Contribution to classification of buried objects based on acoustic impedance matching

Determination of material the buried objects are made of could contribute significantly to their recognition, or classification. This is important in detecting buried antipersonnel landmines within the context of humanitarian demining, as well as in a variety of other applications. In this article the concept has been formulated of the approach to buried object's material determination starting with ultrasonic impulse propagation analysis in a particular testing set configuration. The impulse propagates through a characterized transfer material in such a way that a part of it, a reflected wave, carries the information about the buried object's surface material acoustic impedance. The limit of resolution capability is theoretically analyzed and experimentally evaluated and the influencing factors described. Among these, the contact between clean surfaces of the transfer material and buried object is emphasized.     

性能可调的纵向振动圆锥形超声变幅杆*

提出了一种基于压电效应的性能可调纵向振动圆锥形超声变幅杆,并对其振动性能进行了研究。该变幅杆由传统的圆锥形超声变幅杆和压电陶瓷材料组合而成。论文研究了圆锥变幅杆中压电陶瓷材料的厚度、位置以及电阻抗的改变对变幅杆性能参数的影响,并进行了数值模拟仿真及实验验证。结果表明,通过改变压电陶瓷材料的厚度、位置和电阻抗值,可以实现变幅杆共振频率和位移放大系数的改变。理论计算结果与数值模拟值和实验测试值符合得很好。     

Frequency-swept ultrasound-modulated optical tomography in biological tissue by use of parallel detection

A frequency-swept ultrasonic beam was focused into a biological tissue sample to modulate the laser light passing through the ultrasonic beam inside the tissue. Parallel detection of the speckle field formed by the transmitted laser light was implemented with the source-synchronous-illumination lock-in technique to improve the signal-to-noise ratio. The ultrasound-modulated laser light reflects the local optical and mechanical properties in the ultrasonic beam and can be used for tomographic imaging of the tissue. Sweeping the ultrasonic frequency provides spatial resolution along the ultrasonic axis, which is scalable with the frequency span of the sweep. Two-dimensional images of biological tissue with buried objects were successfully obtained experimentally.     

超声波多点定位

介绍了利用超声波对多个物体进行定位的装置及方法,利用2个超声波收发传感器接收每个物体的反射波,并通过一定的算法计算出每个物体的位置.该装置可对二维空间内多个物体进行定位,并可对其测速、跟踪,甚至测出物体轮廓.     

用电光相位调制器显示超声行波波前

本文提出了一种用连续激光器,在时间相关理论依据下,以电光相位调制显示超声行波波前的新方法;并考虑到运动相位和静止相位的差异,提出了一种特殊的空间滤波技术,从而显示了超声行波的高对比像.     

大功率单脉冲超声信号发生器的设计

为了提高探伤深度,实现混凝土大坝等散射强介质的超声检测,本文提出了一种成本低,小体积,结构简单的大功率单脉冲超声信号发生器,并给出了原理电路设计。所述装置利用控制电容充放电经脉冲变压器产生瞬时高压脉冲的新思路,克服了过去由于信号幅度限制功率上不去的困难。经实验验证该装置与现有的单脉冲信号发生器相比,探伤深度得到了很大提高,可用于混凝土结构构建的超声探伤。     

Non-contact transportation using near-field acoustic levitation

Near-field acoustic levitation, where planar objects 10 kg in weight can levitate stably near the vibrating plate, is successfully applied both to non-contact transportation of objects and to a non-contact ultrasonic motor. Transporting apparatuses and an ultrasonic motor have been fabricated and their characteristics measured. The theory of near-field acoustic levitation both for a piston-like sound source and a flexural vibration source is also briefly described.     

Experimental investigation on the ultrasonic impregnation of wood through measurements of the intensity of sonoluminescence

Ultrasonic impregnation is thought to be an effective way of permeation of liquid into material through the material-surface reforming with the attack by an ultrasonic cavitation jet or by the shock wave emitted from a collapsing bubble, or through dynamic transformation of material like a sponge. The action of a cavitation bubble can also provide penetration of liquid into the interior of the material. This paper investigates whether there is a correlation between the intensity of sonoluminescence (SL) measured at different positions and the increment in the mass of the wood material (cedar) after sonication with immersion into water in order to clarify the role of cavitation bubbles for ultrasonic impregnation. It was found that a high mass change was obtained for the material located at the position for high (the maximum) SL intensity. The number density of ultrasonic cavitation bubbles that are able to collapse leading to the emission of SL is correlated with the degree of ultrasonic impregnation.     

Counter-propagation of harmonic waves in exponentially graded materials

Counter-propagation and interaction of two ultrasonic harmonic waves in strongly inhomogeneous exponentially graded material is studied. Deformations of a specimen with two parallel boundaries are described by the five-constant nonlinear theory of elasticity. One-dimensional problems are investigated in detail. The influence of material properties variation on the profile of boundary oscillations is clarified. The obtained results will be useful in ultrasonic nondestructive material characterization.     

Particular features of acousto-optic visualization in scattering media upon detection of nonballistic light

Images of optically inhomogeneous objects immersed into a cell with a scattering liquid through which orthogonal laser and ultrasonic beams pass are obtained upon measuring the scattered light modulated at the ultrasonic frequency. The alternating current from a photodetector recording the optical radiation emerging from the cell was used as a parameter of the acousto-optic visualization. The quality of the visualization is analyzed in relation to the registration conditions and the scattering parameter magnitude, as well as the size and shape of three-dimensional and planar objects. Under the experimental conditions used, the positions of objects immersed into the scattering liquid are detected fairly precisely, with a satisfactory contrast and sharpness of images in the plane perpendicular to the laser beam axis, whereas, along this axis, the object positions are not determined. The experiment was performed under conditions of transition from a regime without scattering to a regime of multiple scattering.     

Ultrasonic dispersion of inorganic nanoparticles in epoxy resin

The incorporation of nanoscale fillers into a polymer can lead to a considerable improvement of mechanical properties, i.e. stiffness and toughness of a material can be enhanced simultaneously by the insertion of nanofillers. Thereby, the crucial difference between conventional microscale fillers and nanofillers is the high specific surface of the latter. In order that this surface can interact with the matrix material a good dispersion, i.e. a good separation and a homogeneous distribution of the nanoparticles into the polymer, is required. In the present study ultrasonic waves generated by an ultrasonic horn were used to disperse titanium dioxide nanoparticles into epoxy resin. The process parameters, e.g. the ultrasonic amplitude, the dispersion time and the material’s volume, were varied systematically with the aim of achieving an optimum dispersion process. A dispersion model for bead mills was adapted to the ultrasonic process and compared to a second dispersion model in order to find an adequate mathematical expression to correlate the ultrasonic process parameters to the particle sizes in the material and to allow predictions for further experiments.     

Application of ultrasound in comminution

This paper deals with a new technology for fine grinding of hard materials, based on a high-compression roller mill with ultrasonic capabilities. The machine was tested by producing fine powders from hard rocks, with and without ultrasonic activation, permitting the beneficial effects of ultrasound to be evaluated. The experimental set-up allows the following operational parameters to be measured: material flow, applied torque, angular velocity of the rollers, stress on the shafts, ultrasonic energy applied and the vibration amplitude and phase behaviour of the transducer roller. It is found that the application of ultrasonic energy diminishes the torque required, the stress over the shafts and the total energy consumed for the same grinding results. In addition, a reduction in the erosion of the grinding surfaces was found. The optimal value of the applied ultrasonic power was determined by measuring the specific rate of breakage, a parameter that refers to the energy consumed for the generation of 1 ton of material, for each size range.     

纵向带状裂隙形貌的逆时偏移超声成像

传统的工业超声成像方法通常只能确定缺陷的位置与横向尺寸,无法获得缺陷的形貌信息.一些特殊的缺陷,如纵向裂纹,是典型的例子.基于多阵元技术,开展了固体介质缺陷逆时偏移超声成像方法的数值与实验研究.针对铝块平底纵裂纹及内部纵裂纹两种传统方法无法有效成像的缺陷,首先开展了单分量逆时偏移成像方法研究,给出了基于数值仿真的逆时偏移成像结果以及基于多阵元超声成像实验系统实验测试的逆时偏移成像结果.进一步开展了基于多分量位移检测与转换横波分离的逆时偏移成像方法研究,并提出了基于新型多分量激光干涉仪进行检测的思路.数值仿真结果证实了多分量逆时偏移图像重建结果可以克服单分量方式的缺点,得到明显优于单分量检测时的图像.     

A finite element model for ultrasonic cutting

Using a single-blade ultrasonic cutting device, a study of ultrasonic cutting of three very different materials is conducted using specimens of cheese, polyurethane foam and epoxy resin. Initial finite element models are created, based on the assumption that the ultrasonic blade causes a crack to propagate in a controlled mode 1 opening, and these are validated against experimental data from three point bend fracture tests and ultrasonic cutting experiments on the materials. Subsequently, the finite element model is developed to represent ultrasonic cutting of a multi-layered material. Materials are chosen whose properties allow a model to be developed that could represent a multi-layer food product or biological structure, to enable ultrasonic cutting systems to be designed for applications both in the field of food processing and surgical procedures. The model incorporates an estimation of the friction condition between the cutting blade and the material to be cut and allows adjustment of the frequency, cutting amplitude and cutting speed.     

Ultrasonic excitation affects friction interactions between food materials and cutting tools

In the food industry, ultrasonic cutting is used to improve separation by a reduction of the cutting force. This reduction can be attributed to the modification of tool–workpiece interactions at the cutting edge and along the tool flanks because of the superposition of the cutting movement with ultrasonic vibration of the cutting tool. In this study, model experiments were used to analyze friction between the flanks of a cutting tool and the material to be cut. Friction force at a commercial cutting sonotrode was quantified using combined cutting–friction experiments, and sliding friction tests were carried out by adapting a standard draw-off assembly and using an ultrasonic welding sonotrode as sliding surface. The impact of material parameters, ultrasonic amplitude, and the texture of the contacting food surface on friction force was investigated. The results show that ultrasonic vibration significantly reduces the sliding friction force. While the amplitude showed no influence within the tested range, the texture of the contact surface of the food affects the intensity of ultrasonic transportation effects. These effects are a result of mechanical interactions and of changes in material properties of the contact layer, which are induced by the deformation of contact points, friction heating and absorption heating because of the dissipation of mechanical vibration energy.     

A high resolution ultrasonic microscope

The construction and imaging capabilities of a scanning high resolution ultrasonic microscope are considered in this paper. Theoretical expressions for the resolution limits of the microscope and some of the most important properties of the ultrasonic lenses are given. Ultrasonic through-transmission and back-scattering images of different objects are presented and a quasi-three-dimensional display mode is introduced. A resolution of about 4 μm is demonstrated at 300 MHz by the present ultrasonic microscope.     

骨小梁材料特性对超声背散射信号的影响

基于时域有限差分法(FDTD)建立了松质骨的超声背散射仿真系统,研究了骨小梁材料特性对超声背散射信号的影响。首次得到松质骨中的超声背散射系数(BSC)和积分背散射系数(IBC)随骨小梁材料参数(密度、拉梅常数、黏度系数及声阻抗系数)的变化关系。研究结果表明,IBC随骨小梁密度的增加而增加;BSC和IBC随拉梅常数的增加而增加、随第一黏度系数的增加而近似线性地减小,第二黏度的变化对背散射信号的影响很小;背散射参数随阻抗系数的增加而减小。说明松质骨中的超声背散射特性不仅受骨矿密度(BMD)和骨微结构的影响,还与骨小梁的材料参数密切相关。研究结果有利于理解松质骨中超声的背散射特性,对松质骨骨质状况的评价有一定帮助。      

用于铝板缺陷无损检测的激光超声有限元模拟研究

激光超声技术能够在材料表面形成超声波，是实现材料缺陷无损检测的重要环节。借助Abaqus有限元分析工具，基于激光超声热弹机制建立了轴对称铝板的表面缺陷模型，模拟了激光激发产生的表面波在材料中的传播特性及其与铝板缺陷的相互作用过程。数值模拟实验表明，铝板表面缺陷的分布深度值越大，反射波越强，并且当缺陷深度达到一定程度时，反射波的幅值趋于稳定；但缺陷的分布宽度对于反射波的影响则十分有限。所得结论为基于激光超声的材料缺陷的定量检测及识别提供有效的理论依据。     

Remote ultrasonic defectoscopy of sound radiating objects through the air

A method of obtaining ultrasonic images of objects radiating ultrasonic acoustic waves in the air is proposed. Object images are retrieved by spatially matched filtering of the amplitude-phase distribution of the ultrasonic field measured in a planar rectangular region at a distance from the radiating object under investigation. The field is measured at different frequencies in a wide band, which allows one to reduce the level of noise and artifacts in the retrieved images by processing in a wide frequency band.