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The ultrasonic transmission between two air-coupled polypropylene (PP) ferroelectret (FE) transducers in dependence on the amplitude of the high-voltage exciting pulse revealed a strongly nonlinear electromechanical response of the FE transmitter. This phenomenon is described by a linear increase of the inverse electromechanical transducer constant t33(1) of the PP FE film with an increase of the exciting electrical pulse amplitude. Enlargement of t33(1) by a factor of 4 was achieved by application of 3500 V exciting pulses. The electrostriction contribution to t33(1) can be attributed to the electrostatic force between electrodes and the Maxwell stress effect. The nonlinear electromechanical properties of the PP FE result in a strong increase of its air-coupled ultrasonic (ACUS) figure of merit (FOM) under the high-voltage excitation, which exceeds results of the PP FE technological optimization. The FOM increase can be related to the increase of PP FE coupling factor and/or to the decrease of its acoustic impedance. A significant enhancement of the ACUS system transmission (12 dB) and signal-to-noise ratio (32 dB) was demonstrated by the increase of excitation voltage up to 3500 V. The nonlinear electromechanical properties of the PP FEs seem to be very important for their future applications.
Degradation of material properties significant for lifetime extension of nuclear power plants
(2010)
The discussion about the right energy sources or alternative energy generation goes around the world, mostly in connection with green-house gas reduction. Therefore, some countries have started to consider extending operation of nuclear power plants. This demands an extensive plant life management as well as the knowledge of the degradation in material properties. The Basis Safety Concept (BSC) in Germany observed this circumstance. Still, lifetime extension is not an issue in Germany due to phase out of nuclear energy. Part of the BSC is the application of non-destructive examination (NDE) methods from the beginning, i.e. from component manufacture, to the end of life. The application of a NDE method to detect and size defects in components in nuclear power plants is presented. Some material properties and their degradation during increase of operation time are also in the focus of this paper.
Die unterschiedlichen Stoß- und Vibrationsbelastungen bei der Fahrt auf Straßen oder im freien Gelände dürften den meisten Lesern aus dem täglichen Leben bekannt sein. Je nach Ausführung und Zustand des Feder-/Dämpfungssystems eines Fahrzeuges spürt der menschliche Körper unterschiedliche Belastungen, die die Schmerzgrenze erreichen können. Diese dynamischen Belastungen werden auch auf Ladung, in unserem Fall auf die Gefahrgutumschließungen und auf das Gefahrgut, übertragen. Derartige Belastungen können durch entsprechende Stapelung und Sicherung der Ladung in ihren Auswirkungen gemindert werden. Für andere Belastungen, z. B. Stoß durch einen Auffahrunfall, sind Schutzsysteme am Heck des Fahrzeugs gefordert. Bei Tankfahrzeugen kann eine Beschädigung des Tanks durch einen solchen Auffahrschutz gemindert werden. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden Ergebnisse von Vibrationsmessungen an Lastkraftwagen mit den Ergebnissen des Vibrationstests an einem Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) verglichen. Berechnungen zum Auffahrschutz an Tankfahrzeugen werden Messergebnissen gegenübergestellt.