凹部を有するパイプにおける乱流誘起応力ダイナミクスの音響放射および時間周波数解析による解明
Syed Muhamad Firdaus1, Mazian Mohammad1,2, Abdul Rahim Othman1,2
1Institute of Sustainable Energy & Resources (ISER), Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|December 11, 2025
まとめ
音響放射(AE)の時間周波数解析は、パイプの凹部によって引き起こされる乱流を効果的に検出し、特性評価する。この方法は、パイプの健全性を評価し、流れの異常を特定するための信頼性の高いアプローチを提供する。
科学分野:
- 機械工学
- 非破壊検査
- 流体力学
背景:
- 凹部はパイプの構造的完全性と流れに影響を与える一般的なパイプ欠陥です。
- 従来の検査方法では、凹部セクションの音響放射(AE)信号から意味のあるデータを抽出することは困難です。
研究 の 目的:
- AEの時間周波数解析を用いて、凹部を有するパイプセクションにおける乱流の発生を調査すること。
- AE信号特性と流れ誘起乱流および凹部の重症度との相関を明らかにすること。
- AE解析をパイプの健全性評価のための信頼できる方法として確立すること。
主な方法:
- 様々な凹部深さ(0%、5%、15%、30%)を有するパイプに対するフローループテスト中にAE信号を記録しました。
- 時間周波数解析、特にMorletウェーブレット変換をAE信号セグメントに適用しました。
- 計算流体力学(CFD)シミュレーションを使用して、レイノルズ数による乱流検出を検証しました。
主要な成果:
- AE応答における信号エネルギーは、凹部の深さとともに段階的に増加しました。
- ウェーブレット係数エネルギーとレイノルズ数との間に、信号セグメント全体で強い相関(R² > 0.9)が見られました。
- この研究では、30%凹部を有するパイプの末端セグメントで最大2.54 × 10-08 μE²/Hzの信号エネルギーを達成しました。
結論:
- AEの時間周波数解析は、凹部誘起乱流を特定および特性評価するための堅牢な技術です。
- このアプローチは、パイプにおけるAE信号に対する機械的変形効果の評価を強化します。
- この発見は、パイプの健全性監視と欠陥診断の改善を支持します。
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