• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.249-257
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• 2013

This study newly presents a synthetic phase tuning technique to suppress the unwanted torsional mode while enhancing the desired torsional mode in a pipe. Specifically, we aim at the enhancement of the first torsional mode and the suppression of the undesired, second torsional mode. Earlier efforts were to enhance the desired wave mode only in the hope that the enhancement results in the suppression of the unwanted wave mode. Unlike these efforts, the suggested technique makes the complete cancellation of the unwanted wave mode but it is shown to enhance the desired first mode for torsional wave problems. In the present study, the synthetic phase tuning is developed for the cancellation of the unwanted wave mode, meaning that the number of necessary experimental equipments is reduced. Simulation and experiment were carried out to check the effectiveness of the proposed method. As an application of the suggested technique, we investigated the reflection and mode conversion characteristics of the first torsional mode according to the step thickness variation in a stepped pipe.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.442-449
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• 2009

스테인레스 스틸 배관의 결함에 대한 MsS의 비틀림모드 신호와 BEM 모델링의 SH모드 신호의 특성을 살펴보았다. 비틀림모드 신호와 SH모드신호의 비교를 위해 스테인레스 스틸 배관의 결함은 깊이와 폭을 달리하면서 원주방향으로 360도 가공하였다. MsS의 비틀림모드 신호분석 결과 원주방향 결함을 모두 탐지하였으며 깊이 변화에 따라 신호 진폭의 변화가 확인되었다. 하지만 원주방향 결함의 폭 변화는 일정한 경향이 나타나지 않았다. BEM 모델링의 SH 모드 신호 분석 결과 깊이 변화의 경우 비틀림모드 신호와 유사한 결과가 나타났지만, 폭 변화는 신호 진폭의 변화가 일어났다. 본 연구를 통하여 배관의 원주방향 결함에 대한 비틀림모드와 SH모드의 비교 분석을 통하여 신호 특성을 확인하였고 배관의 축대칭 결함에 대해 SH모드 모델링으로도 신호 예측이 가능함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2004년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.279-282
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• 2004

In this paper, A new type of piezoelectric step motor using piezoelectric torsional actuator and a pair of one-way clutch bearing is designed, manufactured and tested. The torsional actuator consists of 16-polygonal tube that can produce angular displacement using shear mode of piezoceramic. One-way clutch bearing convert oscillation of torsional actuator into continuous rotation. After performance testing of torsional actuator, the optimum condition for driving motor is investigated in terms of wave shape, excitation frequency and electrical field. The performance of the motor is experimentally evaluated. As a result, square wave has larger rotation speed than sin wave, and the maximum rotation speed of 57 rpm is measured at 3850 Hz and 100V/mm.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.46-51
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• 2010

A torsional guided wave was applied to detect a defect in petrochemical pipes. Phase and group velocity dispersion curves for the longitudinal and torsional modes of the inspected pipe were presented for the theoretical analysis. It was found through mode shape analysis that there was mode conversion when torsional wave is incident at an asymmetric defect. An artificial notch was fabricated in the pipe and the detectability was examined from the distance 2m of the end of the pipe by using magnetostrictive sensors. The relativities between the amplitude of the reflected signal and the size of the defect was examined. It was shown that the T(0,1) mode could be used for the long range inspection for the petrochemical pipes.

• 한국압력기기공학회 논문집
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2019

Unlike the welded pipes in the primary system of light water nuclear power plants being periodically inspected with in-Service inspection program, relatively small pipes with the outer diameter less than 2 inch have not been regularly inspected to date. However, after several failure reports on the occurrence of critical crack-like defects in small pipes, inspection for the small pipes has been more demanded because it could cause the provisional outage of nuclear power plants. Nevertheless, there's no particular method to examine the small pipes having access limitations for inspection due to various reasons; inaccessible area, excessive radiation exposure, hazardous surrounding, and etc. This study is to develop a reliable inspection technique using torsional and flexural modes of guided wave to detect defects that could occur in inaccessible area. The attribute of guided wave that can travel a long distance enables to inspect even isolated range of the pipe from accessible location. This paper presents a case study of the evaluation test on 3/4" small-bore pipes with guide wave method. The test result demonstrates the crack signal behavior and assures possibility to detect the crack signal in a flexural mode, which is clearly distinguishable from the symmetric structure signal in a torsional mode.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.196-203
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• 2015

The aim of this work is to demonstrate a method for exciting and receiving torsional and longitudinal mode guided waves with an electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) ring array. First of all, a three-dimensional guided wave simulator is developed in order to numerically analyze the propagation of the guided wave. The finite difference time domain method is used for the simulator. Second, two guided wave testing systems using an EMAT ring array are provided: one is for torsional mode (T-mode) guided wave and the other is for longitudinal mode (L-mode). The EMATs used in the both systems are the same in design. A method to generate and receive the T- and L-mode guided waves with the same EMAT is proposed. Finally, experimental and numerical results are compared and discussed. The results of experiments and simulation agree well, showing the potential of the EMAT ring array as a mode controllable guided wave transmitter and receiver.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2007

A torsional guided wave mode in a tubular structure has many advantages in obtaining a higher sensitivity and lower attenuation for a defect, because it shows no dispersion characteristics and no radial displacement for a tubular structure. Many attempts have been made to excite and receive torsional guided waves by conventional piezoelectric transducers, but only a few examples are used during a practical field inspection. In this study, an array of electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) were for an excitation and reception of the torsional guided waves in a pipe was designed and fabricated. The signal patterns were analyzed based on various beam path length. The feasibility of detecting the defects was investigated through a series of experiments with artificial notches on a pipe.

• 한국지능시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지능시스템학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.205-208
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• 2008

이 논문은 파이프의 결함을 진단하기 위해서 파이프에 유도 비틀림파를 가진하고 수신하는 개선된 방법을 제시한다. 기존에 니켈 스트립을 파이프에 부착하고 잔류자계를 이용한 Mode 선택 가진 방법에서 나타난 잔류자계의 정량화 문제점, 다른 모드가 동시에 가진되는 문제점 등을 해결하기 위해서 새로운 형태의 Crossed Coils센서를 제안한다. 제안된 센서를 통해 모드 선택이 가능함을 확인하였고, 차후 모드분석을 통하여 Torsional Mode의 최적 가진 조건을 찾을 수 있음을 보인다.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.856-862
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• 2008

이 논문은 파이프의 결함을 진단하기 위해서 파이프에 유도 비틀림파를 가진하고 수신하는 개선된 방법을 제시한다 기존에 니켈 스트립을 파이프에 부착하고 잔류자계를 이용한 Mode 선택 가진 방법에서 나타난 잔류자계의 정량화 문제점, 다른 모드가 동시에 가진되는 문제점 등을 해결하기 위해서 새로운 형태의 Crossed Coils센서를 제안한다. 제안된 센서를 통해 모드 선택이 가능함을 확인하였고, 차후 모드분석을 통하여 Torsional Mode의 최적 가진 조건을 찾을 수 있음을 보인다.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• 제19권1E호
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• pp.43-47
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• 2000

The paper describes a theoretical study on the speed of torsional elastic waves propagating in a circular rod whose material properties vary periodically as harmonic functions of the axial coordinate. An approximate solution for the phase speed has been obtained by using the perturbation technique for sinusoidal modulation of small amplitude. This solution shows that the wave speed in the nonuniform rod is dependent on the wave frequency as well as the periodic variation of the material properties. It implies that the torsional waves considered in this paper are dispersive even in the fundamental mode.