Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Pulse
The ball starts to oscillate as soon as it is pushed
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Oscillation
Time From the duration of one oscillation T the frequency f (number of oscillations per second) is calculated:
1 f T
a
Time
90
180
270
ni s A a
360
Phase
Infrasound
Audible sound Ultrasound
gas
liquid
solid
Ball = atom
T
distance travelled
Distance travelled
f c
Wave equation
Longitudinal wave
Direction of oscillation
Direction of propagation
Direction of propagation
1480 m/s
5920 m/s 3250 m/s
Incoming wave
Transmitted wave
Reflected wave
Interface
Incoming wave
1,0 0,87
Transmitted wave
Reflected wave
Perspex
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Steel
Transmitted wave
0,13
-0,87
Reflected wave
Perspex
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Steel
Water - Steel
Copper - Steel
+
Battery
+
The effect inverses with polarity change
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U(f)
Ultrasonic wave
TR-probe
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100 ns
Crystal
Focus
Accoustical axis
Angle of divergence
6
D0
Near field
Far field
10
+ Uh
10
+ Uh
10
Uh
10
IP
screen
BE
Probe
Flaw
Work piece
plate
delamination
10
IP = Initial pulse
F = Flaw
BE = Backwall echo
s
s
Corrosion
10
R
0 2 4 6 8 10
Flaw
F
s
0 20 40 60 80 100
d = 2T - t'
= probe angle s = sound path a = surface distance a = reduced surface distance d = virtual depth d = actual depth T = material thickness
a a' s
Lack of fusion
Through transmission
Immersion testing
2
water delay
flaw
IE
1
BE
IP
IE
2
BE
F
10
10