钢轨裂纹伤损声发射源的建模仿真与特征分析

高速铁路的发展对钢轨的安全性提出了特殊要求,因此对钢轨内部裂纹的特征分析具有重要意义。为了研究钢轨内部裂纹声发射源特征,对钢轨中不同类型、深度和传导距离的裂纹声发射源进行了分析.采用有限元方法建立了钢轨模型并通过实验验证,然后结合小波方法和瑞利-兰姆方程分析了裂纹声发射源的特征。结果表明:钢轨中不同类型和不同频率特征的声发射源能够利用声发射模态之间的强度比率来识别;轨腰深度上的声发射源具有统一的模态特征,而轨头和轨底的声发射源则具有复杂的模态特征;同时,不同类型声发射源在钢轨中的传导特征差异明显。研究结果对利用声发射技术进行钢轨裂纹检测提供了指导,可作为实际应用的重要参考。

Feature analysis of acoustic emission sources for the rail defect detection by the finite element method

The safety of rail is very important for the development of high speed railway, and it is necessary to investigate the features of inside defects in rail. In order to obtain the features of Acoustic Emission (AE) sources of inside defects in rail, AE sources with different types, depths and propagation distances are examined for rail defect detection. The finite element method is utilized to model the rail with defects and the results of experiment demonstrate the effectiveness of this model. Wavelet transform and Rayleigh-Lamb equations are utilized to extract the features of AE sources. The results of this study clearly illustrate that the interrelationship among AE modes possesses a distinctive feature to identify the AE source types and the AE sources with different frequencies in rail. There are uniform AE mode features existing in the AE signals from AE sources in rail web, however AE signals from AE sources in rail head and rail base have the complex and unstable AE modes. Different AE source types have the different propagation features in rail. It is helpful to understand the rail defects and detect the rail defects based on the AE technique.