• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.83-89
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• 1989

Effects of the microstructure and the testing conditions for the detectability of the small flaw in ultrasonic testing have been studied. The detectability of the flaw was influenced not only by the grain size but also by the microstructure of the test piece. This is considered to be caused by randomization of the matrix which influences the elastic anisotropy of the grain. It was found that the detectability was improved as the frequence became higher and the beam size became smaller. The experimental results indicate that ultrasonic backscattering measurement is one of the promising methods to evaluate the detectability of the flaw indirectly.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.8-15
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• 1988

A split-spectrum processing technique for an ultrasonic flaw detection system has been developed, which improves the flaw-to-grain echo ratio in large-grained materials. The enhancement is achieved by partitioning a wide-band received spectrum to obtain frequency shifted bands, which are then processed to suppress the grain echoes with respect to the flaw echo, using a novel signal minimization algorithm. A technique for suppression of grain echoes has also been devised which takes advantage of the fact that the grain echo amplitude changes with the frequency of the incident ultrasound whereas the flaw echo amplitude does not. The combination of this technique and the new flaw detection system greatly improve the capabilities of ultrasonic evaluation of large grain materials.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.6-11
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• 1988

The comparison and analysis of flaw detectability, flaw sizing methods and allowable criteria in accordance with the applicable codes, ASME and RCC-M Code, in ultrasonic examination of pressure vessel in nuclear power plants were studied. Accordding to the codes, calibration blocks were made. The artificial flaws such as disc and band types in test specimens were machined. They were detected and evaluated with etch code requirements and measured values were compared with the actual flaws.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.46-51
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• 2000

Ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (UNDE) technique is commonly used for detecting inner defects in the materials. Recently, new methods are trying to apply for detecting surface and subsurface flaws using Rayleigh wave or creeping wave. These techniques, however, have following problems. Echo amplitude is remarkably affected by the surface conditions and discrimination of echo pattern is usually difficult because shear wave propagate in the material at the same time. We can apply surface SH-wave(which is horizontally polarized shear wave traveling along near surface layer) technique to detect surface flaws. In this paper, directivity, distance amplitude characteristics and detectability of surface flaws at fillet weld hills of the 5 MHz and 2 MHz surface flaws at fillet weld hills of the 5 MHz and 2 MHz surface Sh-wave are experimentally investigated. As a result of the study, it was found out that these techniques are valuable for the detection of fatigue cracks at fillet weld heels which can not be detected by other ultrasonic techniques such as angle beam technique and which are inaccessible for non-destructive testings e.g. MT(magnetic particle testing) or PT(liquid penetrant testing).

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.24-30
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• 1993

원자력발전소 터빈 계통의 손상중에서 blade의 파손에 따른 원전의 불시 정지가 발생함에 따라 blade 균열 검출을 위한 초음파 검사의 필요성이 증가하고 있다. 그러나 터빈 blade root부 결함 탐지를 위한 초음파검사 방법은 그 형상의 복잡성으로 인하여 검사 기술이 아직 확립되지 자아 검사의 신뢰성 확보에 대한 많은 연구가 요망되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 터빈 blade에 인공 결함을 가공한 다음 초음파 검사시 복잡한 형상을 가진 blade root부 구멍 주위의 결함 검출 능력, skew angle 영향, 실제 결함과 기하학적 신호사이의 신호 구분에 대한 내용를 조사하였으며, 또한 RF 신호수집, 해석을 통하여 신호 분류 특성에 대한 연구도 병행하였다. 실험 결과 pin hole 주위의 초음파 균열 탐지를 위하여 인공 결함이 있는 blade 시편을 이용함으로 결함 검출을 위한 최적 검사조건의 도출이 가능하였고, blade의 복잡형상에 기인한 기하학적 영향을 줄이기 위해서는 skew angle 이 필수적인 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구 결과를 적용하면 blade root부위의 내부 균열 탐지를 위해 blade 를 해체함이 없이 현장 검사의 신뢰도를 제고할 수 있다.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.548-553
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• 2011

The lock-in thermography was employed to evaluate the defects in railway bogies. Prior to the actual application on railway bogies, in order to assess the detectability of known flaws, the calibration reference panel was prepared with various dimensions of artificial flaws. The panel was composed of polymer matrix composites, which were the same material with actual bogies. Through lock-in thermography evaluation, the optimal frequency of heat source was determined for the best flaw detection. Based on the defects information, the actual defect assessments on railway bogie were conducted with different types of railway bogies, which were used for the current operation. In summary, it was found that the novel infrared thermography technique could be an effective way for the inspection and the detection of surface defects on bogies since the infrared thermography method provided rapid and non-contact investigation of railway bogies.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.59-63
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• 2008

Time reversal (TR) of nondispersive body waves has been used in many applications including ultrasonic NDE. However, the study of the TR method for Lamb waves on thin structures is not well established. In this paper, the full reconstruction of the input signal is investigated for dispersive Lamb waves by introducing a time reversal operator based on the Mindlin plate theory. A broadband and a narrowband input waveform are employed to reconstruct the $A_0$ mode of Lamb wave propagations. Due to the frequency dependence of the TR process of Lamb waves, different frequency components of the broadband excitation are scaled differently during the time reversal process and the original input signal cannot be fully restored. This is the primary reason for using a narrowband excitation to enhance the flaw detectability.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.46-51
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• 2010

A torsional guided wave was applied to detect a defect in petrochemical pipes. Phase and group velocity dispersion curves for the longitudinal and torsional modes of the inspected pipe were presented for the theoretical analysis. It was found through mode shape analysis that there was mode conversion when torsional wave is incident at an asymmetric defect. An artificial notch was fabricated in the pipe and the detectability was examined from the distance 2m of the end of the pipe by using magnetostrictive sensors. The relativities between the amplitude of the reflected signal and the size of the defect was examined. It was shown that the T(0,1) mode could be used for the long range inspection for the petrochemical pipes.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.163-171
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• 1998

터빈 디스크에서 발생하는 결함에 대한 초음파탐상기술을 확립하기 위하여 초음파탐촉자의 근/원거리 음장 및 지향성에 대하여 연구하였다. 영광원자력 LP터빈 No. 6 디스크와 동일하게 대비시험편을 제작하였고 터빈로타 디스크의 초음파탐상에 사용된 5MHz PZT 압전탐촉자의 직경에 따른 근/원거리 음장 및 지향성을 계산하고 실험을 통하여 확인하였다. 쐐기와 디스크로 구성된 실험계에서 bore면에 깊이 2mm 및 4mm 인공결함을 지닌 시편과 직경이 0.5inch이고 중심 주파수 5MHz인 초음파탐촉자를 이용하여 계산 및 실험을 수행하였고 그 결과를 비교, 분석하였다. Keyway 영역에 발생한 결함의 탐상능력을 평가하기 위하여 내부의 53mm 및 75mm 지점에 초음파탐촉자를 두고서 $45^{\circ}$ 및 $90^{\circ}$ 경사각 초음파탐촉자를 설치한 경우를 가정하여 결함의 탐상영역을 결정하였다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.174-183
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• 1997

터빈 로타 디스크는 디스크, keyway, bore surface, hub, rim 등으로 구성되고 이들 부분이 전형적인 균열 발생 부위이다. 이러한 부위는 기하학적 형상이 복잡해 적절한 탐촉자의 선정, wedge 설계 및 가공, 검사체의 형상과 크기에 따른 정상신호와 결함신호의 분류 및 평가가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 디스크 keyway 및 bore surface에 인공결함을 갖는 디스크 대비 시험편을 제작하여 구조, 형상별 초음파 신호를 수집하여 분석하였고 디스크 곡률에 따른 wedge를 설계, 제작하였다. 본 연구를 통하여 형상별 신호를 정의할 수 있었고 디스크부에 발생되는 결함을 검출하고 평가할 수 있는 초음파검사 기술을 확립하였다. 또한 현장 적용에 있어서 성공적인 결과를 입증하였다.