TY - JOUR A1 - Wu, Dejian A1 - Schmidt, Martin A1 - Huang, W. A1 - Wei, A. A1 - Krause, U. A1 - Wu, W. T1 - Inhibition effect of N2/CO2 blends on the minimum explosion concentration of agriculture and coal dusts N2 - Minimum explosion concentration (MEC) of three agriculture dusts and two coal dusts was studied via a 20-L explosion chamber to reveal the role of gaseous inhibitors. Both active method (CO2 diluting air) and passive method (CO2 replacing O2) were used. The TG and DTG thermal analysis tests were conducted to study the pyrolysis and combustion characteristics of dust samples. An alternative explosion criterion based on combustion duration time was used to determine MEC, and compared with the standardized overpressure method. Under 10-kJ ignition condition, as oxygen mole fraction (XO2) decreased from 21% to 10%, MEC of agriculture dusts and coal dusts respectively increased by around 5 times and 2 times. The active inerting method with a lower N2/CO2 ratio was found to have a better suppression effect on the explosion of the five carbonaceous dusts because the blend has a higher specific heat and a lower oxygen diffusion rate. KW - CO2/N2 ratio KW - Explosion criterion KW - Combustion kinetics KW - Inerting effect KW - Explosion characteristics PY - 2022 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2022.117195 SN - 0032-5910 VL - 399 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-55013 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wu, W. A1 - Wei, A. A1 - Huang, W. A1 - Zhao, Peng A1 - Schmidt, Martin A1 - Krause, Ulrich A1 - Wu, Dejian T1 - Experimental and theoretical study on the inhibition effect of CO2/N2 blends on the ignition behavior of carbonaceous dust clouds N2 - Gaseous inhibitors are used in many industries for the explosion prevention of combustible dusts, mitigating the potential hazard to humans, properties and environments. This work experimentally and theoretically studied the inerting effect of gaseous inhibitors on the ignition process of dust clouds in O2/N2/CO2 atmospheres, with an emphasis on the role of the CO2/N2 ratio. 10 different combustible carbonaceous dusts were selected, including grain dust, biomass dust and coal dust. Experimental results showed that the inhibition effect of CO2/N2 is closely related to the ignition mechanism of dust clouds. Specifically, a higher ratio of CO2/N2 yields a stronger inhibition effect on the ignition process of dust samples with relatively low volatile matter contents predominated by heterogeneous ignition. In addition, two novel steady-state ignition mechanism models were developed to interpret the experimental observations. Maxwell-Stefan equations were used to describe the diffusivity in the ternary O2/N2/CO2 gas mixtures. The analytical results were in good agreement with the experimental data of the minimum ignition temperature of dust cloud (MITC) in oxygen-lean atmospheres. The mechanism modelling can be used to estimate the critical ignition temperature of all carbonaceous dust clouds with a wide range of volatile matter content under different inert atmospheres, which will provide a reference for the explosion hazard assessment of dust posed by a hot surface in the process industries. KW - CO2/N2 ratio KW - Inerting effect KW - Volatile matter content KW - MITC KW - Mechanism model PY - 2021 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2021.07.005 SN - 0957-5820 VL - 153 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-53662 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Bärmann, R. A1 - Frielinghaus, R. A1 - Kreschmar, F. A1 - Krogge, O. A1 - Langenberg, K. A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Müller, W. A1 - Neisecke, J. A1 - Schickert, M. A1 - Schmitz, V. A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Wollbold, F. ED - Schickert, G. T1 - Comparison of pulse-echo-methods for testing concrete T2 - International Symposium Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 1995-09-26 KW - Beton KW - Radar KW - Aufprallecho KW - Ultraschall KW - Prüfung PY - 1995 SN - 3-931381-02-1 N1 - Serientitel: BB / DGZfP – Series title: BB / DGZfP SP - 281 EP - 295 PB - DGZfP, Dt. Ges. für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung e.V. CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-593 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Mielentz, Frank A1 - Milmann, Boris A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Müller, W. A1 - Crail, S. T1 - Zerstörungsfreie Risscharakterisierung in Betonbauteilen mit Ultraschall N2 - Die Risstiefenbestimmung in Festen Fahrbahnen ist hinsichtlich der Dauerhaftigkeit der Konstruktion von wesentlichem Interesse. Im Rahmen eines gemeinsamen Forschungsvorhabens mit der DB AG wurden aus der Literatur bekannte Ansätze bewertet und darauf aufbauend ein Verfahren zur bildgebenden Rissdarstellung entwickelt. Rissüberbrückende Bewehrung sowie Kontaktstellen zwischen den Rissflanken wirken als Schallbrücken und erschweren die Risscharakterisierung, wie bei einem Einsatz an einer Betriebserprobungsstrecke festgestellt wurde. Ein aus der Literatur bekanntes Verfahren der einfachen Laufzeitmessung erwies sich für die Tiefenbestimmung von realen verunreinigten Rissen als ungeeignet. T2 - Fachtagung Bauwerksdiagnose - Praktische Anwendungen Zerstörungsfreier Prüfungen CY - Leipzig, Germany DA - 25.10.2001 PY - 2001 VL - 76-CD SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung (DGZfP) CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-1188 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Mielentz, Frank A1 - Milmann, Boris A1 - Streicher, Doreen A1 - Müller, W. T1 - Ultrasonic Imaging of Concrete Elements - State of the Art Using 2D Synthetic Aperture N2 - Since several years ultrasonic imaging techniques are used for testing concrete elements. Combined with a reconstruction calculation they lead to an acoustic imaging of scatterers and reflectors from the inside of the concrete element. For several testing problems it is an advantage to use a two dimensional synthetic aperture and to combine it with a three-dimensional reconstruction calculation (3D-SAFT, Synthetic Aperture Focussing Technique). This enables the analysis of the tested volume by means of B-scans in two directions and C-scans (projections parallel to the surface), respectively. Using the 2D-scanning technique, especially the disturbing influence of the reinforcing rebars can be minimised. In this contribution the state of the art of this method is demonstrated and analysed. Examples of the application are presented, concerning Localisation of honeycombing and compaction faults Characterisation of cracks (especially measuring the crack depth) Investigation of tendon ducts The results presented are obtained in the frame of a research initiative Non-destructive Evaluation of Concrete Structures Using Acoustic and Electromagnetic Echo-Methods supported by the German Science Council (FOR 384 of DFG, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft). The methods are assessed and improved in cooperation with the partners participating in the project. T2 - 6th International Symposium Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2003-09-16 PY - 2003 UR - http://www.ndt.net/article/ndtce03/papers/v051/v051.htm SN - 3-931381-49-8 PB - DGZfP CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-2606 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Mielentz, Frank A1 - Milmann, Boris A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert A1 - Müller, W. A1 - Schmitz, V. T1 - Ultrasonic imaging of concrete members using an array system KW - Ultrasonic echo KW - Array technique KW - SAFT (Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique) KW - Tunnels KW - Reinforced concrete KW - Prestressing ducts PY - 2001 SN - 0963-8695 VL - 34 SP - 403 EP - 408 PB - Butterworth-Heinemann CY - Oxford AN - OPUS4-1082 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schmitz, V. A1 - Müller, W. A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Wiggenhauser, Herbert T1 - Improved Detection of Tendon Ducts and Defects in Concrete Structures Using Ultrasonic Imaging N2 - At the beginning of the 90s the general opinion was, that ultrasonic inspection methods using pulse-echo technique were not suitable for the inspection of concrete because of the inhomogeneity and the strong scattering behavior of the embedded aggregates. In the meantime the progress in the development of new equipment and inspection strategies in connection with ultrasonic imaging techniques turns the pulse-echo technique into a powerful tool to solve problems related to concrete materials. These imaging techniques - developed for the inspection of homogenous materials like steel of aluminum - could be adopted to the very low frequencies needed for concrete inspections. T2 - Workshop on the Evaluation of Defects, Repair Criteria & Methods of Repair for Concrete Structures on Nuclear Power Plants CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2002-04-10 PY - 2002 UR - http://publica.fraunhofer.de/documents/N-15451.html VL - 2 SP - 125 EP - 132 PB - NEA CY - Issy-les-Moulineaux AN - OPUS4-1921 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Streicher, Doreen A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Kohl, Christoph A1 - Schickert, M. A1 - Kroggel, O. A1 - Müller, W. T1 - Parameters for the Quantitative Assessment of Ulrasonic Imaging for Concrete Elements N2 - Ultrasonic investigation is an established non-destructive testing method for detection of defects and material characterisation. In the last years scanning ultrasonic echo methods were developed especially for the application in civil engineering. The different scanning ultrasonic echo methods are modified with respect to the type of the transducer applied, the number and the arrangement of transducers and the frequency used. Also different algorithms are used to analyse the measured data, for instance SAFT (Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique) reconstruction. The results are typically presented as B- and C-scans, obtained from raw data or the SAFT reconstructed data. Since 2001 several German research institutes co-operate within the scope of the research initiative Non-destructive Evaluation of Concrete Structures Using Acoustic and Electromagnetic Echo-Methods (FOR 384) supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). One of the tasks is to investigate these ultrasonic echo methods for special applications like the detection of cavities in concrete structures or faults in tendon ducts. Concrete test specimens with intentional faults have been manufactured and investigated. Parameters were defined to assess the results more objectively. Currently three parameters -signal/noise-ratio, lateral edge resolution and uniformity- are considered. For the first time results of different working groups on the same imaged objects are compared quantitatively. It should help to get more knowledge about the ultrasonic inspection of typical faults in civil engineering structures. T2 - 6th International Symposium Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2003-09-16 PY - 2003 UR - http://www.ndt.net/article/ndtce03/papers/p050/p050.htm SN - 3-931381-49-8 SP - 1(?) EP - 12(?) PB - DGZfP CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-2751 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schickert, M. A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Müller, W. T1 - Ultrasonic Imaging of Concrete Elements Using Reconstruction by Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique N2 - Ultrasonic reconstruction by the synthetic aperture focusing technique (SAFT) has a great potential to image concrete elements and detect embedded objects. Its algorithm focuses ultrasonic signals received at many aperture points by coherent superposition, yielding a high-resolution image of the region of interest. Using this approach, several problems caused by the strongly inhomogeneous structure of concrete are diminished, where scattering of transmitted pulses leads to disturbing phenomena such as attenuation and structural noise. This contribution is intended to review the work of the writers on the application of SAFT reconstruction to concrete testing. First, consequences of scattering of ultrasonic waves in concrete are qualitatively explained. Then the use of SAFT is discussed in comparison to traditional A-scan and B-scan techniques. Different reconstruction algorithms and implementations are presented for one-, two-, and three-dimensional SAFT. Pulse-echo measurement systems are described, which are able to acquire large sets of data on linear and planar apertures employing single transducer, transducer array, and scanning laser Doppler vibrometer arrangements. To illustrate the application of the SAFT techniques, examples from laboratory and field experiments are described comprising imaging of back walls, tendon ducts containing faults, layers, and reinforcement in concrete elements. KW - Imaging techniques KW - Concrete KW - Acoustic detection PY - 2003 DO - https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2003)15:3(235) SN - 0899-1561 SN - 1943-5533 IS - May/June SP - 235 EP - 246 PB - American Society of Civil Engineers CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-2752 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Mielentz, Frank A1 - Milmann, Boris A1 - Wöstmann, Jens A1 - Krause, Martin A1 - Maierhofer, Christiane A1 - Römer, A. A1 - Völkel, W. T1 - Untersuchungen zur zerstörungsfreien Bestimmung des Hohlraumgehaltes von Asphaltschichten T2 - DGZfP-Fachtagung Bauwerksdiagnose "Praktische Anwendungen Zerstörungsfreier Prüfungen" CY - Berlin, Deutschland DA - 2006-02-22 KW - Asphalt KW - Hohlraumgehalt KW - Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung KW - Ultraschallverfahren KW - Ultraschall-Rückstreuung KW - Radarverfahren PY - 2006 SN - 3-931381-71-4 SP - 1(?) EP - 9(?) PB - DGZfP CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-12116 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -