Mechanical Strain, Temperature, and Misalignment Effects on Data Communication between Piezoceramic Ultrasonic Transducers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Approach
2.1. Acoustoelasticity
2.2. Piezoelasticity under the Influence of Strain and Temperature Variations
3. Experimental Methodology
4. Results
4.1. Characterization of Signal Variation by Temperature Variation—Test Model 1
4.2. Evaluate the Influence of the Intersecting Area between PZTs—Test Model 2
4.3. Tensile Test near to the Yield Strength—Test Model 3
4.4. Tensile Test with Strain and Temperature Varying—Test Model 4
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
UT | Ultrasonic Transducer |
VNA | Vector Network Analyzers |
PZT | Piezoelectric Ceramic |
CW | Continuous Wave |
NDT | Non-Destructive Testing |
SHM | Structural Health Monitoring |
TOF | Time of Flight |
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Camerini, I.G.; de Souza, L.P.B.; Gouvea, P.M.P.; Braga, A.M.B. Mechanical Strain, Temperature, and Misalignment Effects on Data Communication between Piezoceramic Ultrasonic Transducers. Sensors 2024, 24, 5561. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175561
Camerini IG, de Souza LPB, Gouvea PMP, Braga AMB. Mechanical Strain, Temperature, and Misalignment Effects on Data Communication between Piezoceramic Ultrasonic Transducers. Sensors. 2024; 24(17):5561. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175561
Chicago/Turabian StyleCamerini, Isabel Giron, Luis Paulo Brasil de Souza, Paula Medeiros Proença Gouvea, and Arthur Martins Barbosa Braga. 2024. "Mechanical Strain, Temperature, and Misalignment Effects on Data Communication between Piezoceramic Ultrasonic Transducers" Sensors 24, no. 17: 5561. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175561