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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: Qual Eng. 2010;23(1):59–70. doi: 10.1080/08982112.2010.529482

TABLE 8.

Final Variable settings

Cartridge Manufacturing Variables
No. of air pockets per chamber 21
Piezo offset (distance from PZT to bottom of air
pocket)
1 mm
Machine used Roland
Material used Polycarbonate
Cartridge Dimension Variables
Diameter of the chamber 13 mm
Depth of chamber 0.60 mm
Depth of air pockets 0.4 mm
Pitch of the air pockets (center line to center line) 2.5 mm
PZT Variables
Diameter of PZT 23.5 mm
Condition of PZT Double – sided (new)
Attachment method of PZT to cartridge Glue to bottom of PZT
Frequency Range 1.25 KHz
Sweep Rate Any value between 5.73 and 9.27 seconds
Experimental Variables
Cartridge position Vertical
Frequency (static vs. sweep) Sweep
Rate of sweep 5 seconds
Voltage supplied 20