Guided wave tomography with an improved scattering model
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Huthwaite, P
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Producing accurate thickness maps of corrosion damage is of great importance for assessing life in the petrochemical industry. Guided wave tomography provides a solution for this, by sending guided waves through the region of interest, then using tomographic imaging techniques to reconstruct the thickness map, importantly eliminating the need to take measurements at all points across the surface. However, to achieve accurate maps, the imaging algorithm must account for the way in which the guided waves interact with corrosion defects, and the complex scattering which occurs. Traditional approaches have exploited the dispersive nature of guided waves: a velocity map is produced from a dataset, then converted to thickness using the dispersion relationship. However, these relationships are derived for plates of constant thickness, which is not the case in the majority of defects, causing significant inaccuracies to exist in the images. This paper develops a more sophisticated inversion solution which accounts for the full-guided wave scattering, enabling more accurate images with resolution better than a wavelength, compared with two wavelengths previously. This is demonstrated with simulated and experimental data. The speed and stability of the algorithm in the presence of random noise and systematic errors is also demonstrated.
Date Issued
2016-11-30
Online Publication Date
2017-11-02T07:00:16Z
Date Acceptance
2016-10-05
ISSN
1364-5021
Publisher
The Royal Society
Start Page
1
End Page
24
Journal / Book Title
Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Volume
472
Issue
2195
Copyright Statement
© 2016 The Author(s). Published by the Royal Society. All rights reserved.
Source Database
crossref
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspa.2016.0643
Grant Number
EP/M020207/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Science & Technology - Other Topics
guided waves
tomography
imaging
scattering
DIFFRACTION TOMOGRAPHY
FLEXURAL INHOMOGENEITIES
ISOTROPIC PLATES
PIPES
PROPAGATION
DAMAGE
guided waves
imaging
scattering
tomography
01 Mathematical Sciences
02 Physical Sciences
09 Engineering
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
20160643
Date Publish Online
2016-11-01