --
Kazuki Sahashi (Doshisha Univ.), Shin-ichi Sakamoto (Univ. of Shiga Pref.), Manabu Inoue, Yoshiaki Watanabe (Doshisha Univ.)
pp. 1 - 6

US2011-87
Study for practical use of thermoacoustic systems -- Research on the channel diameter of the stack --
Kentaro Kuroda (Doshisha Univ.), Shin-ichi Sakamoto (Univ. of Shiga Pref.), Kohei Yanagimoto, Yosuke Nakano, Yoshiaki Watanabe (Doshisha Univ.)
pp. 7 - 12

US2011-88
Applications of Split-step Pad'e Approximation to Theoretical Analysis of Nonlinear Sound Fields
Tomoo Kamakura, Hideyuki Nomura, Gregory T. Clement (UEC)
pp. 13 - 18

US2011-89
Basic Properties and Detection Principle of an Ultrasonic Probe with Through Hole for Medical Applications
Yuusuke Tanaka, Katsuhiko Tanaka, Susumu Sugiyama (Ritsumeikan Univ.), Hisanori Shiomi, Yoshimasa Kurumi, Tohru Tani (Shiga Univ. of Medical Science), Osamu Takahashi (Japan Probe)
pp. 19 - 24

US2011-90
Measurement of temperature distribution caused by ultrasonic irradiation in split phantom using infrared imaging. -- Estimation of heat transfer value from transducer --
Ryuta Niikawa, Suguru Sakuma, Shin Tanaka, Takenobu Tsuchiya, Nobuyuki Endoh (Kanagawa Univ.)
pp. 25 - 28

US2011-91
Numerical simulation of parametric sound array and visualization of difference frequency beam generation
Hideyuki Nomura, Tomoo Kamakura, Gregory T. Clement (UEC), Claes M. Hedberg (Blekinge Inst. of Tech.)
pp. 29 - 34

US2011-92
Development of methanol sensor for direct methanol fuel cells using a shear horizontal surface acoustic wave
Jun Kondoh, Saburo Endo (Shizuoka Univ.), Katsuhiko Satoh, Naomi Sawada (Suzuki), Koji Kano, Toshimasa Mori, Hiromi Yatsuda (JRC)
pp. 35 - 40

US2011-93
On the effects of frequency dependent attenuation of biological tissues in ultrasonic imaging -- Transmitting waveform relevant to imaging depth --
Iwaki Akiyama (Shonan Inst. Tech.)
pp. 41 - 46

US2011-94
[Invited Talk] Three-Dimensional Audio: Present and Future Perspective -- Current Research Focus at NICT --
Ryouichi Nishimura, Seigo Enomoto, Hiroaki Kato, Akiko Callan, Toshiyuki Kimura, Hironori Takemoto, Parham Mokhtari (NICT)
pp. 47 - 52

US2011-95
Investigation of bone tissue by micro-Brillouin scattering technique. -- Measurement of local wave velocity in the GHz range --
Kenji Fukui, Ryo Tsubota (Doshisha Univ.), Vincent Mathieu (Univ. Paris 7), Guillaume Haiat (Univ. Paris Est), Mami Matsukawa (Doshisha Univ.)
pp. 53 - 57

US2011-96
Comparison of amplitude distribution models for ultrasonic echo from tissues
Tatsuya Higuchi, Wataru Yasuhara, Hiroyuki Hachiya (Tokyo Tech.)
pp. 59 - 64

US2011-97
Sensing method of photo-thermal signals in a live or a death leaf of a plant Kapok
Yoshiaki Tokunaga, Motoaki Nishiwaki (KIT), Akiyuki Minamide (KTC), Mieko Kogi, Junji Hirama (KIT)
pp. 65 - 70

US2011-98
A Consideration on the Effect on Acoustic Characteristics of Compact Acoustic Reproduction Systems Depending on the Front Cavity Shape
Daisuke Kawai, Yoshinobu Kajikawa, Yasuo Nomura (Kansai Univ.), Takashi Miyakura (Hoshiden)
pp. 71 - 76

US2011-99
[Invited Talk] Development and Practical Use of Various SAW Devices
Michio Kadota (Murata)
pp. 77 - 86

US2011-100
Prototyping of an ultrasonic self-levitation plate
Takahiko Ishii, Daisuke Koyama, Kentaro Nakamura (Tokyo Tech.), Kana Harada, Yukiyoshi Uchida (Toshiba Log.)
pp. 87 - 92

US2011-101
Discussion on adjustment of incident angle for ultrasonic testing of fatigue crack in orthotropic steel deck
Tomonori Kimura (MELCO), Mitsuhiro Koike, Shusou Wadaka (RSEC), Minoru Takahashi, Jun Murakoshi (PWRI)
pp. 93 - 96

US2011-102
Feasibility study on sound pressure measurement under cavitation using fiber-optic hydrophone
Toshiyuki Tatsumi, Kei Kikuchi, Yoshikazu Koike (Shibaura Inst of Tech), Kazunari Suzuki (Kaijo Corp)
pp. 97 - 100

US2011-103
Concentration of hydroxyl radicals in the interfacial regions of cavitation bubbles
Shin-ichi Hatanaka (Univ. of Electro-Comm.)
pp. 101 - 102

Note: Each article is a technical report without peer review, and its polished version will be published elsewhere.

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