Ultrasonic field modeling for arbitrary non-contact transducer source

Xiaoming Jian; Steve Dixon; Rachel S. Edwards

doi:10.1117/12.621554

12 April 2005 Ultrasonic field modeling for arbitrary non-contact transducer source

Xiaoming Jian, Steve Dixon, Rachel S. Edwards

Proceedings Volume 5852, Third International Conference on Experimental Mechanics and Third Conference of the Asian Committee on Experimental Mechanics; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.621554
Event: Third International Conference on Experimental Mechanics and Third Conference of the Asian Committee on Experimental Mechanics, 2004, -, Singapore

Abstract

We present a model for transient ultrasonic wave generation by Electromagnetic Acoustical Transducers (EMATs). Analytical solutions are currently available only for few kinds of sources and our model combines these analytical solutions and numerical computation to predict the ultrasonic field generated by arbitrary sources. This model can be used to calculate bulk waves within samples as well as surface waves on sample surfaces with the advantages of explicit physical meaning and quick processing speed over pure numerical calculations such as the Finite Element Method (FEM). We use the model to explain how static and dynamic magnetic fields generate ultrasonic waves in a sample. We wish to characterize the EMAT source in detail in order to tailor sources for optimal configuration for specific NDE applications. A Michelson laser interferometer is used to measure out of plane surface displacement of sample, and results agree well with the modelling simulation. The modelling can be used for arbitrary source.

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Xiaoming Jian, Steve Dixon, and Rachel S. Edwards "Ultrasonic field modeling for arbitrary non-contact transducer source", Proc. SPIE 5852, Third International Conference on Experimental Mechanics and Third Conference of the Asian Committee on Experimental Mechanics, (12 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.621554

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