A wide-band cylindrical transducer was developed by using the wide band of the composite material and the matched matching layer for multimode coupling. Firstly, the structure size of the transducer’s sensitive component was designed by using ANSYS simulation software. Secondly, the piezoelectric composite ring-shaped sensitive component was fabricated by the piezoelectric composite curved-surface forming process, and the matching layer was coated on the periphery of the ring-shaped piezoelectric composite material. Finally, it was encapsulated and the electrodes were drawn out to make a high-frequency broadband horizontal omnidirectional water acoustic transducer prototype. After testing, the working frequency range of the transducer was 230–380 kHz, and the maximum transmission voltage response was 168 dB in the water.

This paper describes the fabrication of 1-3 piezoelectric composites by using PZT5-A pure piezoelectric ceramics and the preparation of a high-frequency single-directional planar underwater ultrasound transducer by using the developed composites. First, three material models of the same size were designed and simulated by ANSYS finite element simulation software. Next, based on the simulation results, the 1-3 piezoelectric composites were developed. Finally, a high-frequency single-directional planar underwater ultrasound transducer was fabricated by encapsulating and gluing the 1-3 piezoelectric composites. The performance of the transducer was tested, and results showed that the device was characterized by single-mode operation in the working frequency band, a high transmitting voltage response, and single directivity.

A piezoelectric composite vibrator with a bilaminated structure is designed and fabricated, in this work by applying bending vibration to increase vibration displacement and reduce resonance frequency. The finite element software ANSYS (ANSYS, Inc. USA) is used to simulate the 2-2 and 1-3 piezoelectric composite bilaminated vibrators under free boundary condition and optimize their design. Simulation results show that the vibration displacement of the 2-2 vibrator is higher than that of the 1-3 vibrator, and the resonance frequency of the former is lower than the latter. Five pieces each of the 2-2 and piezoelectric ceramic vibrators are prepared. In addition, simulation and experimental results indicate that the vibration displacement of the 2-2 vibrator increases by 2.3 times, whereas its resonance frequency decreases by nearly 100 Hz, in comparison with those of the piezoelectric ceramic bilaminated vibrator.