Can a Piezoelectric Gong Generate an Electric Spark?

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The discussion centers on the feasibility of generating an electric spark using a piezoelectric gong. It concludes that while the gong's frequency is not the primary factor, the strain imposed on the piezoelectric crystals is crucial for electron discharge. The use of LiquidMetal for constructing the gong may enhance the resonance duration of the crystals, but the strain distribution across the gong will not be uniform, resulting in a high-frequency alternating voltage due to sinusoidal changes in strain.

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If we made a very large Gong and coated it with Piezoelectric Crystals would the Gongs frequency when struck be sufficient to stress the Piezoelectric properties into giving up electrons to discharge an electric spark?

If so, Would making the Gong from LiquidMetal lengthen the time the Gong resonates the Crystals?, See: http://www.liquidmetal.com/news/dsp.multimedia.asp"

See: http://images.google.com/imgres?img...&prev=/images?q=Gong&svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&sa=G"
 
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Intuitive said:
If we made a very large Gong and coated it with Piezoelectric Crystals would the Gongs frequency when struck be sufficient to stress the Piezoelectric properties into giving up electrons to discharge an electric spark?

If so, Would making the Gong from LiquidMetal lengthen the time the Gong resonates the Crystals?, See: http://www.liquidmetal.com/news/dsp.multimedia.asp"

It wouldn't have anything to do with the frequency, only the amount of strain imposed on the crystals. However, the strain on the crystals across the gong would not be uniform.

Also, it would create a high frequency alternating voltage because the strain on the crystals would be sinusoidally changing.
 
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