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ID 111000
Author
Iwata, Kodai Tokushima University
Content Type
Journal Article
Description
We present a novel method of measuring the pipe wall thickness using the resonance of the circumferential (C-) Lamb wave generated by a piezoelectric ring-shaped sensor (PS). The PS is a special device for an axially propagating torsional wave; however, the C-Lamb waves are generated simultaneously as spurious signals owing to the structure of the PS. Particularly under resonant conditions, the C-Lamb waves are dominantly generated, distorting the axially propagating wave. In this method, these troublesome spurious signals are used effectively for the measurement of the wall thickness under the PS location that is a dead zone of the PS itself. The method can compensate for its drawback, namely, the dead zone problem, without using additional instruments. In this study, the mechanisms of the generation and resonance of the C-Lamb waves were first explained. Secondly, the principle of the wall thickness estimation utilizing the resonance of the C-Lamb waves was proposed. Finally, experimental verifications were carried out. The estimated wall thicknesses agreed very well (maximum 1.5% error) with those measured by a micrometer caliper under suitable resonant conditions.
Journal Title
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics
ISSN
13474065
00214922
NCID
AA12295836
AA11509854
Publisher
The Japan Society of Applied Physics
Volume
55
Issue
7S1
Start Page
07KC07
Published Date
2016-06-15
Rights
© 2016 The Japan Society of Applied Physics
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eng
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