The effect of defect depth on reflection coefficient of ultrasonic guided waves in steel pipes

Author

Tian, Feng-bin ; Jiao, Yang ; Li, Guang-hai ; Sun, Guang-kai ; Zhao, Yu-bo

Author_Institution

Inst. of Inf. Sci. & Eng., Hebei Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Shijiazhuang, China

fYear

2010

fDate

11-14 July 2010

Firstpage

250

Lastpage

254

Abstract

Through the analysis of dispersion equation and curves of ultrasonic guided waves in the steel pipes, L (0,2) and T (0,1) mode are applied to the defect detection field. The finite element method is used to analysis the propagation and reflection process of L (0,2) and T (0,1) mode guided waves in the steel pipes with depth varying middle defects, and the conclusion that the relationship between the depth range of the defect and the reflection coefficient of guided waves is linear in steel pipes is summed up. Finally, the conclusion is verified by field test analysis.

Keywords

dispersion (wave); finite element analysis; pipes; steel; ultrasonic waves; defect depth; defect detection; dispersion curves; dispersion equation; field test analysis; finite element method; reflection coefficient; steel pipes; ultrasonic guided waves; Acoustics; Dispersion; Equations; Mathematical model; Reflection; Steel; Testing; Defect depth; Linear relationship; Reflection coefficient; Ultrasonic guided wave;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wavelet Analysis and Pattern Recognition (ICWAPR), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Qingdao

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6530-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICWAPR.2010.5576350

Filename

5576350