TY - CONF A1 - Lugovtsova, Yevgeniya A1 - Prager, Jens T1 - Structural health monitoring of composite pressure vessels using guided ultrasonic waves T2 - Proceedings of the First World Congress on Condition Monitoring (WCCM) N2 - Composite pressure vessels are important components for storing gases under high pressure. Beside others, a common type of pressure vessel is made of a metal liner overwrapped with a fibre reinforced plastic material. Conventional hydrostatic tests, used to assess the integrity of pressure vessels, may overstress the material, and thus, may reduce the remaining life-time of the tested component. Therefore, a truly nondestructive structural health monitoring (SHM) system would not only allow to ensure a safer usage and extended life-time, but also to exclude the necessity of the periodic inspection and testing of pressure vessels. We propose to use guided ultrasonic waves which have a potential to detect the main damage types such as cracking in the metal liner, fibre breaks and composite Matrix delamination. For designing such a SHM system, the multimodal ultrasonic wave propagation and the defect-mode interaction must be fully understood. In this contribution, we present simulation results obtained by means of finite element modelling. Based on the findings, suggestions about appropriate wave modes, their interaction with different flaw types as well as the necessary excitation and suitable sensor configuration are made. Finally, we suggest a first approach of a reliable SHM system for composite pressure vessels. T2 - First World Congress on Condition Monitoring (WCCM) CY - London, UK DA - 13.06.2017 KW - Composite materials KW - Simulations KW - Ultrasonic testing PY - 2017 SP - 1 EP - 12 AN - OPUS4-40678 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -