焊接薄板中S0兰姆波对槽型缺陷响应特性的数值研究*

采用数值仿真方法,就焊接薄板中S_0兰姆波对槽型缺陷的响应特性以及焊缝对S_0兰姆波槽型缺陷检测灵敏度的影响开展了数值研究。数值仿真结果表明,S_0_R信号(经槽型缺陷反射的S_0兰姆波回波信号)的反射比率随槽型缺陷深度的增大而单调增加;S_0_R信号的反射比率随槽型缺陷宽度的变化呈非单调变化关系,可将S_0_R信号的反射比率及其持续时间一并加以考虑,以评价槽型缺陷宽度的变化。随着焊缝余高的增加,S_0兰姆波对槽型缺陷的检测灵敏度将降低;随着焊缝宽度的增加,S_0兰姆波对槽型缺陷检测灵敏度的影响并不明显;相比之下,焊缝余高是影响S_0兰姆波槽型缺陷检测灵敏度的主要因素。研究结果表明,将S_0兰姆波用于检测隐藏于焊缝背后的槽型缺陷,是具有可行性的。所得结果对于发展焊接薄板的超声兰姆波无损检测技术,具有一定的理论指导意义和实际参考价值。     

采用单个压电传感器的单模式兰姆波激发频率的选择

考虑了压电传感器(PZT)与板之间的耦合作用,从理论上研究了单个压电传感器激发时产生单模式兰姆波的频率调节方法,实验给出了模式选择在兰姆波结构健康监测中的应用. 在板材、板厚以及PZT尺寸一定的情况下,从理论上能够预测到作为频率函数的各兰姆波模式的幅值变化. 根据某特定兰姆波模式的幅值最大而其他模式幅值相对最小时所对应的频率,即可识别出该兰姆波模式优化的激发频率. 数值仿真验证了理论的有效性以及单模式兰姆波选择的可能性. 在不同的激发频率下,分别激发了优化的A0 模式,优化的S0模式以及共存的A0和S0模 关键词： 兰姆波 压电传感器 激发频率 结构健康监测     

带粘弹性包覆层充液管道中的超声导波纵向模态

理论分析和实验研究了超声导波纵向模态在带粘弹性包覆层充液管道中的传播特性。得到了纵向模态的频散曲线。以此确定了适合带粘弹性包覆层充液管道缺陷检测的一定频带的纵向模态。经分析认为,频散小,衰减低的频带0~50 kHz的L(0,1)模态和未受干扰的L(0,2)模态分支部分,如频带170~210 kHz的L(0,4)模态,适合检测外直径25 mm,壁厚1.2 mm,外壁涂覆0.35 mm厚环氧树脂的充水钢管中的缺陷。而频散和衰减大,能量主要在水或环氧树脂粘弹性层中传播的纵向模态则不适合检测该类管道中的缺陷。     

D-D中子源中子反射实验

根据检验计算方法和参数的需要，开展D-D中子源水泥材料反射中子实验研究。实验中，通过对直穿透射中予以及水泥反射体反射中子引发^235U（包镉）和^238U裂变率的测量，得到在不同测量点上反射体对中子的反射系数。由于反射中子注量率通常较弱，因此采用固体核径迹法进行裂变率测量。     

太赫兹波段金属阵列结构的透射及反射宽谱偏振特性

基于计算机仿真技术(CST)软件对二维金属光栅阵列在0.1~10THz波段的偏振特性进行了数值分析,利用光刻和金属薄膜工艺在500μm厚的高阻硅衬底上沉积了20nm厚的不同结构周期的金属铜光栅阵列,利用傅里叶变换光谱仪测量了该光栅阵列的透射及反射特性。结果表明:在太赫兹宽谱范围内,该光栅阵列的透射和反射都具有良好的偏振特性,且偏振特性范围可通过调整结构周期进行调节;该研究对太赫兹偏振器的进一步研究及应用提供了参考。     

厚胶层复合材料弱粘接结构的超声反射特性

开展了复合材料粘接结构粘接质量的非接触式超声反射特性的仿真与实验研究。首先,建立了水浸环境下纤维增强复合材料(FRP)单层板时域仿真模型,数值分析了不同入射角度下声反射系数频率谱的变化规律,并与已有理论方法进行了对比验证。基于此,建立了含厚胶层的复合材料粘接结构反射特性时域仿真模型,分析了粘接界面弱化程度对超声反射系数频谱特征点的影响规律。基于水浸超声反射特性测量系统,实验萃取了完好粘接状态的FRP粘接结构的超声反射系数频谱,与仿真结果吻合良好。随后,制备了具有不同粘接界面状态特征的FRP粘接结构试样,从实验角度揭示了单/双粘接界面弱化状态与超声反射特性间规律性的偏移特征。基于不同粘接状态与超声反射特性间的规律性分布特征,可为厚胶层复合材料粘接结构的粘接质量评估提供新的研究思路。     

玻璃在线激光测厚误差的透反互补抑制

为了抑制激光在线测厚时入射角波动引起的误差,根据几何光学分析了激光透射式和反射式测厚原理,发现激光在特定入射角附近波动时,两种方式的测厚误差一正一负,具有互补性,在此基础上提出基于透射和反射同时测量的互补式测厚方法,该方法可将误差限定在透射式和反射式测量误差之间,抑制在线测厚误差.对于有机玻璃平板,理论计算表明,当激光入射角在67.013°±4°波动时,相对误差绝对值在1%以内,误差抑制率均值大于90%;当入射角为61.536°时,误差抑制率为100%.利用线结构激光器和两个线阵CCD相机搭建互补式测厚实验系统,测量了标称厚度为1~5mm的有机玻璃平板,与透射式和反射式测厚结果进行对照,除厚度为1mm的玻璃外,互补式测厚误差被限制在透射式和反射式之间,最大误差抑制率达61%.实验结果表明,该互补式方法有效抑制了误差,提高了在线厚度测量准确度,解决了在线测量不可重复性导致的无法通过均值法减小误差的问题.     

小样本字典学习的兰姆波模态识别方法*

针对兰姆波多模态识别问题,提出了基于小样本字典学习的模态识别方法。将多层复合板的频散特性看作一个线性时不变系统,首先,根据频散知识模拟各个模态传播特定距离后的信号,提取走时和能量特征创建字典;其次,获取待测信号的走时特征,通过查询字典来识别兰姆波模态;最后,根据能量参数估计结果,实现待测信号中各模态信号的分离和重构。通过对三层粘接的AAA板(铝板-亚克力板-铝板,每层厚度为2mm)中传播距离为0.3m、0.5m的直达波和反射波的实验验证,结果显示该方法对A0、S0模态的有效识别和各个波包信号的准确重建。     

台阶板中兰姆波A0模式传播特性的光弹研究

为了研究变壁厚结构中兰姆波的传播特性,以K9玻璃制成的台阶板为波导,运用动态光弹法实现了兰姆波在阶梯板中传播过程的可视化。使用MATLAB对兰姆波的理论应力分布进行了仿真,将仿真结果与光弹图像相对比以进行模式识别。此外,根据兰姆波的动态光弹图像计算了特定模式的相速度,并与相速度频散曲线相对比,以支持模式识别的结果。对4mm-3mm和4mm-2mm厚度差台阶板进行了对比分析。研究发现在激励目标模式的兰姆波时,可能会出现非目标模式,并且兰姆波的模态转换与频散程度与台阶处的厚度差有关。本文的结果可对具有相同性质类似结构材料的无损检测提供参考。     

基于CCD的石英玻璃管壁厚在线检测系统研究

提出了一种用于石英玻璃管壁厚非接触测量的光电检测技术,研制了石英玻璃管壁厚在线检测系统。在确定检测总体方案的基础上,进行了石英玻璃管厚度检测原理、发射光学系统、CCD器件选择和数据处理系统的研究。根据几何光学中反射与折射定律,利用三角关系建立了石英玻璃管壁厚和光束宽度之间的关系。对实验结果进行了误差分析,验证了方案的可行性,系统测量精度优于±0．01mm。系统调试和实际测量结果表明,研制的系统满足在线非接触测量要求。     

The reflection and transmission of Lamb waves at overlap joints

The reflection and transmission of Lamb waves at overlap joints are researched by the numerical method and the experiments. The numerical method is used to simulate the reflection and transmission of Lamb waves at welds with different widths on 2 mm-thick stainless steel plates. The reflection and transmission coefficients are calculated as well. When the welds width is less than 4 mm, a quasi-linear correlation is observed between the reflection coefficient of SO mode and the weld width. In contrast to the weld width, both the gap between two plates and the reinforcement height of weld do not have obvious effect on the reflection coefficient. Based on the results, we propose that the weld width could be rapidly measured through examining the echo amplitude of SO mode. Experiments further confirm the quasilinear correlation and the feasibility of our proposed method.     

基于频散补偿和分数阶微分的多模式兰姆波分离

由于兰姆波的多模和频散特性,实际检测时在同一激发频率下存在多种模式的混合信号,而各模式信号有不同的频散特性,使得在时频混叠的情况下兰姆波的检测变得十分复杂.本文在频散补偿的基础上,通过时延函数建模,依靠不同模式频散趋势的差异性,将时频混叠信号的分离问题转化为部分模式混叠信号的分离问题.基于分数阶微分的理论,用信号幅值谱分数阶微分极大值和对应频率分别与微分阶次拟合多项式实现特征参数的提取并依靠特征参数重建幅值谱.结合相位谱重构时域信号以实现部分混叠信号中频散补偿后的模式的分离.最后恢复频散获得分离后的兰姆波信号.仿真和实验结果表明,本文方法不仅可以实现时频混叠多模式兰姆波信号的分离,更能保证分离精度,有助于复杂多模式频散信号的分离与处理的进一步研究.     

Ultrasonic Lamb wave method for sizing of spot welds

Two spot-welded thin sheets can be treated as two elastic waveguides coupled by a small common welded region. It is proposed to use Lamb waves to evaluate the quality of the weld. The feasibility of selecting the working frequency and mode number of the Lamb wave so that no resonance of the elastic vibrations appears in the weld region is considered analytically. This condition ensures a one-to-one correspondence between the mean diameter of the spot-weld region and the coefficient of transmission of the Lamb waves through it.A simple technique is suggested for determining the transmission coefficient and the scattering patterns of Lamb waves at the weld region. Experiments indicate that, to a satisfactory approximation, the wave transmission coefficient is proportional to the cube of the weld diameter. This allows a unique determination of the dimension of the welded region on the basis of the amplitude of the transmitted signal.     

3D analysis of interaction of Lamb waves with defects in loaded steel plates

The objective of the research presented here is the investigation of the interaction of guided waves with welds, defects and other non-uniformities in steel plates loaded by liquid. The investigation has been performed using numerical simulation for 2D and 3D cases by the finite differences method, finite element method and measurement of 3D distributions of acoustic fields. Propagation of the S(0) mode in a steel plate and its interaction with non-uniformities was investigated. It was shown that using the measured leaky wave signals in the water loading of the steel plate and by application of signal processing, the 3D ultrasonic field structure inside and outside of the plate can be reconstructed. The presence of leaky wave signals over the defect caused by the mode conversion of Lamb waves has been proved using the numerical modelling and experimental investigations. The developed signal and data processing enables to visualise dynamics of ultrasonic fields over the plate, and also to estimate spatial positions of defects inside the steel plates.     

Measurement of ultrasonic scattering attenuation in austenitic stainless steel welds: Realistic input data for NDT numerical modeling

Multipass welds made of 316L stainless steel are specific welds of the primary circuit of pressurized water reactors in nuclear power plants. Because of their strong heterogeneous and anisotropic nature due to grain growth during solidification, ultrasonic waves may be greatly deviated, split and attenuated. Thus, ultrasonic assessment of the structural integrity of such welds is quite complicated. Numerical codes exist that simulate ultrasonic propagation through such structures, but they require precise and realistic input data, as attenuation coefficients. This paper presents rigorous measurements of attenuation in austenitic weld as a function of grain orientation. In fact attenuation is here mainly caused by grain scattering. Measurements are based on the decomposition of experimental beams into plane-wave angular spectra and on the modeling of the ultrasonic propagation through the material. For this, the transmission coefficients are calculated for any incident plane wave on an anisotropic plate. Two different hypotheses on the welded material are tested: first it is considered as monoclinic, and then as triclinic. Results are analyzed, and validated through comparison to theoretical predictions of related literature. They underline the great importance of well-describing the anisotropic structure of austenitic welds for UT modeling issues.     

非线性兰姆波在阶梯板中传播的有限元仿真

在非线性兰姆波检测中,累积二次谐波是重要的检测信号.该文利用有限元法仿真了非线性兰姆波在阶梯板中的产生和传播过程,通过二维离散傅里叶变换分析了兰姆波的传播模态和各个模态通过波导横截面的能流大小,给出了各个模态在阶梯板中的反射、透射系数,总结了其随阶梯板厚度的变化规律.研究发现,随着台阶增高,散射效应使得兰姆波更难入射波...     

Simple expressions of the reflection and transmission coefficients of fundamental Lamb waves by a rectangular notch

The scattering of Lamb waves by a two-dimensional rectangular notch is investigated for rapid inspection of defects in a structure. To derive the reflection and transmission coefficients of the scattered waves in a simple way, the scattering caused by the notch is analyzed through the composition of individual scattering processes. Linear equations corresponding to the reflection and transmission coefficients are constructed along with scattering graphs. For an illustration of the efficacy of the presented method, the scattering of fundamental symmetric and anti-symmetric modes are inspected according to the depth and width of a notch in a plate. Validity of these expressions is demonstrated by the comparison of the theoretical analysis results with those from the finite element analysis.     

Transient Lamb waves: comparison between theory and experiment

This paper presents an experimental investigation of the generation of transient Lamb waves inside an immersed plate by a time limited signal. The transient Lamb waves are the solutions of the characteristic equation of the plate for complex frequency and real slowness, in contrast to the leaky Lamb waves, for which the slowness is complex and the frequency is real. By using a large transducer in agreement with the real slowness assumption, the excitation of these transient Lamb waves is observed experimentally both in reflection and transmission for a tone burst excitation. Particular attention is paid to the A0 mode for which the amplitude increases exponentially in time. As a result, the total reflected waveform contains in this case a transient contribution, coming from the generation of the A0 mode, that precedes the forced regime. It is shown that there is a very good agreement between the theoretical and the experimental time exponential amplitude variations of the transient Lamb waves. For the A0 mode, the transient signal is qualitatively explained by a group velocity higher than the phase velocity.     

用分数阶微分实现时频重叠多模式兰姆波的模式分离

为了分离时频重叠多模式超声兰姆波,提出了一种用分数阶微分理论实现多模式兰姆波模式分离的方法。以时频重叠的S1和A1模式混合信号为例,用赛利斯分布作为幅值谱的模型,首先对信号做频散补偿,由补偿后信号幅值谱分数阶微分推导了幅值谱特征参数的计算式并根据信号模型重建幅值谱,然后结合兰姆波的频散特性推导出对应的相位谱,并通过幅值谱和相位谱重构各模式的信号,实现模式分离。对1 mm钢板中仿真时频重叠的S₁和A₁模式信号分离结果显示分离出信号的幅值和带宽相对误差小于6%,中心频率相对误差小于0.25%。实验结果也证实了方法的可行性。因此当混合信号幅值谱不完全交叠时,本方法可以实现多模式兰姆波信号的分离,有助于多模式兰姆波频散信号的分析和识别。     

不锈钢折弯板裂纹Lamb波检测技术

金属弯板广泛应用于车辆、船舶、飞机等大型装备结构件中,折弯处易形成应力集中产生裂纹,直接影响构件的使用安全和寿命.该文开展了不锈钢弯板裂纹缺陷Lamb波检测技术研究,计算了钢板的频散曲线,优选3种不同频率的S0模态:0.25 MHz、0.5 MHz、1 MHz.利用COMSOL仿真软件建立频域仿真模型,模拟了Lamb波...