Following is a plot of the sound pressure level (SPL) on the full model:

Figure 33.6: SPL Plot of Full Transducer Model

Notice that while the maximum SPL is at the surface of the transducer’s minor axis, the SPL near the truncated boundary is lower along the minor axis.

This SPL plot along an arc 1 m from the center shows the direction of the arc from the x axis towards the y axis:

Figure 33.7: SPL Plot Along an Arc 1 m from Center

The following figures show the 2D and 3D plots followed by the two plots overlaid:

Figure 33.8: 2D SPL Plot

Figure 33.9: 3D SPL Plot

Figure 33.10: Overlaid 2D and 3D Plots

The plot overlay indicates good correlation between the 2D and 3D models.