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Mode Characteristics Analysis of the SH-EMAT Waves for Evaluating the Thickness Reduction

두께감육 평가를 위한 SH-EMAT파의 모드특성 분석

  • 박익근 (서울산업대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 김용권 (서울산업대학교 에너지환경대학원)
  • Received : 2009.09.28
  • Accepted : 2010.02.01
  • Published : 2010.04.15
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Abstract

In this paper, study on the mode characteristics analysis of the SH-EMAT (shear horizontal, electromagnetic acoustic transducer) waves for evaluating the thickness reduction in plates such as corrosion and friction is presented. Noncontact methods for ultrasonic wave generation and detection have been a great concern and highly demanded due to their capability of wave generation and reception on surface of high temperature or on rough surface. Mode identification of the SH-EMAT wave is carried out in an aluminum plate with thinning defects using time frequency analysis method such as wavelet transform, compared with theoretically calculated group velocity dispersion curve. The changes of various wave features such as the amplitude and the time-of-flight have been observed and the correlations with the thickness reduction have been investigated. Firstly, experiments have been conducted to confirm that it is possible to selectively generate and receive specific desired SH modes. These modes have then been analyzed to select the parameters that are sensitive to the thickness change. The results show that the mode cutoff and the time-of-flight changes are feasible as key parameters to evaluate the thickness reduction.

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