Characterization of a Flexible Piezopolymer-based Interdigital Transducer for Selective Excitation of Ultrasonic Guided Waves
- Structural health monitoring (SHM) is a term that groups together techniques adopted to evaluate in a continued fashion the structural integrity and degradation of technical appliances. SHM is particularly attractive for components that are difficult to access or expensive to take off-line. Among many other techniques, SHM can be performed using ultrasonic guided waves (UGW) which have an advantage of traveling over Long distances. Various guided wave modes exist along with many methods for their generation and sensing, e.g by means of interdigital transducers (IDT). This contribution is dedicated to the design and characterization of a flexible piezopolymerbased IDT which allows for the selective excitation of UGW, resulting in more straightforward data analysis. The designed IDT was characterized using a 3D Laser Doppler Vibrometer (3D LDV) in the air to identify and analyze the IDT’s Vibration modes. Then the transducer was mounted on an aluminum plate, and the generated wavefieldStructural health monitoring (SHM) is a term that groups together techniques adopted to evaluate in a continued fashion the structural integrity and degradation of technical appliances. SHM is particularly attractive for components that are difficult to access or expensive to take off-line. Among many other techniques, SHM can be performed using ultrasonic guided waves (UGW) which have an advantage of traveling over Long distances. Various guided wave modes exist along with many methods for their generation and sensing, e.g by means of interdigital transducers (IDT). This contribution is dedicated to the design and characterization of a flexible piezopolymerbased IDT which allows for the selective excitation of UGW, resulting in more straightforward data analysis. The designed IDT was characterized using a 3D Laser Doppler Vibrometer (3D LDV) in the air to identify and analyze the IDT’s Vibration modes. Then the transducer was mounted on an aluminum plate, and the generated wavefield was measured with the 3D LDV. According to this investigation, we demonstrate that it is possible to selectively excite desired guided wave mode, namely the A0 mode, suppressing the excitation of the S0 mode. Moreover, the measured wavefield allows for analysis of the directivity of the designed IDT. All in all the results show good correlation between theoretical predictions and measured values, thus allowing to use the current design in terms of selective excitation as it is.…
Autor*innen: | Yevgeniya LugovtsovaORCiD, A. Bulletti, P. Giannelli, L. Capineri, Jens PragerORCiD |
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Dokumenttyp: | Beitrag zu einem Tagungsband |
Veröffentlichungsform: | Graue Literatur |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2020 |
Organisationseinheit der BAM: | 8 Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung |
8 Zerstörungsfreie Prüfung / 8.4 Akustische und elektromagnetische Verfahren | |
Erste Seite: | 1261, 45 |
DDC-Klassifikation: | Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / Chemie / Analytische Chemie |
Freie Schlagwörter: | Lamb waves; Non-Destructive Testing; Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF); Structural Health Monitoring |
Themenfelder/Aktivitätsfelder der BAM: | Chemie und Prozesstechnik |
Veranstaltung: | I2020 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) |
Veranstaltungsort: | Online meeting |
Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 07.09.2020 |
Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 11.09.2020 |
ISBN: | 978-1-7281-5448-0 |
Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 21.10.2020 |
Referierte Publikation: | Ja |
Datum der Eintragung als referierte Publikation: | 17.05.2021 |