Ultrasonic anechoic chamber qualification: accounting for atmospheric absorption and transducer directivity

Qualifying an anechoic chamber for frequencies that extend into the ultrasonic range is necessary for research work involving airborne ultrasonic sound. The ANSI S12.55/ISO 3745 standard which covers anechoic chamber qualification does not extend into the ultrasonic frequency range, nor have issues pertinent to this frequency range been fully discussed in the literature. An increasing number of technologies employ ultrasound; hence the need for an ultrasonic anechoic chamber. This paper will specifically discuss the need to account for atmospheric absorption and issues pertaining to source transducer directivity by presenting some results for qualification of a chamber at Brigham Young University.     

The identification of weld defects by ultrasonic methods

In ultrasonic weld testing no satisfactory method has yet been evolved for the reliable identification of defects. The author of this article suggests an ultrasonic code for weld defects: the physical quantities that are measured in an ultrasonic test are analysed and then the values of these quantities are estimated for the major weld defects. Those defects which give the same responses are grouped together to form the code. The code is theoretical and there is an urgent need for an experimental programme to establish the correlation between weld defects and their ultrasonic responses. The article is based on a memorandum presented at the Select Conference on Ultrasonic Weld Inspection organized by the Institute of Welding in May 1963.     

多基元聚焦空气耦合超声换能器*

文中针对空气耦合超声换能器及其在表面缺陷检测中的应用开展了研究。选用1-3型压电复合材料及双匹配层结构来实现超声换能器压电材料与空气之间声阻抗的逐渐过渡,提高压电材料/空气界面的声能量透射率进而提高空气耦合超声换能器的灵敏度。在此基础上研发制作了440 kHz多基元聚焦空气耦合超声换能器,并对其性能进行了测试。其焦距、焦宽及焦深分别为41.44 mm、1.14 mm和20.30 mm,灵敏度和带宽分别为-50 d B和20.2%。测试结果表明该空气耦合超声换能器具有优良的性能,利用该超声换能器可以有效检测材料表面缺陷。     

超声辐射油溶性氧化剂氧化燃料油中二苯并噻吩的研究

以油溶性过氧化羟基异丙苯(CHP)为氧化剂,Al2O3为催化剂,引入超声作用,以正辛烷为模拟油品对油中二苯并噻吩的氧化进行了研究。考察了反应温度、反应时间、催化剂用量、氧硫比、超声功率对二苯并噻吩(DBT)降解率的影响并进行了正交实验,结果表明,各因素影响程度大小依次为:反应温度>催化剂用量>超声功率>反应时间>氧硫比,在反应温度为70℃,反应时间为45 min,氧硫比为5:1,催化剂用量为0.3 g,超声功率为60 W的最佳氧化条件下,DBT的降解率达到了88.0%。     

Interaction of ultrasound with macroscopic defects in solids

The interaction between ultrasound and macroscopic defects in solids is considered using the nonlinear theory of elasticity. It is shown that, due to the resonance nature of the vibrations of the defect, considerable anharmonism occurs even when the intensity of the ultrasonic wave is weak. Because of this, effective conversion of the ultrasonic wave into internal vibrational states of the macrodefect occurs.V. D. Kuznetsov Siberian Physico-Technical Institute, Tomsk State University. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 11, pp. 3–9, November, 1994.     

钢-混凝土结构弱粘接界面缺陷的超声导波检测*

钢-混凝土结构是土木工程中的一种常用结构形式,钢与混凝土粘接处可能出现弱粘接甚至完全脱粘的缺陷,严重影响结构的安全性。该文提出利用空气耦合超声导波衰减的方法实现钢-混凝土结构粘接状态的非接触无损检测方法,分析不同厚度粘接界面对超声导波衰减的影响。基于全局矩阵技术对钢-混凝土结构求解理论频散方程和衰减曲线,得到界面层不同粘接条件下的理论参数及衰减特性。建立不同粘接条件的有限元模型,定量分析不同模态对粘接缺陷的检测敏感度。研究界面层厚度分别为1 mm和2 mm两种情况下S0能量的衰减情况。研究结果表明:S0模态可有效判断粘接结构的粘接状态,对于同一界面层厚度,随着界面粘接条件变弱,S0最大幅值与A0最大幅值比不断增大;不同厚度同一粘接条件下,2 mm相较于1 mm该值更大。该方法在钢-混凝土结构粘接界面缺陷的检测方面具有良好的应用价值和发展前景。     

A turbulent data analysis in the Antarctic boundary layer

Summary Data collected by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of CNR (Italy) during the 1991 Italian Antarctic expedition are used for the development of Earth-air-sea interaction studies. In this paper wind and temperature data obtained by a digitized ultrasonic anemometer-thermometer describe the temporal, statistical and spectral turbulence behaviour in the surface atmospheric boundary layer at different wind conditions and in morphologically different sites. The vertical momentum and thermal fluxes, evaluated through the direct method, are found to be strictly dependent on the local stability condition recorded during the measurements. The examination of the velocities and temperature probability density functions confirms the Lumley and Panofsky hypothesis on the influence of both velocity components on temperature fluctuations. A multichannel spectral analysis confirms the obtained results for the low-frequency range. The authors of this paper have agreed to not receive the proofs for correction.     

ПОВЕРХНОСТНЫЕ ЭЛЕКТРОННЫЕ СОСТОЯНИЯ МОДЕЛИ ОДНОМЕРНОГО ПОЛУБЕСКОНЕЧНОГО КРИСТАЛЛА ТИПА КРОНИГА-ПЕННИ

Using the MO LCAO formalism, exact energy spectrum and wave functions of electrons in the one-dimensional model of a semi-infinite crystal were obtained. The model can be interpreted as a semi-infinite chain composed of two kinds of atoms connected alternately by strong and weak bonds. In addition to Tamm and Shockley surface states, Shockley subsurface states were obtained. It was shown, that the character of the surface state can change depending on its position in the forbidden energy band. Reasons for the occurrence of Shockley surface states are discussed. Results of this paper are compared with those obtained within the framework of Hückel approximation.

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Institute of Catalysis, Acad. Sci. U.S.S.R., Siberian Section, Novosibirsk 90, U.S.S.R.     

Structure analysis of turbulent mixing patterns in inert and reactive turbulent liquid flows

The paper contains an extended summary of an invited plenary talk given at the Workshop on Active Chaos at the Los Alamos National Laboratory on 29-31 May 2001 by one of us (F.S.R.). (c) 2002 American Institute of Physics.     

超声辅助法提取刘寄奴黄酮类化合物的工艺

采用超声辅助法提取刘寄奴中的黄酮类化合物,通过单因素试验和正交试验,研究了超声辅助法提取条件(超声波功率、乙醇体积分数、提取温度、提取时间)对刘寄奴黄酮类化合物提取率的影响。结果表明,刘寄奴黄酮类化合物的最佳提取工艺条件为:超声波功率200W、乙醇体积分数80%、提取温度40℃、提取时间45min,在此工艺条件下刘寄奴黄酮类化合物的提取率可达63.27mg/g。     

Intermediate regime of light diffraction by surface ultrasonic waves in planar gyrotropic optical waveguides

The intermediate regime of optoacoustic interaction, similar to the Bragg one, with Rayleigh surface ultrasonic waves in gyrotropic planar waveguides is studied. A system of equations of bound waves is presented that describes planar optoacoustic interaction in the intermediate, Raman-Natoh, and Bragg regimes of light diffraction by surface ultrasonic waves. It is shown that the optical activity of a wavequide film favors the incident light energy pumping to diffracted light for a TE-polarization wave and decelerates this process for an incident TM-polarization wave. Mozyr' State Pedagogical Institute, 28, Studencheskaya St., Mozyr', 247760, Belarus. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 64, No. 3, pp. 412–416, May–June, 1997.     

Preparation of graphene/PMMA composites with assistance of ultrasonic wave under supercritical CO2 conditions

The two-dimensional material graphene has many excellent physicochemical properties such as large specific surface area, high electron migration rate, good chemical properties, good thermal conductivity, high elastic modulus and mechanical strength that make it very valuable for theoretical research and application in the preparation of graphene/polymer composites. In this paper, the effects of ultrasonic intensity and reaction time on the molecular weight and yield of PMMA under supercritical CO₂ conditions were investigated. It was found that there are threshold and optimal values of ultrasonic intensity for initiating the reaction in supercritical CO₂ system. The threshold value is 150 W/cm² and the optimal ultrasonic intensity value is 225 W/cm². There is also an optimal value of ultrasonic initiation time for ultrasonic initiation polymerization. Combining the reaction yield and the molecular weight of the product, 2 h of ultrasonic initiation is a suitable initiation reaction time. Based on the synthesis of PMMA by ultrasonic excitation, the preparation of Graphene/PMMA composites by ultrasound assistance was also investigated. The TG and DTG characterization of PMMA and complex materials prepared by ultrasonic excitation showed that the radicals generated by ultrasonic excitation were uniformly distributed and did not generate unsaturated double bonded polymers. The electrical conductivity of the Graphene/PMMA composites prepared by ultrasonic excitation at a graphene content of 1 wt% increased to 1.13 × 10^-1 S/cm, which is better than that of the Graphene/PMMA prepared by in situ polymerization. This may be attributed to the ultrasound-assisted supercritical CO₂ fluid action that resulted in a more uniform distribution of Graphene mixed with PMMA in the prepared composites. Therefore, it is of important practical significance for the preparation of Graphene/PMMA composites by ultrasound-induced polymerization.     

Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance versus time of flight for precision mass measurements

Both Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance and ICR time-of-flight mass spectroscopy have been applied to precision atomic mass measurements. This paper reviews the status of these approaches and compares their limitations.Pacific Northwest Laboratory is operated for the U.S. Department of Energy by the Battelle Memorial Institute under contract DE-AC06-76RLO 1830.     

Ultrasonic band gaps and negative refraction

The first experimentally observed ultrasonic band gaps in periodic bidimensional composited are reviewed here. The studied basic structure consists of an aluminum alloy plate with a periodic arrangement of cylindrical holes filled with mercury. Localization phenomena in linear and point defects have been observed and an ultrasonic waveguide capable to bend the ultrasonic radiation by 90 degrees has been achieved. We also revisit twinned-square periodic structures for ultrasonic wave bending and splitting. Such devices allow 45 degrees bending of waves, whereas an extreme anomalous refraction law at the grain boundaries has also been experimentally observed. Finally, a preliminary study about the possibility of "left-handed" behaviour in ultrasonic crystals is presented in this work. The device consists of a slab of the above mentioned metallic composite attached to an epoxy wedge. In this system, clues to negative refraction are theoretically shown.     

Experimental study of the generation of acoustic vibrations in high Tc superconductors by pulsed electron beams

The characteristics of ultrasonic vibrations during pulsed bombardment of a superconducting ceramic in the superconducting state have been studied. The temperature dependence of the amplitude of the acoustic signal generated by the electron beam in the ceramic in its superconducting state and in its normal state has been found experimentally.Deceased.Scientific-Research Institute of Nuclear Physics, Tomsk Polytechnical University. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 5, pp. 24–27, May, 1992.     

基于双高斯衰减模型的超声回波处理方法

信号降噪与特征提取是超声检测数据处理的关键技术.基于超声信号有特定结构而噪声和超声信号的结构无关,本文提出一种旨在解决强噪声背景下超声回波的参数估计和降噪问题的方法.该方法将超声回波的参数估计和降噪问题转换为函数优化问题,首先根据工程经验建立超声信号的双高斯衰减数学模型,然后根据观测回波和建立的超声信号模型确定目标函数,接着选择人工蜂群算法对目标函数进行优化从而得到参数的最优估计值,最后由估计出的参数根据建立的超声信号数学模型重构出无噪的超声估计信号.通过仿真和实验表明本文方法可以准确估计出信噪比大于-10 dB的含噪超声回波中的无噪信号,且效果优于基于自适应阈值的小波降噪方法和经验模态分解方法;此外相比常用的指数模型和高斯模型,本文提出的双高斯衰减超声信号模型与实测超声信号更接近,其均方误差为9.4×10~(-5),波形相似系数为0.98.     

用声波扩散改善清洗场中(小功率)声场的均匀性

本文使用亚甲基蓝水溶液经超声辐照,在铜版纸上真实记录了声场分布,实验中,通过设计新的清洗槽,达到改善声场分布的目的,实验结果表明,声场分布与容器的形状有关,同时也表明了扩散场比驻波场具有利于超声清洗。     

The use of ultrasonic guided waves and wavelets analysis in pipe inspection

One of the main applications of guided waves is for pipe inspection, since its one-dimensional geometry allows inspecting long distances in a short time. As with most configurations (frequency, thickness) ultrasonic waves with many modes of propagation are generated, recent research focuses mostly on the generation and reception of specific modes, mainly by means of sophisticated arrays of transducers. In this paper this problem is addressed with a different approach, by processing ultrasonic signals with a low signal/noise ratio acquired with a single transducer in an pulse–echo configuration. In order to improve the evaluation of results, frequency bandpass filters and wavelet analysis were tested. Results showed that even when very noisy signals are utilized, signal processing improve the signal/noise (S/N) ratio up to 12 dB approximately and enhance the analysis of the results, thus demonstrating its usefulness.     

静高压加载下LY12铝的超声测量与等温状态方程

 利用“脉冲回波重合法”测量了多晶LY12铝在流体静压加载下的纵波与横波声速随压力的变化。并根据较低压力（<0.5 GPa）下的超声测量数据所确定的零压弹性模量及其对压力的偏导数,导出了LY12铝的Murnaghan、Birch-Murnaghan、Vinet三种不同形式的等温状态方程,发现由超声测量数据导出的Vinet 状态方程能很好地描述面心立方（fcc）结构的铝与铝合金在较高压力（约200 GPa）下的压缩特性。此外,由超声数据计算了LY12铝在室温常压条件下的Debye温度为430.97 K、热力学Grüneisen系数为2.025、平均声模Grüneisen系数为2 379。     

The influence of proper mechanical vibrations on some properties of TGS tandel

In the present paper the existence is proved of mechanical vibrations in TGS tandels in the frequency range from 5 kc/s to 1000 kc/s. A number of resonances was found in the given range of frequencies. Mainly plane and flexural vibrations occur. A study is made of their influence on the course of the frequency dependence of the complex effective permittivity, dielectric non-linearities of the tandel, and the thermoelectric force measured by a thermocouple on its surface. From the study of the frequency dependences of these parameters at various temperatures the conclusion is drawn that the probable cause of the origin of mechanical vibrations in a tandel is the piezoeffect.At the 2^nd International Conference on Piezoelectricity in Liberec on Sept. 1^st, 1965 the main results of this paper were presented.In conclusion the authors would like to express their deep gratitude to Ing. J. Janta of the Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, to Associate Professor Dr. J. Tichý of the Technical University in Liberec and to Dr. J. Mastner of the Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics for valuable discussions and suggestions, and to Associate Professor Dr. O. Taraba of the Czech Technical University also for facilitating the ultrasonic experiments and his help in arranging them in his laboratory. We are also indebted to all our colleagues for their friendly help.