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Two different test apparatuses are used at BAM to evaluate the safety of oxygen components: First, the promoted ignition combustion test according to ASTM G 124 [1] and to EIGA IGC Doc 13/02/E [2], and second, the new metallic disk ignition test that has not been standardized yet. The standard test method ASTM G 124 allows a ranking of metallic materials for use at high pressure oxygen. However, the transfer of those test results to valves and fittings in real-life situations is rather complex. The metallic disk ignition test, developed at BAM, is more practice oriented and uses metallic disks of different thicknesses of the investigated material. A commonly used nonmetallic sealing ring is placed in front of this disk and serves as an igniter. This test array is then exposed to high pressure gaseous oxygen impacts in a standardized pneumatic impact tester according to DIN EN 1797 [3].
Hydrogen-Containing Amorphous Carbon Layers as Optical Materials in the Near-IR Spectral Range
(2007)
Hydrogenated amorphous carbon layers were deposited on various substrates by means of a plasma CVD process with a RF substrate bias as well as an ECR plasma source. The optical properties of the a-C:H layers were obtained via spectroscopic ellipsometry and correlated with their mechanical and chemical properties. The layers from pure RF plasma exhibit a higher absorption constant in the visible spectral range and a higher refractive index. All layers are nearly transparent in the NIR spectral range making them candidates for optical thin layer systems. The laser damage behaviour of the a-C:H layers was investigated with ultrashort pulses. The damage thresholds were consistent with the absorption constants of the layers. Interesting damage morphologies were observed indicating a sensitivity of this experiment to sub-structures in the layer.
Embedding of information on surfaces is state of the art for identification testing in which public, hidden and forensic features are used. In many instances, the legal authentication of a product, a material or a document is required. Among the surface-based encoded labels, bar codes and data matrices are most frequently applied. They are publicly visible. The material itself is irrelevant, only a sufficient optical contrast is required.
However, a strong material dependence of the label can be achieved by means of Fabry-Perot layer stacks. Stack designs are described with regard to all three security levels: public features (e.g. color and tilt effect) perceptible by the human eye, hidden features (e.g. optical response in a given spectral range) detectable by commonly available instruments and forensic features (ellipsometric quantities Ψ and Δ as a function of wavelength λ and angle of incidence AOI) only detectable by sophisticated instruments.
Regarding material-correlated authentication, ellipsometric quantities Ψ and Δ are used as encoded forensic features for the first time. Hence, Fabry-Perot layer stacks as information carriers in combination with imaging ellipsometry as optical read-out system provide all-in-one anti-counterfeiting capabilities.
Standardised conventional adhesion tests are time-consuming single-sample tests. Moreover, except for the pull-off test, all these tests provide only qualitative or semi-quantitative (ranking, respectively measurement of an adhesion-correlated quantity) information on adhesion. Sometimes, adhesion is evaluated even under compressive stress conditions (e.g. cross-cut and scratch test), which itself is a contradiction to adhesive strength as defined in terms of tensile force per area.
For optical coatings it has been shown that the pull-off test in a centrifuge is definitely a promising alternative with respect to the reliable, fast and quantitative determination of adhesive strength in N/mm2. The force-controlled centrifuge test is the only multiple-sample test which provides reliable quantitative information on the adhesive strength in agreement with DIN EN 15870 and DIN EN ISO 4624 on a statistical basis for up to eight samples simultaneously tested under identical testing conditions.
Reinigung wird in der Lebensmittel- und Pharmaindustrie aufgrund des stetig steigenden Kosten- und Zeitdrucks sowie der hohen Verbrauchererwartungen hinsichtlich Produktsicherheit und -haltbarkeit ein immer zentraleres Thema. Eine verbesserte Reinigbarkeit bedeutet für die produzierende Industrie eine Steigerung der Effizienz der Produktionsanlage. Besonders in der heutigen medienintensiven Zeit kommt ein "Lebensmittelskandal" durch ein unsicheres Produkt einem finanziellen Desaster und immensem Imageverlust gleich. Aus diesem Grund ist die Reinigbarkeit der produktberührenden Oberflächen stets ein wichtiges Kriterium für die Werkstoffauswahl.
Basierend auf den Theorien zu Schmutzhaftung und -entfernung wurde im Rahmen dieser Arbeit überprüft, ob und wie die theoretisch relevanten Parameter auch in den Experimenten den Reinigungserfolg beeinflussen. Der Schwerpunkt wurde auf die Einflussgrößen des Werkstoffes gelegt, um herauszufinden, wie stark eine Oberfläche selbst zu ihrer Reinigbarkeit beitragen kann (self-cleaning).
In den durchgeführten Versuchen hat sich gezeigt, dass die Oberflächenrauheit lediglich bei der Reinigung von kohäsiven Schmutzfilmen eine entscheidende Rolle gespielt hat. Hingegen ist ihr Einfluss auf das Reinigungsergebnis von sich auflösenden Schmutzfilmen und Partikeln nur begrenzt bis gar nicht zur Geltung gekommen. Das Oberflächenmaterial hatte keinen starken, aber dennoch signifikanten Einfluss auf die Reinigbarkeit der untersuchten Oberflächen. Dass die Reinigbarkeit einer Oberfläche keine Materialkonstante sein kann, wurde unter Verwendung spezieller Oberflächen mit definiert geätzten Rauheitsstrukturen nachgewiesen. Der Reinigungserfolg hängt immer auch von der Verunreinigungsart ab, was sich auch in vergleichbaren Versuchen der Einzelpartikelablösung mittels AFM in dem Einfluss der Elastizität bzw. Plastizität der Partikeln geäußert hat.
Praxistaugliche Empfehlungen gehören mit zu den wichtigsten Zielen dieser Arbeit gewesen. Mit Fokus auf die Oberflächenparameter und auf Basis der durchgeführten Untersuchungen wurde zur Optimierung der Reinigung produktberührender Oberflächen für bekannte Kontaminationen eine Checkliste als Orientierungshilfe erarbeitet. Ist die Verunreinigungsart dennoch unbekannt, so sollte der "Grenzwert" von Ra = 1 µm unterschritten werden, um bei Vorhandensein filmartiger Verschmutzungen keine negativen Auswirkungen auf die Reinigbarkeit zu haben. Die Notwendigkeit nach hochpolierten Oberflächen (Ra < 0,3 µm) aus Reinigbarkeitsgründen kann aufgrund der Untersuchungen nicht nachvollzogen werden.
Das Ziel des Vorhabens wurde erreicht.
The extremely low acoustic impedance of polypropylene ferroelectret combined with its piezoelectric properties makes this material suitable for construction of aircoupled ultrasonic transducers for non-destructive testing. For the fabrication of transducers with a stable quality, the reproducibility of their key parameters is of interest.
The reproducibility was evaluated by means of (i) impedance spectroscopy and (ii) pulse-echo measurements. (i) Impedance spectroscopy was applied to identify the resonance frequency, the coupling factor and the acoustic impedance of several nominally identical transducers. (ii) Pulse-echo measurements yielded the signal form of these transducers.
The variation of the signal amplitude measured with pulseecho technique was about 10 dB. A part of this variation Comes from the deposition of transducer electrodes and another part from local variations of ferroelectret properties. The variation of the signal amplitude was caused by the observed variation of the coupling factor, which was also about 10 dB. The variation of the acoustic impedance was only about 1 dB, thus having no effect on the variation of the signal amplitude.
These results indicate that the variability can be reduced by improving the control of electrode deposition and by optimizing the production technology affecting the reproducibility of material properties.
A novel approach for the generation of broadband airborne ultrasound by using the thermo-acoustic effect is presented in this contribution. We investigate the applicability of resonance-free thermo-acoustic emitters for generation of very short high pressure airborne ultrasound pulses. A thermoacoustic emitter consisting of a 30 nm thin metallic film on a usual soda-lime glass substrate generates sound pressure values of more than 140 dB at 60 mm distance. The results are compared with conventional piezoelectric airborne ultrasound transducers. Our investigations show the applicability of the thermo-acoustic devices for broadband and high pressure ultrasound emitters using pulse excitation.
Novel air-coupled ultrasonic transducer combining the thermoacoustic with the piezoelectric effect
(2016)
In recent years, there has been an increasing industrial demand for one-sided inspection of various structures by means of air-coupled ultrasonic technique. Lightweight structures based on carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers may have very complex shapes, making air-coupled transmission difficult or even impossible. The inspection of concrete structures is another example where one-sided inspection is required.
To address these challenges a new type of transducer for air-coupled pulse-echo inspection was developed, which unites two principles: thermoacoustic emission and piezoelectric reception. The thermoacoustic emitter is a titanium electrode with a thickness of several tens of nanometer. This electrode was deposited onto charged cellular polypropylene, which serves as a piezoelectric receiver. The thermoacoustic transmission is based on a transformation of the thermal energy of an electrically heated electrode into the acoustic energy of an ultrasonic wave. Thermoacoustic emitters provide resonance-free behaviour and thus extremely broadband pulses. Charged cellular polypropylene is piezoelectric due to the polarization of its cells and it is well matched to air, with a Young modulus in the order of magnitude of MPa. In this contribution we present some pulse-echo measurements with the first prototypes of the combined thermoacoustic-piezoelectric transducer.
Multiple-sample approach: reliable ranking and validated statistics of bonding and adhesive strength
(2014)
Bonding strength of adhesive-bonded joints and adhesive strength of coatings have been exclusively determined in
single-sample tests using a tensile testing machine. Necessarily, the single-sample approach was also applied to the
corresponding bonding procedure. As a consequence, reliability and reproducibility of results were restricted. By
applying the newly introduced centrifuge technology, the multiple-sample approach was realized for simultaneous
tensile testing of up to eight samples under identical conditions without any disturbing shear-force effects. In order to
introduce the multiple-sample approach into the bonding procedure, a hydraulic bonding set-up was developed which
enables identical bonding pressure also for slightly different heights of sample assemblies. Both sample approaches
were compared for various application examples: ranking of different classes of adhesives, validated statistics of
adhesive-bonded joints using one particular adhesive and effects of cleaning and plasma-treatment on the adhesive
strength of coatings. The investigated systems included glass, metals and polymer substrates, different adhesives,
metallic and dielectric coatings on polymers.