Hexagonal array structure for 2D NDE applications

Jerzy Dziewierz; Sivaram Nishal Ramadas; Anthony Gachagan; Richard O'Leary

doi:10.1063/1.3362496

Hexagonal array structure for 2D NDE applications

Jerzy Dziewierz, Sivaram Nishal Ramadas, Anthony Gachagan, Richard O'Leary

Electronic And Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

This paper describes a combination of simulation and experimentation to evaluate the advantages offered by utilizing a hexagonal shaped array element in a 2D NDE array structure. The active material is a 1–3 connectivity piezoelectric composite structure incorporating triangular shaped pillars—each hexagonal array element comprising six triangular pillars. A combination of PZFlex, COMSOL and Matlab has been used to simulate the behavior of this device microstructure, for operation around 2.25 MHz, with unimodal behavior and low levels of mechanical cross-coupling predicted. Furthermore, the application of hexagonal array elements enables the array aperture to increase by approximately 30%, compared to a conventional orthogonal array matrix and hence will provide enhanced volumetric coverage and SNR. Prototype array configurations demonstrate good corroboration of the theoretically predicted mechanical cross-coupling between adjacent array elements.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation
Subtitle of host publication	AIP Conference Proceedings
Editors	D.O. Thompson, D.E. Chimenti
Place of Publication	Melville
Pages	825-830
Number of pages	6
Volume	29
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3362496
Publication status	Published - 22 Feb 2010
Event	36th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation - Kingston, Rhode Island, United States Duration: 26 Jul 2009 → 31 Jul 2009

Publication series

Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Publisher	American Institute of Physics
Volume	1211
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X

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Conference	36th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation
Country/Territory	United States
City	Kingston, Rhode Island
Period	26/07/09 → 31/07/09

Keywords

2D piezoelectric array
hexagonal elements
ultrasonic inspection
performance
transducer arrays

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Dziewierz, J, Ramadas, SN, Gachagan, A & O'Leary, R 2010, Hexagonal array structure for 2D NDE applications. in DO Thompson & DE Chimenti (eds), Review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation: AIP Conference Proceedings. vol. 29, AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1211, Melville, pp. 825-830, 36th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation , Kingston, Rhode Island, United States, 26/07/09. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3362496

Hexagonal array structure for 2D NDE applications. / Dziewierz, Jerzy; Ramadas, Sivaram Nishal; Gachagan, Anthony et al.

Review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation: AIP Conference Proceedings. ed. / D.O. Thompson; D.E. Chimenti. Vol. 29 Melville, 2010. p. 825-830 ( AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 1211).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

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