Abstract
Damage detection in a mechanical structure using ultrasonic guided waves becomes even more problematic when the effect of variation in environmental and operating conditions, such as mechanical noise, temperature, flow rate, inner pressure, etc. is taken into account. The variation in these environmental and operating conditions can degrade the accuracy of the damage inspection process. The basic purpose of current research work is to propose a finite element model–based simulation model to identify and estimate the influence of environmental temperature on the measured signal and meanwhile perceive the temperature invariant points to provide an optimal baseline for thermal attenuation in real-time ultrasonic guided wave inspections. This model signifies the variation in material elastic properties, thermal sensitivities, and the abrupt changes in group and phase velocities of S0 wave mode with temperature. A low bandpass filter is used to keep the excitation frequency in a certain range and remove the noise from it. The numerical investigation is achieved in [Formula: see text] on the basis of six parameters, including variation in strain rate and stress, the amplitude of displacement, symmetric and anti-symmetric dispersion curves, time of flight, group velocity, and natural frequency of the beam. A wave velocity function has been generated in the Matlab® environment to calculate the group velocity of guided waves considering the effect of both temperature and excitation frequency. A linear fit curve (first-degree polynomial) is utilized in this function to analyze the effect of temperature on group velocity. An analytical estimation has also been applied to evaluate the impact of temperature on the material properties and damage detection. The simulation model is validated against the analytical group velocity results and experimental wave amplitude results. The comparison with minute percentage error is achieved in a convincing manner. The proposed thermal sensitivity simulation model is more efficient and reliable as compared to optimal baseline selection and baseline signal stretch. It detects not only the occurrence of damage but also examines the influence of environmental temperature on ultrasonic guided wave propagation and perceives the temperature invariant points to provide an optimal baseline for thermal attenuation in real-time ultrasonic guided wave inspections. This model can also be implemented practically in transportation and industrial applications to ensure structural reliability.
Highlights
Identification and growth estimation of damage in specific mechanical structures have got significant attention in the last few decades to illustrate the structural designs
Thermal sensitivity evaluation parameters have completed our proposed model as compared to Optimal baseline selection (OBS) and baseline signal stretch (BSS), and these parameters are variation in strain rate and induced stress, the amplitude of displacement, symmetric and anti-symmetric dispersion curves, time of flight (TOF), group velocity, elastic properties, and natural frequency of examined specimen. It detects the occurrence of damage and examines the influence of environmental temperature on ultrasonic guided wave propagation and perceives the temperature invariant points to provide an optimal baseline for thermal attenuation in real-time ultrasonic guided wave inspections
According to finite element model (FEM) performed in AbaqusTM, thermal sensitivity of ultrasonic guided waves was evaluated on the basis of six parameters, including variation in strain rate and induced stress, the amplitude of displacement, symmetric and anti-symmetric dispersion curves, TOF, group velocity, and natural frequency of stainless steel beam
Summary
Identification and growth estimation of damage in specific mechanical structures have got significant attention in the last few decades to illustrate the structural designs. Thermal sensitivity evaluation parameters have completed our proposed model as compared to OBS and BSS, and these parameters are variation in strain rate and induced stress, the amplitude of displacement, symmetric and anti-symmetric dispersion curves, time of flight (TOF), group velocity, elastic properties, and natural frequency of examined specimen. It detects the occurrence of damage and examines the influence of environmental temperature on ultrasonic guided wave propagation and perceives the temperature invariant points to provide an optimal baseline for thermal attenuation in real-time ultrasonic guided wave inspections. @ @h are mentioned as the computed wave velocity and the thermal sensitivity with respect to Ho, respectively, and #ðH2Þ shows the higher-order terms in expansion series
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