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Dispersion behavior of torsional guided waves in a small diameter steel gas pipe

Dispersion behavior of torsional guided waves in a small diameter steel gas pipe
Dispersion behavior of torsional guided waves in a small diameter steel gas pipe
Condition monitoring of gas pipes has been an important issue for gas companies. Failure to accurately identify condition of gas pipes result in numerous problems. Also, producing a condition monitoring system for buried pipelines is challenging. Small pipes (with diameters less than 50 mm) are considered here as most of the literature focuses on larger pipes. Guided wave theory will be introduced alongside a numerical simulation of the relevant dispersion curves of the system. This paper investigates the feasibility of using torsional guided waves for inspecting defects in buried pipes with small diameters. The pipes are assumed to be lossless and hence the effect of attenuation is ignored in the calculations. Upon finding the theoretical guided wave characteristics, experiments were conducted to see if the aim could be achieved in a realistic scenario. A steel pipe with a diameter of 34 mm and wall thickness of 5.5 mm is considered. High reverberation levels at high frequency propagations due to mode conversion are studied. Having only a limited number of transducers could be a reason for high reverberation at high frequencies.
condition monitoring, dispersion, guided wave method, piezoelectric elements, torsional Mode
Zaghari, B.
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Humphrey, V.
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Moshrefi-Torbati, M.
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Zaghari, B.
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Humphrey, V.
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Moshrefi-Torbati, M.
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Zaghari, B., Humphrey, V. and Moshrefi-Torbati, M. (2013) Dispersion behavior of torsional guided waves in a small diameter steel gas pipe. 19th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC’13), London, United Kingdom. 13 - 14 Sep 2013. 6 pp .

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Condition monitoring of gas pipes has been an important issue for gas companies. Failure to accurately identify condition of gas pipes result in numerous problems. Also, producing a condition monitoring system for buried pipelines is challenging. Small pipes (with diameters less than 50 mm) are considered here as most of the literature focuses on larger pipes. Guided wave theory will be introduced alongside a numerical simulation of the relevant dispersion curves of the system. This paper investigates the feasibility of using torsional guided waves for inspecting defects in buried pipes with small diameters. The pipes are assumed to be lossless and hence the effect of attenuation is ignored in the calculations. Upon finding the theoretical guided wave characteristics, experiments were conducted to see if the aim could be achieved in a realistic scenario. A steel pipe with a diameter of 34 mm and wall thickness of 5.5 mm is considered. High reverberation levels at high frequency propagations due to mode conversion are studied. Having only a limited number of transducers could be a reason for high reverberation at high frequencies.

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Published date: September 2013
Venue - Dates: 19th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC’13), London, United Kingdom, 2013-09-13 - 2013-09-14
Keywords: condition monitoring, dispersion, guided wave method, piezoelectric elements, torsional Mode
Organisations: Mathematical Sciences, Inst. Sound & Vibration Research, Engineering Science Unit

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Local EPrints ID: 366809
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/366809
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ORCID for V. Humphrey: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3580-5373

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Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:17

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Author: B. Zaghari
Author: V. Humphrey ORCID iD

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