Calculation fundamentals for sensitive elements of acoustic transformers of deformation

Acoustic method of deformation measurement is considered, and the foundations of the calculation of sensitive elements of acoustic transformers of deformations are given. Acoustic method gives the possibility to measure deformations in almost inaccessible places, for example, in a reactor core. A sensible element transforming deformation into acoustic signal is the constriction of waveguide. Working characteristics and shapes of sensitive elements of an acoustic transformer of linear and angular displacements are presented