TY - CONF A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Nielow, D. A1 - Schumacher, David A1 - Lange, A. A1 - Hentschel, M.P. A1 - Redmer, Bernhard A1 - Ewert, U. A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - X-ray laminographic inspection of sandwich shell segments for wind turbine rotor blades N2 - 3D structural investigations are described by X-ray laminography studies of sandwich shell segments, made of a PVC foam core, covered by non-crimp fabric glass fibre composite lay-ups processed by vacuum assisted resin infusion of epoxy. The specific scope of this study is to image transversal flaws within the foam core (joints) and of single ply overlaps. Test flaws were purposely implemented in order to simulate typical failure under cyclic load. In a dedicated test rig for shell structures, the flaw evolution/propagation is monitored by thermography and optical 3D inspection of deformation. Due to the unfavourable preconditions for classical computed tomography as of large aspect ratio, the samples were investigated by coplanar translational laminography. Its limited range of observation angles of ± 45°, results in anisotropic artefacts about the normal to the sample surface, but the typical flaws are well visualized in the as-prepared state, in a state of early damage, and in the repaired state. T2 - 12th European Conference on Non-Destructive Testing CY - Gothenburg, Sweden DA - 11.06.2018 KW - X-ray laminography KW - Wind turbine KW - Rotor blade PY - 2018 AN - OPUS4-45438 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kupsch, Andreas A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Nielow, D. A1 - Schumacher, David A1 - Lange, A. A1 - Hentschel, M.P. A1 - Redmer, Bernhard A1 - Ewert, U. A1 - Bruno, Giovanni T1 - X-ray laminographic inspection of sandwich shell segments for wind turbine rotor blades T2 - Proceedings 12th European conference on Non-Destructive Testing N2 - 3D structural investigations are described by X-ray laminography studies of sandwich shell segments, made of a PVC foam core, covered by non-crimp fabric glass fibre composite lay-ups processed by vacuum assisted resin infusion of epoxy. The specific scope of this study is to image transversal flaws within the foam core (joints) and of single ply overlaps. Test flaws were purposely implemented in order to simulate typical failure under cyclic load. In a dedicated test rig for shell structures, the flaw evolution/propagation is monitored by thermography and optical 3D inspection of deformation. Due to the unfavourable preconditions for classical computed tomography as of large aspect ratio, the samples were investigated by coplanar translational laminography. Its limited range of observation angles of ± 45°, results in anisotropic artefacts about the normal to the sample surface, but the typical flaws are well visualized in the as-prepared state, in a state of early damage, and in the repaired state. T2 - 12th European conference on Non-Destructive Testing CY - Gothenburg, Sweden DA - 11.06.2018 KW - X-ray laminography KW - Wind turbine KW - Rotor blade PY - 2018 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-453931 SN - 978-91-639-6217-2 SP - 1 EP - 8 AN - OPUS4-45393 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hakim, I. A1 - Schumacher, David A1 - Sundar, V. A1 - Donaldson, S. A1 - Creuz, A. A1 - Schneider, R. A1 - Keller, J. A1 - Browning, C. A1 - May, D. A1 - Abo Ras, M. A1 - Meyendorf, N. ED - Chimenti, D. E. ED - Bond, L. J. T1 - Volume imaging NDE and serial sectioning of carbon fiber composites T2 - AIP Conference Proceedings N2 - A composite material is a combination of two or more materials with very different mechanical, thermal and electrical properties. The various forms of composite materials, due to their high material properties, are widely used as structural materials in the aviation, space, marine, automobile, and sports industries. However, some defects like voids, delamination, or inhomogeneous fiber distribution that form during the fabricating processes of composites can seriously affect the mechanical properties of the composite material. In this study, several imaging NDE techniques such as: thermography, high frequency eddy current, ultrasonic, x-ray radiography, x-ray laminography, and high resolution x-ray CT were conducted to characterize the microstructure of carbon fiber composites. Then, a 3D analysis was implemented by the destructive technique of serial sectioning for the same sample tested by the NDE methods. To better analyze the results of this work and extract a clear volume image for all features and defects contained in the composite material, an intensive comparison was conducted among hundreds of 3D-NDE and multi serial sections’ scan images showing the microstructure variation. T2 - 44TH ANNUAL REVIEW OF PROGRESS IN QUANTITATIVE NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION CY - Provo, Utah, USA DA - 16.07.2017 KW - Carbon fiber reinforced polymers KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Thermography KW - Eddy current KW - Ultrasound KW - X-ray radiography KW - X-ray laminography KW - X-ray computed tomography KW - Serial sectioning PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5031590 VL - 1949 SP - 120003-1 EP - 120003-10 PB - AIP Publishing AN - OPUS4-45173 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -