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Published on: August 26, 2019
The use of ultrasonic guided waves and wavelets analysis in pipe inspection
M H S Siqueira1, C E N Gatts, R R da Silva
1Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), P.O. Box 68505, CEP 21945-970, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brazil. marcioh@metalmat.ufrj.edu.br
Abstract:
One of the main applications of guided waves is for pipe inspection, since its one-dimensional geometry allows inspecting long distances in a short time. As with most configurations (frequency, thickness) ultrasonic waves with many modes of propagation are generated, recent research focuses mostly on the generation and reception of specific modes, mainly by means of sophisticated arrays of transducers. In this paper this problem is addressed with a different approach, by processing ultrasonic signals with a low signal/noise ratio acquired with a single transducer in an pulse-echo configuration. In order to improve the evaluation of results, frequency bandpass filters and wavelet analysis were tested. Results showed that even when very noisy signals are utilized, signal processing improve the signal/noise (S/N) ratio up to 12 dB approximately and enhance the analysis of the results, thus demonstrating its usefulness.
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