Download | - View accepted manuscript: High temperature flexible ultrasonic transducers for structural health monitoring and NDT (PDF, 783 KiB)
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Author | Search for: Shih, J.-L.; Search for: Kobayashi, M.1; Search for: Jen, C.-K.1; Search for: Tatibouët, J.1; Search for: Mrad, N. |
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Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Industrial Materials Institute
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Format | Text, Article |
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Conference | CANSMART 2009 International Workshop on Smart Materials and Structures, October 22-23, 2009, Montréal, Québec, Canada |
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Subject | Flexible ultrasonic transducer; high temperature; thick piezoelectric film; non-destructive testing; structural health monitoring; brazing |
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Abstract | Flexible ultrasonic transducers (FUTs) consisting of a 75 μm thick metal membrane, a piezoelectric composite with a thickness larger than 85 μm and a top electrode were developed for structural health monitoring (SHM) and non-destructive testing (NDT) applications. The piezoelectric films were made by a sol-gel spray technique. Its ultrasonic performance in terms of signal strength is at least as good as commercially available broadband ultrasonic transducers at room temperature. Onsite gluing and brazing installation techniques which bond the FUTs onto steel pipes for SHM and NDT purposes up to 100°C and 150°C are developed, respectively. The best thickness measurement accuracy of FUT at 150°C was estimated to be 26 μm. |
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Publication date | 2009-01-01 |
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Language | English |
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Peer reviewed | No |
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NRC number | NRCC 52383 |
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NPARC number | 18398982 |
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Record identifier | 880b0010-35fd-49a0-a18f-29532d75e4a4 |
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Record created | 2011-08-16 |
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Record modified | 2020-04-16 |
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