Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Definition
1.2 Classification
1.3 Transducer materials
1.4 Applications
1.5 Fluid transportation and piezo pumps
1.6 Structure of the book
References
Chapter 2 Equivalent circuit model
2.1 Force factor and blocking force
2.1.1 Theoretical derivation
2.1.2 Resonant measurement of force factor
 Impedance (admittance) diagram (curve, loci, spectrum)
2.2.1 Impedance curves
2.2.2 Admittance circle
2.2.3 Half-power points and Qm
2.2.4 fs and fp
2.2.5 Case study
2.3 Electromechanical coupling factor k
2.3.1 Derivation of the expression
2.3.2 Power conversion 
2.3.3 Efficiency
2.4 Mechanical quality factor Qm
2.4.1 Physical meaning
2.4.2 Derivation of quality factor
2.4.3 Case study
2.5 Summary
References
Chapter 3 Finite electric circuit element modelling (FECEM)
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Electrical circuit element
3.2.1 Uniform cylinder front mass element
3.2.2 Back mass composite element
3.2.3 PZT stack element
3.2.4 Conical horn element
3.3 System constitutive relation
3.4 Modal analysis
3.5 Harmonic analysis
3.6 Case study
3.7 Summary
References
Chapter 4 Piezoelectric ANSYS simulation
 General description
 Building a model
4.2.1 Defining the element type
4.2.2 Defining material properties
4.2.3 Creating the model geometry
 Applying loads and obtaining the solution
4.3.1 Modal analysis
4.3.2 Harmonic analysis
4.3.3 Transient analysis
 Reviewing the results
4.4.1 Modal analysis
4.4.2 Harmonic analysis
4.4.3 Transient analysis
 Structure-fluid coupled acoustic analysis
 Piezoelectric circuit analysis
 Summary
References
Chapter 5 Failure analysis
5.1 Fracture
5.2 Electrical breakdown
5.3 Depolarization
5.4 Summary
References
Chapter 6 Piezoelectric diaphragm pump
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Structure
6.3 Piezoelectric transducer 
6.3.1 Low voltage characterization
6.3.2 High voltage characterization
6.3.3 Frequency response
6.3.4 Frequency response in the pump
6.4 Check valve 
6.4.1 Structure
6.4.2 Frequency response
6.4.3 Response in a pump
6.5 Chamber 
6.6 Pump performance test
6.7 Pressure wave and experimental modelling 
6.7.1 Introduction
6.7.2 Problem illustration
6.7.2.1 Oscillation of the pump and connecting tubes 
6.7.2.2 Fluctuation of flow rate
6.7.2.3 Changes of vibration peaks
6.7.3 Pressure wave
6.7.3.1 Fluid pressure
6.7.3.2 Feedback signal
6.7.3.3 Flow rate – feedback signal – fluid pressure
6.7.3.4 Simulation and boundary control
6.7.4 Vibration and flow rate fluctuation reduction
6.7.5 Output control
6.8 Summary
Chapter 7 Ultrasonic acoustic cavitation pump
7.1 Mechanism of the pump
7.2 Cavitation clouds
7.2.1 Evolution of the cavitation clouds
7.2.2 Flow rate and pressure
7.2.3 Model
7.3 Piezoelectric transducer
7.4 Acoustic field simulation and casing design
7.5 Pump design and characterization
7.6 Summary
References