• 전기학회논문지
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• 제65권11호
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• pp.1887-1893
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• 2016

The VSA(Video Signal Analysis) method is the time-domain approach for estimating ultrasonic attenuation which utilizes the envelop signals from backscattered rf signals. The echogenicity of backscattered ultrasonic signals, however, from deeper depths are distorted when the broadband transmit pulse is used and it degrades the estimation accuracy of attenuation coefficients. We propose the modified VSA method using adaptive bandpass filters according to the centroid shift of echo signals as a pulse propagates. The technique of dual-reference diffraction compensation is also proposed to minimize the estimation errors because the difference of attenuation properties between the reference and sample aggravates the estimation accuracy when the differences are accumulated in deeper depth. The proposed techniques minimize the distortion of relative echogenicity and maximize the signal-to-noise ratio at the given depth. Simulation results for numerical tissue-mimicking phantoms show that the Rectangular-shaped filter with the appropriate center frequency exhibits the best estimation performance and the technique of the dual-reference diffraction compensation dramatically improves accuracy for the region after the beam focus.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2014

A two-dimensional numerical model based on the finite element method was built to simulate the wave propagation phenomena that occur during the ultrasonic time of flight diffraction (TOFD) process. First, longitudinal-wave TOFD was simulated, and the numerical results agreed well with the theoretical results. Shear-wave TOFD was also investigated because shear waves have higher intensity and resolution. The shear wave propagation was studied using three models with different boundary conditions, and the tip-diffracted shear-to-longitudinal wave was extracted from the A-scan signal difference between the cracked and non-cracked specimens. This signal showed very good agreement between the geometrical and numerical arrival times. The results of this study not only provide better understanding of the diffraction phenomena in TOFD, but also prove the potential of shear-wave TOFD for practical application.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제23권8호
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• pp.1127-1134
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• 2002

Fine ceramic particles of zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA), titania toughened alumina (TTA), and zirconia-titania toughened alumina (ZTTA) have been synthesized by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis (USP) at various temperatures from starting salt solutio ns of various compositions aiming for the development of catalytic material. These particles were characterized for properties such as shape, size and size distribution, diffraction pattern, and chemical and phase composition of elements by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), particle size analyzer (PSA), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). Chemical compositions and sizes of ceramic composites have been controled by the stoichiometry of salt solutions and the flow rate of spraying solutions. The optimum experimental conditions for the various composite particle syntheses have been proposed.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.713-722
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• 2000

본 연구는 입자크기를 분석하기 위한 장치인 레이저회절 분광계의 측정오차 및 재현성을 분석한 것이다. 레이저회절 spectrometers는 입자크기를 분석하기 위한 장치 중에서 가장 대표적이고 중요성을 가진다. 이 측정장치는 운전이 간단하며, 입자분석에 있어서 재현성이 우수하고, 빠른 속도로 분석이 가능한 형태이다. 입자크기를 분석하는 과정에 있어서 공급되는 분산형태와 흐름율에 따라서 측정오차가 미세하게 발생되었고, 흐름율은 분산형태가 건식인 경우 0.1~23 g/min로 공급하였고, 습식인 경우는 분산되는 용매에 따라서 1.4~35 %가 되도록 조절하여 측정결과에 따라서 발생되는 측정오차를 분석하였다. 흐름을 변화에 따라서 발생되는 측정 오차는 측정 cell 내의 입자에 입사되는 레이저 회절패턴이 변화함으로서 측정오차가 다양하게 발생하였다. 본 연구에서 측정오차를 분석하기 위해서는 입자모양, 크기, 분산형태와 용매, 흐름율과 농도의 변화에 따라서 실험을 실행하였고, 분석장치의 시스템에 따른 측정오차를 나타내기 위해서는 장치내의 역학적인 공정, 측정시간, 초점거리, 주입압력, 전처리과정인 ultrasonic이나 혼합에 의한 분산효과에 따라 측정오차 및 재현성을 분석하였다.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.616-621
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• 2003

There are various Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) techniques used for measurement of residual stresses in material, such as magnetic methods, X-ray diffraction, Ultrasonic velocity measurement etc. The capabilities, applications and limitations of these techniques for evaluation of cold work/plastic deformation were studied and compared. Mild steel plates were subjected to different degree of cold deformation and were analyzed by Magneto-mechanical Acoustic Emission (MAE), Barkhausen Noise (BN) and magnetic properties (hysteresis loop parameters analysis). Further, these specimens were analyzed by X-ray diffraction and ultrasonic velocity measurements. The microhardness measurement and microstructure studies of these cold worked plates were also carried out. The results of all these studies and comparison of different techniques are discussed in this paper.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.180-185
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• 2004

비금속 및 금속 재료에 존재하는 미소균열 검출에는 펄스에코법으로 고주파수 집속형 수직 탐촉자를 사용하거나 표면파를 사용한 사각 탐상법을 주로 사용한다. 이러한 방법은 압연 롤, 세라믹 롤 등 대형 구조물의 표면에 존재하는 미소 균열의 존재 여부, 위치 및 깊이 측정을 위한 자동화 초음파 탐상장치를 개발하는 다량의 검사 데이터, 결함 위치정보의 불확실성 등 현실적으로 많은 어려움이 있다. 본 연구에서는 대구경 초음파 탐촉자를 사용하여 초음파 회절현상을 발생시킴으로써, 미세 균열의 존재 여부 및 위치 등의 검사결과를 실시간 A, B, C-Scan으로 표시할 수 있었다. 또한 기존의 방법보다 정량적으로 표면 균열의 깊이를 정확하게 측정 가능한 방법을 제시하였다. 초음파의 회절현상을 이용함으로서 기존의 방법보다 검사 속도 및 시간이 10배 이상으로 향상되고 균열의 깊이를 정량적으로 평가할 수 있는 방법을 실험적으로 검증하였다.

• 열처리공학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the degree of microstructural change of materials using ultrasonic nonlinear parameters. For microstructure change, isothermal heat-treated ferritic 2.25Cr steel and low-cycle fatigue-damage copper alloy were prepared. The variation in ultrasonic nonlinearity was analyzed and evaluated through changes in hardness, ductile-brittle transition temperature, electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction tests. Ultrasonic nonlinearity of 2.25Cr steel increased rapidly during the first 1,000 hours of deterioration and then gradually increased thereafter. The variation in non-linear parameters was shown to be coarsening of carbides and an increase in the volume fraction of stable M6C carbides during heat treatment. Due to the low-cycle fatigue deformation of oxygen-free copper, the dislocation that causes lattice deformation developed in the material, distorting the propagating ultrasonic waves, and causing an increase in the ultrasonic nonlinear parameters.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.131-138
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• 2008

The microstructural effects on the ultrasonic nonlinearity were investigated in isothermally degraded ferritic 2.25Cr-1Mo steel and low cycle fatigued copper. The variation in ultrasonic nonlinearity (${\beta}/{\beta}_0$) was interpreted as resulting from microstructural changes supported by the electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction, in addition to the mechanical test (Victor's hardness and ductile-brittle transition temperature). The ultrasonic nonlinearity of 2.25Cr-1Mo steel increased abruptly in the initial 1,000 h of degradation, and then changed little due to the coarsening of carbide and precipitation of stable $M_6C$ carbide during isothermal degradation. The ultrasonic nonlinearity of copper increased with the fatigue cycles due to the evolution of dislocation cell substructure.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.285-291
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• 2008

We have experimentally investigated the cyclic deformation in copper using ultrasonic nonlinearity. The observation and characterization of dislocation substructure have been conducted using transmission electron microscope and electron backscattered diffraction technique. The ultrasonic nonlinearity (${\beta}/{\beta}_0$) was measured by the harmonic generation technique after various fatigue cycles. The microstructural effect on the nonlinearity was discussed regarding the extent of dislocation substructures evolved from low cycle fatigue. The ultrasonic nonlinearity of copper monotonically increased with the fatigue cycles due to the evolution of dislocation cell substructures.

• 비파괴검사학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.30-39
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• 2006

Feasibility is studied for an application of the mass-spring lattice model (MSLM), a numerical model previously developed for unidirectional composites, to the numerical simulation of ultrasonic inspection of austenitic welds modeled as transversely isotropic. Fundamental wave processes, such as propagation, reflection, refraction, and diffraction of ultrasonic waves in such an inspection are simulated using the MSLM. All numerical results show excellent agreement with the analytical results. Further, a simplified model of austenitic weld inspection has been successfully simulated using the MSLM. In conclusion, a great potential of the MSLM in numerically simulating ultrasonic inspections of austenitic welds has been manifested in this work, though significant further efforts will be required to develop a model with field practicality.