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Reinhard Lerch
Researcher at University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Publications - 241
Citations - 3186
Reinhard Lerch is an academic researcher from University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Finite element method & Ultrasonic sensor. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 241 publications receiving 3035 citations. Previous affiliations of Reinhard Lerch include Pennsylvania State University & Johannes Kepler University of Linz.
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Simulation of piezoelectric devices by two- and three-dimensional finite elements
TL;DR: A method for the analysis of piezoelectric media based on finite-element calculations is presented, which provides deeper insight into the physical mechanisms of acoustic wave propagation in piezoeselastic media.
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Ultrasound transducer for diagnostic and therapeutic use
TL;DR: In this article, an ultrasound transducer for diagnostic and therapeutic generates ultrasound waves of different wavelengths in diagnostics mode or therapy mode, depending on the division of the ultrasound transducers into two regions.
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Finite-element simulation of wave propagation in periodic piezoelectric SAW structures
M. Hofer,N. Finger,Guenter Kovacs,Joachim Schöberl,Sabine Zaglmayr,Ulrich Langer,Reinhard Lerch +6 more
TL;DR: Two newly developed PBC algorithms are developed that deliver the same results but have totally different numerical properties and, therefore, allow the use of problem-adapted solvers.
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Inverse Method to estimate material parameters for piezoceramic disc actuators
TL;DR: In this article, a novel Inverse Method for the determination of material parameters characterizing discoidal piezoceramic actuators is presented. But unlike the common identification method, no specially shaped test samples are required.
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Finite element analysis of piezoelectric transducers
TL;DR: In this paper, a finite element technique for modeling the vibrational behavior of arbitrarily shaped piezoelectric transducers immersed in an acoustic fluid is presented, and the elastic and electrical responses of the piezoclectric structure are computed by pieziolectric finite elements, and wave propagation in the ambient acoustic medium is computed by acoustic finite elements.