[HTML][HTML] Guided waves in long range nondestructive testing and structural health monitoring: Principles, history of applications and prospects

P Cawley - NDT & E International, 2024 - Elsevier
The early work on long range guided wave nondestructive testing (NDT) was largely done in
industry, and multiple applications were developed before a surge in academic interest …

Detection, localisation and assessment of defects in pipes using guided wave techniques: A review

A Ghavamian, F Mustapha, BTHT Baharudin, N Yidris - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
This paper aims to provide an overview of the experimental and simulation works focused
on the detection, localisation and assessment of various defects in pipes by applying fast …

[HTML][HTML] The choice of ultrasonic inspection method for the detection of corrosion at inaccessible locations

P Khalili, P Cawley - NDT & E International, 2018 - Elsevier
Inspection for corrosion and pitting defects in the petrochemical industry is vital and forms a
significant fraction of the operating expenditure. Low frequency guided wave inspection is …

Excitation of single-mode Lamb waves at high-frequency-thickness products

P Khalili, P Cawley - IEEE transactions on ultrasonics …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Guided wave inspection is used extensively in petrochemical plants to check for defects
such as corrosion. Long-range low-frequency inspection can be used to detect relatively …

Single-mode Lamb wave excitation at high-frequency-thickness products using a conventional linear array transducer

K Tzaferis, M Tabatabaeipour, G Dobie, D Lines… - Ultrasonics, 2023 - Elsevier
Lamb wave excitation at high-frequency-thickness products offers a potential solution for
high-resolution guided wave testing. The method is attractive for crack imaging and …

Surface temperature condition monitoring methods for aerospace turbomachinery: Exploring the use of ultrasonic guided waves

L Yule, B Zaghari, N Harris, M Hill - Measurement Science and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Turbine blades and nozzle guide vanes (NGVs) are operated at extreme temperatures in
order to maximise thermal efficiency and power output of an engine. In this paper the …

Relative ability of wedge-coupled piezoelectric and meander coil EMAT probes to generate single-mode Lamb waves

P Khalili, P Cawley - IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasonic guided waves are used extensively when checking for defects in petrochemical
and other industries and are mostly generated using piezoelectric transducers on an angled …

Evaluation of the sensitivity of higher order modes cluster (HOMC) guided waves to plate defects

Z Abbasi, F Honarvar - Applied Acoustics, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Higher Order Modes Cluster (HOMC) guided waves are non-dispersive wave
packets consisting of higher order Lamb wave modes. This paper investigates the effect of …

Excitation of Lamb waves over a large frequency-thickness product range for corrosion detection

L Zeng, Z Luo, J Lin, J Hua - Smart Materials and Structures, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
For corrosion detection, it is often desirable that a Lamb wave mode is highly sensitive to
surface thinning and enjoys some degree of mode purity at a particular frequency. In view of …

Scattering of Higher Order Mode Clusters (HOMC) from surface breaking notches in plates with application to higher temperature gradients

SHK Reddy, A Vasudevan, P Rajagopal… - NDT & E …, 2021 - Elsevier
The potential of higher frequency ultrasonic guided wave mode cluster (HOMC) waves to be
used for remote inspection of notch defects in plate-like structures is investigated, at room …