• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2002년도 춘계합동학술대회 논문집
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• pp.224-228
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• 2002

In this study, the piezoelectric ceramics PZT powder was synthesized by the Wet-Dry combination method. Flexible 1-3 type composite specimens were fabricated with the piezoceramics PZT filler phase and Eccogel polymer matrix phase. This paper represents the pulse-echo response of the 1-3 type composite transducer to check it out to investigate a basic property regarding a level limit switch. The acoustic impedance of 1-3 type composite was improved than that of single phase PZT ceramics. The pulse-echo response of transducer fabricated with the self-made 1-3 type composites resonator was better than that of the solid PZT transducer.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.225-234
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• 2009

Dredged silt from reservoirs in southern Taiwan was sintered to make lightweight aggregates (LWA), which were then used to produce lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC).This study aimed to assess the compressive strength and homogeneity of LWAC using ultrasonic-echo sensing. Concrete specimens were prepared using aggregates of four different particle density, namely 800, 1100, 1300 and 2650 kg/$m^3$. The LWAC specimens were cylindrical and a square wall with core specimens drilled. Besides compressive strength test, ultrasonic-echo sensing was employed to examine the ultrasonic pulse velocity and homogeneity of the wall specimens and to explore the relationship between compressive strength and ultrasonic pulse velocity. Results show that LWA, due to its lower relative density, causes bloating, thus resulting in uneven distribution of aggregates and poor homogeneity. LWAC mixtures using LWA of particle density 1300 kg/$m^3$ show the most even distribution of aggregates and hence best homogeneity as well as highest compressive strength of 63.5 MPa. In addition, measurements obtained using ultrasonic-echo sensing and traditional ultrasonic method show little difference, supporting that ultrasonic-echo sensing can indeed perform non-destructive, fast and accurate assessment of LWAC homogeneity.

• 한국생산제조학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.135-141
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• 1999

Recently, advance signal analysis which is called "Time-Frequency Analysis" has been developed. Wavelet and Wigner Distribution are used to the method. Wavelet transform(WT) is applied to time-frequency analysis of waveforms obtained by an ultrasonic pulse-echo technique. The Gabor function is adopted as the analyzing wavelet. Wavelet analysis method is an attractive technique for evolution of material characterization evoluation. In this paper, the feasibility of suppression of ultrasonic background noise signal using WT has been presented. These results suggest that ultrasonic background noise ginal can be suppressed and enhanced even for SNR of 20.8 dB. This property of the WT is extremely useful for the detecting flaw echos embedded in background noise.und noise.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.483-488
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• 2016

Ultrasound imaging by using piezoelectric materials, such as lead zirconium titanate (PZT) has been one of the most preferred modes of imaging in the medical field due to its simple, low cost and non-ionizing radiation in comparison to other imaging techniques. Recently, the market demand for portable ultrasound is becoming larger with applications in developing countries, disaster area, military, and emergency purposes. However, most of ultrasound probes used is bulky and high power consumable, so unsuitable for such applications. In this study, the 3 layered ceramic specimen consisted of 128 pitches of $420{\mu}m$ in width and $450{\mu}m$ in thickness were prepared by using the Ti-rich PZT compositions co-fired at $1,050^{\circ}C$. Their electrical and ultrasound pulse-echo properties were investigated and compared to the single layer specimen. The 3 layered ultrasound probe showed 1.584 V of Vp-p, which is 3.2 times higher than single layered one, implying that it would allow effectively such a portable ultrasound probe system. The result were discussed in terms of higher capacitance, lower impedance and higher dielectric coefficient of the 3 layered ultrasound probe.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.1652-1663
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• 2002

It is desirable to perform nondestructive evaluation to assess material properties and part homogeneity because manufacturing of carbon/carbon (C/C) composites requires complicated and costly processes. In this work several ultrasonic techniques were applied to carbon/carbon composites for the evaluation of spatial variations in material properties that are attributable to the manufacturing process. In a large carbon/carbon composite manufactured by chemical vapor infiltration (CVI) method, the spatial variation of ultrasonic velocity was measured and found to be consistent with the densification behavior in CVI process in order to increase the density of C/C composites. Ultrasonic velocity and attenuation depend on a density variation of materials. Low frequency through-transmission scans based on both amplitude and time-of-flight of the ultrasonic pulse were used for mapping out the material property inhomogeneity These results were compared with that obtained by dry-coupling ultrasonics. Pulse-echo C-scans was used to image near-surface material property anomalies such as the placement of spacers between disks during CVI. Also, optical micrograph had been examined on the surface of C/C composites using a destructive way.

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.54-62
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• 1991

The effect of tempering temperature on the ultrasonic propagation velocity at SCM 440 steel quenched from $870^{\circ}C$ and $1000^{\circ}C$ has been studied by metallurgical and crystallographical observation. The measurements of ultrasonic velocity were made on the specimen by appling an immersion ultrasonic pulse-echo technique with a constant frequency of 10 MHz. The quenched microstructure of this steel was a lath martensite. As the tempering temperature was increased, the martensite was transformed into the tempered martensite composed of cementite and carbide. The ultrasonic velocity increased with increasing the tempering temperature. It was thought that these were resulted from the microstructural transformation. The change of ultrasonic propagation velocity with quenching and tempering heat treatment was resulted from microstrain due to the change of internal stress. Considering these results concerning to the change of ultrasonic propagation velocity. the phenomena of microstructural transformation were estimated. Consequently, it was thought that the degree of quenching and tempered heat treatment of steel could be nondestructively evaluated with the change of ultrasonic propagation velocity.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.118-128
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• 1999

초음파 비파괴검사와 관련하여 많은 측정 방법들이 사용되고 있으며, 전형적인 예로서 재료성질 결정, 미시구조 특성 평가, 결함의 탐상 등을 들 수 있다. 이러한 응용에서 속도와 감쇠계수는 가장 흔히 요구되는 초음파 측정 파라미터이다. 본 연구에서는 수침식 펄스 에코방법으로 속도 및 감쇠 측정을 위한 5가지 해석 알고리즘 (펄스 겹침법, 상호 상관법, Fourier 변환, Hilbert 변환, Wavelet 변환)을 소개하였다. 먼저 연속한 두 저면 반사파 사이의 시간지연 측정을 위하여 펄스 겹침법, 상호 상관법, Fourier 변환에 의한 위상 기울기법 및 Hilbert 변환법을 사용하였다. 주파수 의존위상/군속도와 감쇠계수는 Fourier 변환에 의한 위상 및 진폭 스펙트럼이 사용되었으며, 이와 더불어 시간-주파수 해석법인 wavelet 변환이 이용되었다. 사용된 시편은 분산을 무시할 수 있는 강판과 약한 분산성을 지닌 기공을 함유한 복합판재이다. 각 측정 알고리즘의 특성에 대해 논의하였으며 측정된 결과들을 서로 비교하였다.

• Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.131-141
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• 2008

목적: 물체 내부의 온도를 비침습적으로 측정할 수 있는 양성자 공명 주파수 이동에 의한 MR 온도영상의 재구성에 center array-sequencing 위상펼침(PU) 기법을 적용시켜 그 성능 및 유용성을 평가하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: MR 온도 영상에 앞서 잡음 수준이 다른 타원형 팬텀들을 컴퓨터 모의 실험으로 제작하고 제안된 PU방 법을 적용시켜 잡음에 대한 성능을 평가하였다. MR 실험은 PU 실험과 이를 이용한 온도분포영상획득 실험으로 구분하여 수행되었다. 1.5T MR 영상장치에서 무릎코일과 $T2^*$ 경사자장에코 펄스열을 이용하여 MR 영상을 얻었다. 물통, 오렌지, 아가젤 등의 팬텀을 실험 대상으로 하였고 자체 제작된 온수펌프 장치로 팬텀의 온도를 조절하였다. T 형 열전쌍 온도측정장치로 팬텀 온도를 측정하고 MR 온도영상 결과와 비교하였다. 획득된 MR영상의 위상분포는 제안된 PU방법으로 위상을 편 후 온도분포 영상을 재구성하였다. 가열 전 후의 온도변화와 MR 영상의 위상변화 관계를 이용하여 아가젤 팬텀 내의 MR온도분포 영상을 구하였다. 결과: 제안된 center array-sequencing PU 알고리즘을 이용하여 여러 팬텀에 대한 MR 위상영상의 접힘 현상을 기존 방법보다 간편하고 빠르게 제거할 수 있었고 이를 이용하여 MR 온도영상을 획득할 수 있었다. 결론: 본 연구는 제안된 center array-sequencing 위상펼침 방법이 잡음에 강하고 처리 속도가 빠를 뿐만 아니라 양성자 공명 주파수 이동의 성질을 이용한 MR 온도 영상 획득에 성공적으로 적용될 수 있음을 보였다.