• Proceedings of the Optical Society of Korea Conference
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• 2000.08a
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• pp.52-53
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• 2000

물질 내부에서의 초음파(ultrasonics)의 전파특성을 분석하면 측정대상의 외형적 크기와 성분조성, 내부결함의 분포, 그리고 결정입경(grain size) 등과 같은 물질의 미세조직을 비파괴적으로 평가(NDE; non-destructive evaluation)할 수 있다. 초음파를 이용하는 비파괴 평가에 있어서 기존에는 주로 접촉식 압전변환기(PZT transducer)를 이용하여 초음파를 인가함과 동시에 이를 이용하여 측정대상 내부를 전파한 초음파를 검지하는 방식을 이용하여 왔다. 이와 같은 압전변환기를 이용한 비파괴 평가는 측정방법이 비교적 간단하고 초음파 에너지의 정량화가 용이한 장점이 있으나 측정방식이 접촉식이기 때문에 측정 시편이 고온이거나 움직이는 대상에는 적용이 어렵다. 따라서 비파괴 평가의 궁극적인 활용목표의 하나인 온-라인 평가를 실현하기 위해서는 비접촉식 초음파 평가방법이 정립되어야 한다. 이러한 관점에서 최근 레이저를 이용한 비접촉식 초음파의 생성 및 검지방법에 대한 연구가 진행되고 있다. (중략)

• 연구논문집
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• s.28
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• pp.229-238
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• 1998

Materials and parts required for nondestructive testing should be evaluated using with standard block. And it is ruled that standard blocks should be fabricated from same or similar material with test specimen. In order to manufacture and export materials and parts, quality assurance system should be required. In this paper, ultrasonic characteristics of ASTM 4340 steel ultrasonic standard block are investigated for nondestructive evaluation of udimet 720Li disc. Microstructures of udimet 720Li alloy are investigated using with optical and transmission electron microscope. Also ultrasonic transit time and attenuation are measured from high power ultrasonic analysis system with phase adjustment method. Conclusively, it is proved that 4340 steel ultrasonic standard block can be use for nondestructive evaluation of udimet 720Li disc.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.103-109
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• 2005

Fiber reinforced plastic material should be inspected in fabrication process in order to enhance quality by prevent defects such as delamination and void. Generally, ultrasonic technique is widely used to evaluate FRP. In conventional ultrasonic techniques, transducer should be contacted on FRP. However, conventional contacting method could not be applied in fabrication process and novel non-contact evaluating technique was required. Laser-based ultrasonic technique was tried to evaluate CFRP plate. Laser-based ultrasonic waves propagated on CFRP were received with various transducers such as accelerometer and AE sensor in order to evaluate the properties of waves due to the variation of frequency. Velocities of laser-based ultrasonic waves were evaluated for various fiber orientation. In addition, laser interferometry was used to receive ultrasonic wave in CFRP and frequency was analysed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.194-205
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• 1994

이종재료 접합재의 연구개발(R&D)이나 품질보증(QA)분야에서 최적 접합조건의 신속한 결정과 사용중 접합재의 접합강도에 결정적으로 영향을 미치는 접합계면의 박리 미접합부등의 비파괴진단 평가기법에 적극 활용되고 있는 초음파비파괴평가(UNDE)기법의 주된 특징과 적용한계, 향후 연구되어야할 과제등을 최근의 특징적인 연구경향과 적용예를 중심으로 소개하고자 한다. 본고(本稿)에서 기술하는 초음파비파괴평가기법은 부분적으로는 기술의 안정화단계에 까지 상당히 접근하여, 현재 국내 반도체산업의 품질보증분야에서는 접합재료 접합계면의 비파괴적해석에 그 유용성이 어느정도 확인되고 있으나 정량적비파괴평가(QNDE)와 검사시스템의 꽃이라 불리는 전문가시스템화에의 접근에는 아직 해결되어야할 문제가 많다. 따라서, 저자들은 앞으로 접합재료 접합계면의 비파괴적해석에 관련한 연구사례와 결과를 정량적비파괴평가의 중요성과 방향성에 초점을 두고 본학회지를 통하여 계속 연재할 계획이다.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.143-146
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 원전 시설 및 파이프라인의 초음파 비파괴 평가를 위하여 압전 소자를 이용한 초음파 센서를 설계하고 구현하였다. KLM 모델에 의하여 설계된 초음파 센서는 초음파 센서는 임펄스 응답 및 전기음향 측정 시험을 통하여 특성을 평가하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.112-121
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• 1994

This paper discusses the feasibility of ultrasonic C-scan technique for nondestructive evaluation of spot weld quality. Ultrasonic evaluation for spot weld quality was performed by immersion method with the mechanical and the electronic scanning of point-focussed ultrasonic beam(25 MHz). For the sake of the approach to the quantitative measurement of nugget diameter and the discrimination of the corona bond from nugget, preliminary infinitesimal gap experiment by newton ring is tried in order to set up the optimum ultrasonic test condition. Ultrasonic image data obtained were confirmed and compared by optical microscope and SAM(Scanning Acoustic Microscope) observation of the spot-weld cross section. The results show that the nugget diameter can be measured with the accuracy of 1.0mm, and voids included in nugget can be detected to $10{\mu}m$ extent with simplicity and accuracy. Finally, it was found that it is necessary to make a profound study of definite discrimination of corona bond from nugget and the approach of quantitative evaluation of nugget diameter by utilizing the various image processing techniques.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.313-320
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• 2007

Recently, a new class of single-crystal piezoelectric materials such as lead metanibobate doped with lead titanate (PMN-PT) has been synthesized and were found to further enhance the electro-mechanical coupling factor compared to piezo-ceramic materials. This paper describes fabrication and evaluation of PMN-PT single crystal ultrasonic transducers for contact measurement of stainless steel that is one of the highly attenuative materials. The design conditions for ultrasonic transducer such as front matching layer between test materials and piezo-material and backing materials were investigated based on the simulation results by KLM model. The PMN-PT single crystal ultrasonic transducers with centre frequencies at 1 and 2.25 MHz were fabricated and their performances were evaluated.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.501-510
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• 2000

Recently, advanced signal analysis which is called "time-frequency analysis" has been used widely in nondestructive evaluation applications. Wavelet transform(WT) and Wigner Distribution are the most advanced techniques for processing signals with time-varying spectra. Wavelet analysis method is an attractive technique for evaluation of material characterization nondestructively. Wavelet transform is applied to the time-frequency analysis of ultrasonic echo waveform obtained by an ultrasonic pulse-echo technique. In this study, the feasibility of noise suppression of ultrasonic flaw signal and frequency-dependent ultrasonic group velocity and attenuation coefficient using wavelet analysis of ultrasonic echo waveform have been verified experimentally. The Gabor function is adopted the analyzing wavelet. The wavelet analysis shows that the variations of ultrasonic group velocity and attenuation coefficient due to the change of material characterization can be evaluated at each frequency. Furthermore, to assure the enhancement of detectability and naw sizing performance, both computer simulated results and experimental measurements using wavelet signal processing are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the noise suppression of ultrasonic flaw signal obtained from austenitic stainless steel weld including EDM notch.

• Proceedings of the Korean Reliability Society Conference
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.245-255
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• 2001

원전 가동전/가동중검사 결과의 신뢰도(reliability)는 원전 배관기기의 건전성에 직결되는 것으로써 결함 발견 시 적용되는 파괴역학해석(FMA)은 비파괴검사 결과에 대한 100%의 신뢰를 전제하고 있다. 그러나 비파괴검사가 어느 정도 신뢰성을 가지고 있는지에 대한 평가가 국내에서는 거의 수행된 바가 없었다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 원전의 비파괴검사 규제 요건의 기술적 근거를 확보하고, 원전 기기 건전성 평가 및 안전성 향상을 위한 합리적 규제지침을 수립하기 위하여 국내 원전 가동중검사(ISI)에 적용되거나 일반 산업계에 적용되고 있는 초음파탐상검사에 대하여 기량검증 Round Robin Test에 의한 통계적 신뢰도를 평가하고자 한다. 이를 위해 초음파검사 PD-RRT 결과의 통계적 신뢰도 평가 모델을 고찰하고, 결함검출성능 평가, 결함크기 측정 평가, 팀 오차 분석 등 초음파검사 PD-RRT 결과의 통계적 신뢰도를 평가하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.437-443
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• 2010

In recent years, as nano scale structured thin film technology has emerged in various fields such as the materials, biomedical and acoustic sciences, the quantitative nondestructive adhesion evaluation of thin film interfaces using ultra high frequency scanning acoustic microscopy(SAM) has become an important issue in terms of the longevity and durability of thin film devices. In this study, an effective technique for investigating the interfaces of nano scale structured thin film systems is described, based on the focusing of ultrasonic waves, the generation of leaky surface acoustic waves(LSAWs), V(z) curve simulation and ultra high frequency acoustical imaging_ Computer simulations of the V(z) curve were performed to estimate the sensitivity of detection of micro flaws(i.e., delamination) in a thin film system. Finally, experiments were conducted to confirm that a SAM system operating at a frequency of 1 GHz can be useful to visualize the micro flaws in nano structured thin film systems.