Wang Linhao, Xu Jiang, Chen Dong
School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
Materials (Basel). 2022 Jul 1;15(13):4630. doi: 10.3390/ma15134630.
Aircraft pipelines are mainly used for the storage and transportation of fuel, hydraulic oil and water, which are mostly bent pipes of non-ferromagnetic materials. We used PPM (Periodic Permanent Magnet) EMAT (Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer) to detect the defects at 90-degree bends. A simulation model was established by finite element software to study the propagation characteristics and defect detection capability of T (0, 1) mode-guided wave in aluminum pipe bend. In terms of propagation characteristics, the energy of the guided wave was focused in the extrados of the bend, and the guided waves in the intrados and extrados of the bend were separated due to the difference in propagation distance. Regarding defect detection capability, T (0, 1) mode-guided wave had the highest detection sensitivity for the defect in the extrados of the bend and the lowest detection sensitivity for the defect in the middle area of the bend. We designed a PPM EMAT for 320 kHz to verify the simulation results experimentally, and the experimental results are in good agreement with the simulation results.
飞机管道主要用于储存和输送燃油、液压油和水,大多为非铁磁材料的弯管。我们采用周期永磁电磁超声换能器(PPM EMAT)对90度弯头处的缺陷进行检测。利用有限元软件建立了仿真模型,研究了铝管弯头中T(0,1)模式导波的传播特性和缺陷检测能力。在传播特性方面,导波能量集中在弯头的外弧面,由于传播距离不同,弯头内弧面和外弧面的导波相互分离。在缺陷检测能力方面,T(0,1)模式导波对弯头外弧面缺陷的检测灵敏度最高,对弯头中间区域缺陷的检测灵敏度最低。我们设计了一个320kHz的PPM EMAT,通过实验验证仿真结果,实验结果与仿真结果吻合良好。