铝板中Lamb波检测的实验研究

Lamb波在传播过程中具有频散及多模态特性,若相关参数选择不当,会导致在实际应用中信号相互叠加而无法识别。本文基于Lamb波的频散曲线是其频散方程实数解分布的特点,采用二分法绘制了铝板中Lamb波的频散曲线、波结构曲线和入射角曲线。根据曲线选择S0模态的Lamb波对1mm厚铝板中不同类型的缺陷进行检测。实验结果表明,S0模态的Lamb波对裂纹型缺陷和贯穿型缺陷十分敏感,但对于裂纹型缺陷,其幅值变化并不与缺陷大小成线性关系,并且S0模态Lamb波的声场指向性十分集中,在偏离声束轴线时无法检测到缺陷。     

泄漏Lamb波在固井质量评价中的应用

轻质水泥在油气田固井中的广泛应用使得传统声阻抗测井方式难以准确地对固井水泥胶结质量作出评价。本文基于弯曲型Lamb波传播特征对层状介质胶结质量较为敏感的特点,首先对套管井建立合适的层状介质模型,计算了层状介质的平面波反射系数,从反射系数的角度探讨了在套管井内激发弯曲型Lamb波的条件。然后依据该条件并结合声波角谱理论计算了稳态有限宽脉冲束入射时在套管井内产生的弯曲型Lamb波泄漏波的时间波列信号。通过对泄漏波波列信号的分析,得到了弯曲型Lamb波与套管井水泥胶结质量间的关系。研究表明,入射声波在满足一定条件下可以在套管内激发弯曲型Lamb波,其传播时的衰减率与套管水泥胶结质量以及水泥的声学参数均相关,当水泥为轻质水泥或者普通水泥时,其衰减率随着套管水泥间水层厚度的增加而减小,当水泥为快水泥时,其衰减率随着水层厚度的减小而增加,但当水层厚度减为零即套管水泥胶结良好情况下,其衰减率转而变小。     

有效测量套管井泄漏Lamb波衰减的实验研究

低密度水泥在油气井中的广泛应用使得常规的声阻抗类测井方法难以准确、有效地评价固井质量,而声波倾斜入射在套管中激发的弯曲型Lamb波对水泥的性质及胶结情况具有很高的分辨能力,能够很好地解决低密度水泥的固井质量评价问题。弯曲型Lamb波对套管后介质声学信息的响应反映在声波衰减中,因此该文通过实验研究了激发弯曲型Lamb波的有效方式,分析了声波入射和接收角度对Lamb波衰减的影响。实验结果表明,入射和接收角度在一定范围内变化时,虽然激发出的Lamb波模式均为弯曲型Lamb波,但在同一套管模型下测量的声波衰减值会有差异,选择激发弯曲型Lamb波的最有效方式,计算得到的Lamb波衰减对套管后介质的灵敏度才会最高。     

翻边压电晶片激励Lamb波声场研究

压电晶片广泛应用于超声波检测领域,是激励和接收超声波的最主要器件之一。本文通过实验、有限元压电模拟和半解析数值模拟,研究用压电晶片在板中激励Lamb波,三种方法得到的Lamb波信号中S0模态非常吻合,A0模态处稍有差异。同时还分析了晶片的电极形态对声场分布以及声场能量的影响,声场随着电极面积比变化而变化。研究结果可为压电晶片的实际使用提供参考。     

窄频带Lamb波频散特性研究

利用连续小波变换对从铝合金板结构中俘获的Lamb波信号进行分析,获得波信号在时间-尺度域的等高线和等高线脊线.根据Lamb波的频散特征、时间-尺度域等高线脊线的斜率和波在不同尺度下的到达时间,识别了Lamb波信号中各信息包的模式,并匹配出基础阶模式窄频带Lamb波在铝合金板结构中传播的实际频散曲线.对试验的Lamb波信号分析的结果表明该方法对于研究和应用窄频带Lamb波的频散特性是有效的. 关键词： 连续小波变换 Lamb波 频散     

A0模态Lamb波聚焦透镜的结构设计及实验研究

基于折射率的弯曲波透镜多在板结构上打孔或挖槽,这种设计破坏了原有的结构,降低了板的刚度和稳定性。鉴于此,通过在板表面镶嵌棱柱的方式设计了A0模态Lamb波的聚焦透镜。首先,详细讨论了棱柱的结构参数对Lamb波带隙的影响机理,获取了波速与结构尺寸的定量关系,并实现了透镜的结构设计;其次,有限元仿真了该聚焦透镜的工作性能,包括聚焦位置、焦点处能量分布、聚焦尺寸、工作带宽等;最后,通过实验验证了该透镜设计的正确性。研究结果表明,设计的透镜能够使弯曲波聚焦在预先设定位置,且在不改变结构参数的情况下具有一定的工作频率带宽。该透镜设计方法具有聚焦性能优越、刚度强、易于加工等优点,为声聚焦透镜在无损检测、能量收集等领域的实际应用提供了参考。     

基于ZnO/SiC结构的Lamb波传感器研究

由于超声波传感器的工作需要极高的灵敏度和稳定度,其性能优化一直是研究的重点之一。本文采用传递矩阵法计算了基于ZnO/SiC结构的Lamb波传感器的各项性能,包括机电耦合系数,插入损耗,灵敏度以及较小的最小检测域。根据模拟结果,对Lamb波传感器的以上五个性能参数进行了优化,得到了优化工作条件。 研究发现,Lamb波多模特性为这种传感器的性能优化提供了丰富的选择性,选择不同的模式,可以对各项性能参数进行不同目的的优化。研究结果对研制高性能的Lamb波超声传感器具有理论指导作用。     

利用Taylor展开法研究Lamb波在功能梯度材料中的传播特性

超声技术可用于对功能梯度材料(FGMs)的性质进行评估. 由于FGMs性质的非均匀性,采用分布函数来描述FGMs弹性常数和密度沿厚度方向的变化趋势,并提出利用Taylor展开的方法来解决分布函数为任意函数时的FGMs中Lamb波的传播问题. 利用本征函数展开法得到了铁基氧化铝FGMs中Lamb波的相速度色散曲线,讨论了材料性质分布对铁基氧化铝FGMs中Lamb波传播特性的影响. 为FGMs性质(沿板厚方向变化)的反演提供了理论依据. 关键词： 功能梯度材料 Lamb波 Legendre多项式 分布函数     

基于弹性波超表面的Lamb波透射调控

根据广义Snell定律,该文提出了一种新型曲梁型弹性波超表面结构。通过该结构对入射波进行相位调制,实现了板中Lamb波(A0模态)的异常透射调控,从而实现了波的负折射、非对称传输、声聚焦等功能。进一步的研究结果显示,若将该类超表面结构贴置在完整的铝板表面,通过引入吸声材料(阻尼),在保证薄板完整性的同时,可以起到显著消除薄板和超表面透射波场叠加的作用。该方法实现了对完整板结构Lamb波透射方向的有效调控,也为弹性波超表面提供了新的研究思路。     

Quantitative damage imaging using Lamb wave diffraction tomography

In this paper, we investigate the diffraction tomography for quantitative imaging damages of partly through-thickness holes with various shapes in isotropic plates by using converted and non-converted scattered Lamb waves generated numerically. Finite element simulations are carried out to provide the scattered wave data. The validity of the finite element model is confirmed by the comparison of scattering directivity pattern(SDP) of circle blind hole damage between the finite element simulations and the analytical results. The imaging method is based on a theoretical relation between the one-dimensional(1D) Fourier transform of the scattered projection and two-dimensional(2D) spatial Fourier transform of the scattering object. A quantitative image of the damage is obtained by carrying out the 2D inverse Fourier transform of the scattering object. The proposed approach employs a circle transducer network containing forward and backward projections, which lead to so-called transmission mode(TMDT) and reflection mode diffraction tomography(RMDT),respectively. The reconstructed results of the two projections for a non-converted S0 scattered mode are investigated to illuminate the influence of the scattering field data. The results show that Lamb wave diffraction tomography using the combination of TMDT and RMDT improves the imaging effect compared with by using only the TMDT or RMDT. The scattered data of the converted A0 mode are also used to assess the performance of the diffraction tomography method. It is found that the circle and elliptical shaped damages can still be reasonably identified from the reconstructed images while the reconstructed results of other complex shaped damages like crisscross rectangles and racecourse are relatively poor.     

An oscillator using high order Lamb wave modes

An oscillator using high order Lamb wave modes is presented. Due to the multimode property of Lamb waves, high frequency oscillators using high order mode Lamb waves can be fabricated. To select the operating mode of the Lamb wave oscillator, a high order mode selector is inserted into the feedback loop. An oscillator using the 13th antisymmetric mode (a₁₃) in Lamb wave is achieved in experiments and the oscillating frequency is 5.30 times higher than that of the a₀ mode excited by the interdigital transducer.     

The influence of backward wave transmission on quantitative ultrasonic evaluation using Lamb wave propagation

In view of the various novel quantitative ultrasonic evaluation techniques developed using Lamb wave propagation, the influence of an important related phenomenon, backward transmission, is investigated in this paper. Using the discrete layer theory and a multiple integral transform method, the surface displacement and velocity responses of isotropic plates and cross-ply laminated composite plates due to the Lamb waves excited by parabolic- and piston-type transmitting transducers are evaluated. Analytical expressions for the surface displacement and velocity frequency response functions are developed. Based on this a large volume of calculations is carried out. Through examining the characteristics of the surface displacement and velocity frequency response functions and, especially, the different propagation modes' contributions to them, the influence of the backward wave transmission related to quantitative ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation applications is discussed and some important conclusions are drawn.     

一种定征固体板表面性质的兰姆波方法

基于Ritec-SNAP系统建立了兰姆波实验系统，分析了用兰姆波幅频特性定征固体板表面性质的可行性。实验结果表明，用高阶、多模兰姆波的幅频特性可准确定征固体板表面性质的变化。     

金属板疲劳损伤非线性兰姆波混频检测

针对金属板结构安全运行需要,开展了金属板结构疲劳损伤非线性兰姆波混频检测方法研究。通过数值仿真,研究了两列A₀兰姆波与材料损伤间的非线性相互作用。结果表明,两列共线A₀兰姆波在结构材料损伤处产生单向传播的和频S₀波,且和频波幅值随传播距离具有积累增长效应。对不同疲劳程度金属板试件进行了共线混频兰姆波检测实验,结果表明,和频波幅值随试件疲劳周数的增加呈单调递增趋势,提出的兰姆波混频技术可用于金属板结构疲劳程度的表征。研究工作为金属板结构疲劳损伤检测提供了可行的技术方案。     

Nondestructive testing in human teeth using a leaky Lamb wave device

A Lamb wave interdigital transducer mounted on a layered substrate composed of two plates, a thin piezoelectric ceramic plate and an acrylic plate, operating at a liquid-solid boundary, is investigated for ultrasonic nondestructive testing of the layer thickness in human teeth. A higher-order mode having a phase velocity higher than the longitudinal wave velocity in the human teeth can be used for nondestructive testing. In the combination of the two layers, the fourth mode of leaky Lamb wave is most favorable for a frequency-controllable radiation angle of an ultrasound beam into a water layer as an acoustic coupler. In the configuration of an acoustic delay line, the layer-thickness measurement in vivo, evaluated from the time interval between two reflected ultrasound echoes, is successfully realized under a thin water layer as the acoustic coupler.     

Lamb wave tomography of pipe-like structures

Lamb waves are guided ultrasonic plate waves that can follow the curvature of pipe-like structures. By transmitting and receiving many helically propagating Lamb waves via longitudinal transducers in contact with the surface of a pipe, crosshole tomographic geometries can be mimicked and tomographic reconstructions performed in order to locate and size flaws. We describe here a meridional-array scheme which mimics a single line of transducers along the exterior surface of the pipe in the axial direction, and show proof of concept results on a pipe sample with an internal wall-thinning. We also demonstrate improved reconstructions for the other helical ultrasound tomography geometry where the transmitters and receivers lie along parallel circumferential rings. We find frequency compounding smoothes out some of the noise and artifacts that appear in the reconstructions.     

Multiple-mode Lamb wave scattering simulations using 3D elastodynamic finite integration technique

We have implemented three-dimensional (3D) elastodynamic finite integration technique (EFIT) simulations to model Lamb wave scattering for two flaw-types in an aircraft-grade aluminum plate, a rounded rectangle flat-bottom hole and a disbond of the same shape. The plate thickness and flaws explored in this work include frequency-thickness regions where several Lamb wave modes exist and sometimes overlap in phase and/or group velocity. For the case of the flat-bottom hole the depth was incrementally increased to explore progressive changes in multiple-mode Lamb wave scattering due to the damage. The flat-bottom hole simulation results have been compared to experimental data and are shown to provide key insight for this well-defined experimental case by explaining unexpected results in experimental waveforms. For the rounded rectangle disbond flaw, which would be difficult to implement experimentally, we found that Lamb wave behavior differed significantly from the flat-bottom hole flaw. Most of the literature in this field is restricted to low frequency-thickness regions due to difficulties in interpreting data when multiple modes exist. We found that benchmarked 3D EFIT simulations can yield an understanding of scattering behavior for these higher frequency-thickness regions and in cases that would be difficult to set up experimentally. Additionally, our results show that 2D simulations would not have been sufficient for modeling the complicated scattering that occurred.     

Characterization of surface properties of a solid plate using nonlinear Lamb wave approach

A nonlinear Lamb wave approach is presented for characterizing the surface properties of a solid plate. This characterization approach is useful for some practical situations where ultrasonic transducers cannot touch the surfaces to be inspected, e.g. the inside surfaces of sealed vessels. In this paper, the influences of changes in the surface properties of a solid plate on the effect of second-harmonic generation by Lamb wave propagation were analyzed. A surface coating with the different properties was used to simulate changes in the surface properties of a solid plate. When the areas and thicknesses of coatings on the surface of a given solid plate changed, the amplitude-frequency curves both of the fundamental waves and the second harmonics by Lamb wave propagation were measured under the condition that Lamb waves had a strong nonlinearity. It was found that changes in the surface properties might clearly affect the efficiency of second-harmonic generation by Lamb wave propagation. The Stress Wave Factors (SWFs) in acousto-ultrasonic technique were used for reference, and the definitions of the SWFs of Lamb waves were introduced. The preliminary experimental results showed that the second-harmonic SWF of Lamb wave propagation could effectively be used to characterize changes in the surface properties of the given solid plate.