کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
295217 511532 2012 14 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Resolution enhancement of ultrasonic defect signals for crack sizing
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه سایر رشته های مهندسی مهندسی عمران و سازه
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Resolution enhancement of ultrasonic defect signals for crack sizing
چکیده انگلیسی

A practical algorithm has been developed to increase the time resolution of an ultrasonic system for inspecting pipeline girth welds via deconvolution with autoregressive spectral extrapolation. The full-width-half-maximum of the analytic signal magnitude of experimental echo pulses was reduced by an average of 80% by this technique. There is also a reduction in the size of the dead zone at the weld root by close to 80%, in addition to a corresponding decrease in uncertainty of sizing estimates of cracks through crack-tip diffraction methods. The algorithm is used to inspect a test plate containing manufactured flaws with nominal depths ranging from 0.5 mm to 5 mm. Calculated values of crack depth were found to be consistent with destructive measurements of crack profiles.


► Autoregressive spectral extrapolation sharpened ultrasonic echo resolution.
► Uncertainty in ultrasonic echo timing has been reduced by 80%.
► Major improvements in TOFD crack sizing by using spectral extrapolation.
► Dead zone for defect detection at weld root reduced by 75%.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: NDT & E International - Volume 52, November 2012, Pages 37–50
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