Flexible ultrasonic transducers for structural health monitoring of metals and composites

M. Kobayashi; K.-T. Wu; J.-L. Shih; C.-K. Jen; S. E. Kruger

doi:10.1117/12.848863

8 April 2010 Flexible ultrasonic transducers for structural health monitoring of metals and composites

M. Kobayashi, K.-T. Wu, J.-L. Shih, C.-K. Jen, S. E. Kruger

Proceedings Volume 7648, Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems 2010; 76480W (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.848863
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Flexible ultrasonic transducers (FUTs) which have the on-site installation capability are presented for the non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and structural health monitoring (SHM) purposes. These FUTs consist of 75 μm thick titanium membrane, thick (> 70 μm) thick piezoelectric lead-zirconate-titanate (PZT) composite (PZT-c) films and thin (< 5 μm) thick top electrodes. The PZT-c films are made by a sol-gel spray technique. Such FUT has been glued onto a steel pipe of 101 mm in diameter and 4.5 mm in wall thickness and operated up to 200°C. The glue served as high temperature ultrasonic couplant between the FUT and the external surface of the pipe. The estimated pipe thickness measurement accuracy at 200°C is 34 μm. FUTs also were glued onto the end edge of 2 mm thick aluminum (Al) plates to generate and receive predominantly symmetrical and shear-horizontal (SH) plate acoustic waves (PAWs) to detect simulated line defects at temperature up to 100°C. FUTs glued onto a graphite/epoxy (Gr/Ep) composite are also used for the detection of artificial disbonds. An induction type non-contact method for the evaluation of Al plates and Gr/Ep composites using FUTs is also demonstrated.

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M. Kobayashi, K.-T. Wu, J.-L. Shih, C.-K. Jen, and S. E. Kruger "Flexible ultrasonic transducers for structural health monitoring of metals and composites", Proc. SPIE 7648, Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems 2010, 76480W (8 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.848863

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