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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 1155 |
| Journal | Applied Sciences (Switzerland) |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 8 Feb 2020 |
Abstract
Non-destructive ultrasonic testing is utilized widely by industries for quality assurance. For sensitive materials or surfaces, non-contact, non-destructive testing methods are in demand. The air-coupled ultrasound (ACU) is one possible solution. This can be used to investigate large, panel-like objects for delaminations and other flaws. For a high detectability, fine measurement grids are required (typically <λ is used), which results in extremely long data acquisition times that are only practicable for laboratory applications. This paper aimed at reducing the required measurement grid points for obtaining high detectability evaluations. The novel method presented in this paper allows a measurement grid that is much coarser than the resulting grid. The method combines a software refinement of the measured data with the Rayleigh-Sommerfeld diffraction integral for the calculation of the pressure distribution on the object's surface. This result allows the precise prediction of delaminations and flaws in the tested object. The presented method shows a decrease in the total investigation time by up to 98%.
Keywords
- Air coupled ultrasound, Diffraction integral, Flaw detection, NDT, Non-destructive testing, Rayleigh, Resolution enhancement, Sommerfeld
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- General Materials Science
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Instrumentation
- Engineering(all)
- General Engineering
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Process Chemistry and Technology
- Computer Science(all)
- Computer Science Applications
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
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In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Vol. 10, No. 3, 1155, 08.02.2020.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigation and Enhancement of the Detectability of Flaws with a Coarse Measuring Grid and Air Coupled Ultrasound for NDT of Panel Materials Using the Re-Radiation Method
AU - Schmelt, Andreas Sebastian
AU - Marhenke, Torben
AU - Hasener, Jörg
AU - Twiefel, Jens
N1 - Funding Information: This research was funded by the AiF Projekt GmbH. With the project number ZF4176504WM7. The publication of this article was funded by the Open Access fund of Leibniz Universität Hannover. This research was supported by J. Wallaschek.
PY - 2020/2/8
Y1 - 2020/2/8
N2 - Non-destructive ultrasonic testing is utilized widely by industries for quality assurance. For sensitive materials or surfaces, non-contact, non-destructive testing methods are in demand. The air-coupled ultrasound (ACU) is one possible solution. This can be used to investigate large, panel-like objects for delaminations and other flaws. For a high detectability, fine measurement grids are required (typically <λ is used), which results in extremely long data acquisition times that are only practicable for laboratory applications. This paper aimed at reducing the required measurement grid points for obtaining high detectability evaluations. The novel method presented in this paper allows a measurement grid that is much coarser than the resulting grid. The method combines a software refinement of the measured data with the Rayleigh-Sommerfeld diffraction integral for the calculation of the pressure distribution on the object's surface. This result allows the precise prediction of delaminations and flaws in the tested object. The presented method shows a decrease in the total investigation time by up to 98%.
AB - Non-destructive ultrasonic testing is utilized widely by industries for quality assurance. For sensitive materials or surfaces, non-contact, non-destructive testing methods are in demand. The air-coupled ultrasound (ACU) is one possible solution. This can be used to investigate large, panel-like objects for delaminations and other flaws. For a high detectability, fine measurement grids are required (typically <λ is used), which results in extremely long data acquisition times that are only practicable for laboratory applications. This paper aimed at reducing the required measurement grid points for obtaining high detectability evaluations. The novel method presented in this paper allows a measurement grid that is much coarser than the resulting grid. The method combines a software refinement of the measured data with the Rayleigh-Sommerfeld diffraction integral for the calculation of the pressure distribution on the object's surface. This result allows the precise prediction of delaminations and flaws in the tested object. The presented method shows a decrease in the total investigation time by up to 98%.
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KW - Rayleigh
KW - Resolution enhancement
KW - Sommerfeld
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