基于干耦合横波超声换能器的钢丝长度检测及缺陷定位

在特定工况下会出现无法将超声换能器放置在杆状构件底面完成常规检测的问题，如服役桥梁的平行钢丝构件、装配式建筑中灌浆套筒内的插入钢筋。为了提高超声导波技术的适用性，提出了将频率为50 kHz的自发自收式干耦合横波超声换能器置于杆状钢丝侧面进行长度检测及缺陷定位的方法。结合理论分析、仿真模拟和试验验证开展研究，结果表明：干耦合横波超声换能器的最优激发角度为90°，即激发方向垂直钢丝轴向；对于不同长度和不同缺陷位置的钢丝，长度检测和缺陷定位的仿真及试验结果的预测相对误差均小于2%。     

高频超声技术用于陶瓷坯体制备过程中的逐段检测

以20～50MHz的工作频率范围,藉助于延迟块（平面、曲面）直接耦合方式,有效地开展了陶瓷坯体（生坯、素坯、毛坯）的超声无损检测．声参数（声速和声衰减）对陶瓷制备过程中各阶段的坯体内显微结构异常有灵敏的响应．适当选取工作频率和耦合条件,可以有效地进行素坯、毛坯超声技术缺陷检测．     

陶瓷及陶瓷基复合材料微缺陷的超声检测

为研究陶瓷及陶瓷基复合材料微缺陷的超声检测能力，针对一些人工缺陷试样进行了超声检测试验。试验主要采用了纵波垂直入射法和泄漏瑞利波法。通过试验结果，比较了两种方法的检测能力。     

奥氏体不锈钢焊缝超声回波信号的匹配追踪处理

研究了奥氏体不锈钢焊缝组织的金相显微结构及其对超声检测的影响,利用超声相控阵检测技术对定制的奥氏体不锈钢对接焊接接头对比试块中不同深度(10、30、50、70 mm)、φ2 mm×30 mm的横通孔缺陷进行了不同波型(横波和纵波)的检测,采用匹配追踪后处理方法对超声回波信号进行了处理。结果显示:奥氏体不锈钢焊缝组织结构复杂,晶粒粗大,各向异性明显,对超声检测产生严重的声能衰减,纵波检测奥氏体不锈钢焊缝中较深缺陷(50 mm)的能力强于横波检测,且匹配追踪对奥氏体不锈钢焊缝超声检测回波信号的处理不仅能有效抑制噪声信号、提高信噪比,还能提取出被淹没在噪声信号中的缺陷信号。     

Al2O3f／Al复合材料的超声特性

测定了体积含量Ｖｆ不同（５．４，９．１和１３．６％）的Ａｌ２Ｏ３短纤维增强的铝基复合材料的纵波声速，横波声速和密度，并由此得出它们的切变模量μ和杨氏模量Ｅ，结果发现，随Ｖｆ增加，纵波声速减小，横波声速增加，与纯铝相比，μ和Ｅ均明显增大，还给出纵波超声声速和超声衰减在１００～３００Ｋ温区内的温度响应曲线。     

超声波散射有限元模型中单一模态入射研究

超声波在缺陷处的散射行为分析中,研究单一模态与缺陷的作用极为重要。通过在多个节点上沿特定方向上施加简谐力形成合成点源,分析和验证了单一纵波和横波有限元模型的稳定性及近似为平面波的监测距离。仿真结果表明:单一纵波位移场纵波相对幅值变化率在±1.5%范围内波动,相位变动幅度为±0.6°,近似单一横波位移场横波相对幅值变化率在±0.5%范围内波动,相位变动幅度为±20°;当监测距离大于10λ时,超声横波可近似认为是平面波;当监测距离大于5λ时,纵波可近似为平面波。单一纵波有限元模型显示出较好的稳定性。此模型的建立为单独分析单一模态对缺陷的散射特性、模态转换及高精度定量检测提供了支撑和依据。     

一种由横波激发的特殊非线性声现象

目前对非线性超声的研究多集中在纵波激发的谐波性质以及对材料微观结构变化的实验检测上,横波激发的非线性声波性质少有研究。对横波激发的一维非线性声波方程入手,利用摄动法求解该方程,并改写为一阶偏微分方程,然后利用交错网格的有限差分形式进行数值求解。结果表明:采用横波激发,能产生线性横波和非线性纵波,且纵波的高次谐波内有两个信号,分别以纵波和横波两种速度传播。若采用较长的激发信号,纵波谐波能形成"拍"现象,成为一种奇特的声传播现象。     

电磁声换能器性能测试研究

本文简单地介绍了纵波电磁换能器产生和检测超声的机理，设计与制作考虑。对所研制开发的纵波ＥＭＡＴ的方向性，非接触脱离特性、分辨率和务灵敏度等性能的测试方法进行了系统研究和测试，并给出了其测试结果。     

混凝土表面开口裂缝对近表面声波影响

基于混凝土近表面不同波型的声速,分析开口裂缝对声波的影响。有限元仿真结果表明,激励源辐射的初始纵波P经裂缝端点衍射产生纵波P-P与横波P-T,P-T以一定的角度射向混凝土表面经模式转换产生纵波P-T-P;初始横波T在裂缝端点衍射产生纵波T-P与横波T-P;初始瑞利波R在裂缝端点衍射后除了产生纵波R-P与横波R-S外继续沿着固体表面传播(R-R)。在此基础上,基于变型波到达接收阵元的时刻定量检测裂缝的深度,检测结果较单面平测法具有更高的信噪比与检测精度,可辅助单面平测法更精确地定量检测混凝土开口裂缝的深度。     

基于超声导波反演参数定征皮质骨骨质状况研究

骨质疏松发生时，人体皮质骨层的孔隙度将增大。为研究皮质骨参数（厚度、横波速度、纵波速度）与骨质疏松症的关系，文章利用有限元方法对不同孔隙度（0∶3%∶27%）的单层皮质骨进行仿真，以3个周期的高斯包络正弦波作为激励，将采集到的超声导波信号先后经过二维傅里叶变换和Burg算法处理后得到频散数据，与基于FloquetBloch理论建立的理论频散曲线数据库进行匹配反演，得到皮质骨厚度、横波速度、纵波速度参数。结果显示皮质骨厚度反演准确，皮质骨孔隙度与横波速度和纵波速度呈负相关，横波速度敏感度为19.0%，纵波速度敏感度为5.5%。横波速度敏感度更高，临床诊断潜力更大。并对6组牛胫骨进行了离体实验，结果显示，反演得到的皮质骨厚度与其实际测量值的平均相对误差为4.0%，且实验频散曲线与理论频散曲线相吻合，验证了文中算法在真实皮质骨参数反演上的可行性和准确性。文中的研究在骨质疏松超声检测中具有应用潜力。     

Electromechanical properties of fine-grain, 0.7 Pb(Mg(1/3)Nb(2/3))O3-0.3PbTiO3 ceramics

A fine grain, relaxor-based piezoelectric ceramic 0.7 Pb(Mg(1/3)Nb(2/3))O3-0.3PbTiO3 (PMN-30% PT) has been investigated, which was fabricated using the columbite precursor method. The complete set of electromechanical properties of the piezoceramic at room temperature is determined using a combination of ultrasonic and resonance techniques. This fine-grain ceramic (grain size < or = 2.5 microm) exhibits ultra-high dielectric permittivity (epsilon33(T)/epsilon0 approximately 7000) and a high coupling coefficient k(33) (= 0.78). Ultrasonic spectroscopy was used to measure the dispersion of the phase velocity and attenuation for the longitudinal wave propagating in the poling direction. Lower attenuation and smaller velocity dispersion were observed compared to modified Pb(Zr(x)Ti(1-x)O3 (PZT-5H) ceramics. The measurement results show that this fine-grain PMN-30% PT ceramic is a very good material for making ultrasonic array transducers.     

Measuring the acoustic wave velocity and sample thickness using an ultrasonic transducer array

We suggest a new method for determining the longitudinal and transverse acoustic wave velocities and sample thicknesses, which is based on the measurement and analysis of pulsed echo signals by an array of ultrasonic transducers. Analytical expressions relating the delay of signals detected by the array and the values of parameters to be determined are obtained within the framework of a ray model of the measuring system. Measurements on a reference sample have been performed. The values of ultrasonic wave velocities and sample thickness obtained using the proposed technique agree with the results of measurements using independent methods.     

Study of magnetoelastic properties of pure nickel parts produced by metal injection moulding

The production of smart materials such as those with magnetoelastic properties is of increasing interest for some application as position transducers. The use of the metal injection moulding process permits the production of small parts with complex geometries as well as avoiding common defects produced by other processing techniques. In this study, a feedstock based on pure nickel and thermoplastic binder has been designed and moulded to have specific cylindrical geometry and defect-free green specimens. The parts were sintered changing several processing parameters that have influence on magnetoelastic effects. These effects were studied in terms of the field-dependent elastic modulus, which was estimated by subjecting the specimens to free longitudinal vibration while they remained within different magnetic fields from 0 to 2000 Oe. The optimal sintering parameters turned out to be 1325 °C for the temperature and 12 h for the holding time, whereas the estimated field-dependent elastic modulus variation (8%) was higher in comparison to variations in parts obtained by conventional processing (4%).     

Triple-resonant transducers

A detailed analysis is presented of two novel multiple-resonant transducers which produce a wider transmit response than that of a conventional Tonpilz-type transducer. These multi-resonant transducers are Tonpilz-type longitudinal vibrators that produce three coupled resonances and are referred to as triple-resonant transducers (TRTs). One of these designs is a mechanical series arrangement of a tail mass, piezoelectric ceramic stack, central mass, compliant spring, second central mass, second compliant spring, and a piston-radiating head mass. The other TRT design is a mechanical series arrangement of a tail mass, piezoelectric ceramic stack, central mass, compliant spring, and head mass with a quarter-wave matching layer of poly(methyl methacrylate) on the head mass. Several prototype transducer element designs were fabricated that demonstrated proof-of-concept.     

A four-pole SAW resonator filter combining transverse and symmetrical longitudinal modes

As a continuation of the activities concerning longitudinal and transverse modes, this paper describes the combination of transverse and neighboring longitudinal modes with the same symmetry for designing a four-pole resonator filter. The construction of both interdigital transducers arranged side by side agrees and is characterized by a symmetrical withdrawing weighting. The present solution offers the advantage to achieve a wider bandwidth for the same layout dimensions compared with the principle using neighboring longitudinal modes of different symmetry. The applicability of the principle to the filter design is demonstrated by experimental measurements.     

Online Magnetic Flux Leakage Detection System for Sucker Rod Defects Based on LabVIEW Programming

Aiming at the detection of the sucker rod defects, a real-time detection system is designed using the non-destructive testing technology of magnetic flux leakage (MFL). An MFL measurement system consists of many parts, and this study focuses on the signal acquisition and processing system. First of all, this paper introduces the hardware part of the acquisition system in detail, including the selection of the Hall-effect sensor, the design of the signal conditioning circuit, and the working process of the single chip computer (SCM) control serial port. Based on LabVIEW, a graphical programming software, the software part of the acquisition system is written, including serial port parameter configuration, detection signal recognition, original signal filtering, real-time display, data storage and playback. Finally, an experimental platform for the MFL detection is set up, and the MFL measurement is carried out on the transverse and longitudinal defects of the sucker rod surface. The experimental result shows that the designed acquisition and processing system has good detection performance, simple design and high flexibility.     

25 MHz ultrasonic transducers with lead- free piezoceramic, 1-3 PZT fiber-epoxy composite, and PVDF polymer active elements

This paper presents the fabrication and characterization of single-element ultrasonic transducers whose active elements are made of lead-free piezoceramic, 1-3 PZT/polymer composite and PVDF film. The lead free piezoelectric KNNLT- LS(K_0.44Na_0.52Li_0.04)(Nb_0.84Ta_0.10S_0.06b)O₃ powders and ceramics were prepared under controlled humidity and oxygen flow rate during sintering. Due to its moderate longitudinal piezoelectric charge coefficient (175 pC/N) and k_t of 0.50, the KNN-LT-LS composition may be a good candidate for highfrequency transducer applications. PZT fibers with 25 μm diameter formed by the viscose suspension spinning process were incorporated into epoxy to fabricate 1-3 composites with the averaged k_t = 0.64 and d₃₃ = 400 pC/N. Using KNN-LS-LT ceramic, 1-3 PZT fiber composite, and PVDF film, 3 different unfocused single element transducers with center frequencies of 25 MHz were fabricated. The acoustic characterization of the transducers demonstrated that wideband and low insertion loss could be obtained employing KNN-LS-LT ceramic. The ?6 dB bandwidth and insertion loss were 70% and ?21 dB, respectively. In comparison, the insertion loss of the ceramic transducer was much smaller than those made with 1-3 composite and PVDF film. This was attributed to closer electrical impedance match to 50 Ω and higher thickness coupling coefficient of the ceramic transducer.     

Location and Sizing of Defects in Coated Metallic Pipes Using Limited View Scattered Data in Frequency Domain

The inverse problem of reconstructing the location and size of defects in a coated metallic pipe from single frequency limited view electromagnetic scattered field is considered. Specifically, the paper addresses the problem of assessing shape changes in the shadow region entailed by limited view data in 2D by operating in an intermediate size parameter (ka) range. The inverse scattering problem is formulated as a non-linear optimization problem solved through genetic algorithm that seeks to minimize in the least-squared sense the difference between measured data and simulated data through iterations of the solution to a forward problem. The hybrid finite element boundary integral formulations were used to solve the forward problem of coated metallic pipe with defects. The proposed inversion methodology was applied for shadow region shape change assessment to determine whether a metal pipe is coated or not, and to reconstruct the location and size of corrosion-like defect, over a range of size parameters. The study is carried out using transverse electric and transverse magnetic polarized fields. To understand the effect of coating on backscattered fields, parametric studies are conducted using numerical data. A range for size parameter \(2.0\le ka\le 4\) was found to produce the highest contrast between defect free pipe and coated metallic pipes with defects in the deep shadow region. The experiments are carried out using vector network analyzer in an anechoic chamber. The inversion results obtained using measured data were found be in good agreement with inversion results obtained using synthetic data. Estimated extent of corrosion in deep shadow region of a coated metallic pipe was found to be within 9 % of actual extent of corrosion.     

Sandwiched piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers oflongitudinal-torsional compound vibrational modes

Sandwiched piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers of longitudinal-torsional compound vibrational modes were studied. The transducers consist of coaxially segmented, longitudinally and tangentially polarized piezoelectric ceramic rings, a back metal cylinder, and a front exponential solid metal horn. Based on the plane-wave approximation, the equivalent circuits of the longitudinal and torsional vibrations in the sandwiched transducer were obtained and the resonance frequency equations of the transducer in longitudinal and torsional vibrations were derived. By means of choosing the radius decay coefficient of the front exponential horn, the longitudinal and torsional vibrations are made to resonate at the same frequency in the transducer. Sandwiched piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers of longitudinal-torsional compound modes were designed and fabricated according to the frequency equations. It is demonstrated that the measured resonance frequencies of the transducers are in good agreement with the theoretical results, and the measured resonance frequencies of the transducers in longitudinal and torsional vibration modes are also in good agreement with each other. Theoretical and experimental results show that this kind of transducer can be used in ultrasonic welding, ultrasonic machining, ultrasonic motors, and other ultrasonic applications which need large displacement amplitudes     

Residual Stiffness of Cracked Cross-Ply Composite Laminates Under Multi-Axial In-plane Loading

In this paper, the Equivalent Constraint Model (ECM) together with a 2-D shear lag stress analysis approach is applied to predict residual stiffness properties of polymer and ceramic matrix [0/90 _n /0] cross-ply laminates subjected to in-plane biaxial loading and damaged by transverse and longitudinal matrix cracks. It is found that the longitudinal Young’s modulus, shear modulus and major Poisson’s ratio undergo large degradation as the matrix crack density increases, with Poisson’s ratio appearing to be the most affected by transverse cracking. In cross-ply laminates with thick 90° layer strip-shaped delaminations begin to initiate and grow from the tips of matrix cracks at the 0°/90° interface. These delaminations contribute to further stiffness degradation of such laminates, and hence have to be taken into account in failure analysis models. The thickness of the 90° layer plays an important role; the thicker the 90° layer, the bigger stiffness reduction suggesting a size (volume) effect at ply level. In SiC/CAS cross-ply laminates reduction in the longitudinal modulus occurs mainly due to transverse cracks, while the shear modulus appears to be the most affected by the presence of longitudinal cracks. The shear modulus reduction ratio predicted previously by a semi-empirical formula is, in the most of cases, within 10% of the current ECM/2-D shear lag approach value. In some cases, though, the error of the semi-empirical finite element expression can be as big as 20% since it fails to capture damage mode interaction.