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The Effect of Non-Axisymmetry Layer inside a pipe to the T(0,1) Torsional ModeLiu, Bo-ting 09 February 2009 (has links)
Ultrasonic guided waves having the ability to inspect long distance pipeline is one of the non-destructive testing methods. The reflected echoes as well as mode conversion phenomena indicate the presence of defect or other features on the pipe. To study the feasibility of guided wave quantification of sludge inside pipes, this thesis applies the transient simulation by finite element method to analyze the scattering of the guided T(0,1) mode by non-axisymmetry layer inside a pipe. Both the Two-dimensional Fourier transform and Wavelet transform were used to process the signals to understand the scattering behavior. The numerical analyses revealed the following phenomena. First, partial energy of the T(0,1) mode will leaky into the asymmetric layer when T(0,1) mode propagates along the pipe and impinge onto the asymmetric layer inside a pipe named a composite pipe. The T(0,1) mode will convert to the propagating modes of the composite pipe model. Secondly, the composite pipe will reflect the T(0,1) and modes of higher circumferential order. The percentage of asymmetric layer inside a pipe is one of the parameter controlling the reflection spectrum response. To sum up, in this study, the reflection spectrum response could used to predict the quantified accumulation of sludge by wavelet transform through time-frequency analysis.
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