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Linhao Wang1, Jiang Xu1, Dong Chen1
1School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
Abstract:
Aircraft pipelines are mainly used for the storage and transportation of fuel, hydraulic oil and water, which are mostly bent pipes of non-ferromagnetic materials. We used PPM (Periodic Permanent Magnet) EMAT (Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer) to detect the defects at 90-degree bends. A simulation model was established by finite element software to study the propagation characteristics and defect detection capability of T (0, 1) mode-guided wave in aluminum pipe bend. In terms of propagation characteristics, the energy of the guided wave was focused in the extrados of the bend, and the guided waves in the intrados and extrados of the bend were separated due to the difference in propagation distance. Regarding defect detection capability, T (0, 1) mode-guided wave had the highest detection sensitivity for the defect in the extrados of the bend and the lowest detection sensitivity for the defect in the middle area of the bend. We designed a PPM EMAT for 320 kHz to verify the simulation results experimentally, and the experimental results are in good agreement with the simulation results.
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