Excitation and Propagation of Longitudinal L (0, 2) Mode Ultrasonic Guided Waves for the Detection of Damages in Hexagonal Pipes: Numerical and Experimental Studies

The hexagonal pipe is a special kind of tube structure. Its inner surface of the cross section is in the shape of circle, while the outer surface is hexagonal. It has functioned as an essential and critical part of a drill stem in a high-torque drill machine used in various resource exploitation fie...

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Main Authors: Xiang Wan, Meiru Liu, Xuhui Zhang, Hongwei Fan, Qinghua Mao, Ming Dong, Xing Wang, Hongwei Ma
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6641828
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author Xiang Wan
Meiru Liu
Xuhui Zhang
Hongwei Fan
Qinghua Mao
Ming Dong
Xing Wang
Hongwei Ma
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Xuhui Zhang
Hongwei Fan
Qinghua Mao
Ming Dong
Xing Wang
Hongwei Ma
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description The hexagonal pipe is a special kind of tube structure. Its inner surface of the cross section is in the shape of circle, while the outer surface is hexagonal. It has functioned as an essential and critical part of a drill stem in a high-torque drill machine used in various resource exploitation fields. The inspection of a hexagonal pipe to avoid its failure and thus to ensure safe operation of a drilling machine is becoming increasingly urgent and important. In this study, the excitation and propagation of ultrasonic guided waves for the purpose of detecting defects in hexagonal pipes are proposed. Dispersion curves of hexagonal pipes are firstly derived by using semianalytical finite element method. Based on these dispersion curves, longitudinal L (0, 2) mode at 100 kHz is selected to inspect hexagonal pipes. A ring of piezoelectric transducers (PZTs) with the size of 25 mm × 5 mm ×0.5 mm is able to maximize the amplitude of L (0, 2) mode and successfully suppress the undesired L (0, 1) mode in the experiments. Numerical and experimental studies have shown that the displacement field of L (0, 2) mode at 100 kHz is almost uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction. Furthermore, L (0, 2) mode ultrasonic guided waves at 100 kHz are capable of detecting circular through-hole damages located in the plane and near the edge in a hexagonal pipe. Our study results have demonstrated that the use of longitudinal L (0, 2) mode ultrasonic guided wave provides a promising and effective alternative for the detection of defects in hexagonal pipe structures.
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spelling doaj-art-9923c3e9b99f4eed989715a7dbb7ca0f2025-02-03T01:09:55ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92032021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66418286641828Excitation and Propagation of Longitudinal L (0, 2) Mode Ultrasonic Guided Waves for the Detection of Damages in Hexagonal Pipes: Numerical and Experimental StudiesXiang Wan0Meiru Liu1Xuhui Zhang2Hongwei Fan3Qinghua Mao4Ming Dong5Xing Wang6Hongwei Ma7School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaChina Coal Energy Research Institute Co., Ltd., Xi’an 710054, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaThe hexagonal pipe is a special kind of tube structure. Its inner surface of the cross section is in the shape of circle, while the outer surface is hexagonal. It has functioned as an essential and critical part of a drill stem in a high-torque drill machine used in various resource exploitation fields. The inspection of a hexagonal pipe to avoid its failure and thus to ensure safe operation of a drilling machine is becoming increasingly urgent and important. In this study, the excitation and propagation of ultrasonic guided waves for the purpose of detecting defects in hexagonal pipes are proposed. Dispersion curves of hexagonal pipes are firstly derived by using semianalytical finite element method. Based on these dispersion curves, longitudinal L (0, 2) mode at 100 kHz is selected to inspect hexagonal pipes. A ring of piezoelectric transducers (PZTs) with the size of 25 mm × 5 mm ×0.5 mm is able to maximize the amplitude of L (0, 2) mode and successfully suppress the undesired L (0, 1) mode in the experiments. Numerical and experimental studies have shown that the displacement field of L (0, 2) mode at 100 kHz is almost uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction. Furthermore, L (0, 2) mode ultrasonic guided waves at 100 kHz are capable of detecting circular through-hole damages located in the plane and near the edge in a hexagonal pipe. Our study results have demonstrated that the use of longitudinal L (0, 2) mode ultrasonic guided wave provides a promising and effective alternative for the detection of defects in hexagonal pipe structures.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6641828
spellingShingle Xiang Wan
Meiru Liu
Xuhui Zhang
Hongwei Fan
Qinghua Mao
Ming Dong
Xing Wang
Hongwei Ma
Excitation and Propagation of Longitudinal L (0, 2) Mode Ultrasonic Guided Waves for the Detection of Damages in Hexagonal Pipes: Numerical and Experimental Studies
Shock and Vibration
title Excitation and Propagation of Longitudinal L (0, 2) Mode Ultrasonic Guided Waves for the Detection of Damages in Hexagonal Pipes: Numerical and Experimental Studies
title_full Excitation and Propagation of Longitudinal L (0, 2) Mode Ultrasonic Guided Waves for the Detection of Damages in Hexagonal Pipes: Numerical and Experimental Studies
title_fullStr Excitation and Propagation of Longitudinal L (0, 2) Mode Ultrasonic Guided Waves for the Detection of Damages in Hexagonal Pipes: Numerical and Experimental Studies
title_full_unstemmed Excitation and Propagation of Longitudinal L (0, 2) Mode Ultrasonic Guided Waves for the Detection of Damages in Hexagonal Pipes: Numerical and Experimental Studies
title_short Excitation and Propagation of Longitudinal L (0, 2) Mode Ultrasonic Guided Waves for the Detection of Damages in Hexagonal Pipes: Numerical and Experimental Studies
title_sort excitation and propagation of longitudinal l 0 2 mode ultrasonic guided waves for the detection of damages in hexagonal pipes numerical and experimental studies
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6641828
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