TY - JOUR
T1 - Electromagnetic-pulse-induced acoustic testing for nondestructive testing of plastic composite/metal adhesive bonding
AU - Sun, Hongjun
AU - Kosukegawa, Hiroyuki
AU - Hashimoto, Mitsuo
AU - Uchimoto, Tetsuya
AU - Takagi, Toshiyuki
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by JKA (Japan Keirin Autorace Foundation) and its promotion funds from Keirin and Auto Race ( 2019M-161 ). The authors are grateful to AMIC Co., Ltd., for offering the use of their pulse generator and coil. Part of the work was performed under the Collaboration Research Project of the Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University. The authors also express gratitude to Dr. Motoi Fujishima (Akita Industrial Technology Center) for his support to prepare CFRP plates.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by JKA (Japan Keirin Autorace Foundation) and its promotion funds from Keirin and Auto Race (2019M-161). The authors are grateful to AMIC Co. Ltd. for offering the use of their pulse generator and coil. Part of the work was performed under the Collaboration Research Project of the Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University. The authors also express gratitude to Dr. Motoi Fujishima (Akita Industrial Technology Center) for his support to prepare CFRP plates.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/11/6
Y1 - 2020/11/6
N2 - For the hydrogen tanks of type 2 and 3, the metal lining and composite wrapping are bonded together by adhesive. To ensure the safety of these tanks for long-term use, nondestructive testing (NDT) and nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of their plastic composite/metal adhesive bonds are required. However, up to now, there is no effective NDT method for the debonding detection of hydrogen tanks of type 2 and 3. In this study, we propose the use of electromagnetic-pulse-induced acoustic testing (EPAT) to generate guided waves in plastic composite/metal adhesive bonding to detect debonding in adhesive parts. The EPAT method can excite the electromagnetic force from outside of the plastic composite material without contact, thereby directly exciting sound waves on the metal contacting the plastic composite. Through reasonable design, the intensity of the pulsed magnetic field can pass through a very thick plastic composite material and directly induces guided waves in the inner side metal. Therefore, EPAT method has the potential to detect the debonding of plastic composite/metal adhesive bonding in hydrogen tanks of type 2 and type 3 at the site of use. EPAT testing of acrylic/aluminum, glass-fiber-reinforced plastic/aluminum, and carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic/aluminum specimens was performed. The testing signals were analyzed in the time domain and frequency domain. The results indicate that the time-domain signals exhibited guided wave dispersion characteristics. In addition, the guided wave signals showed significant differences between the specimen with debonding and that without debonding, which could be used for the detection of debonding. In addition, different frequency guided waves had different sensitivities to debonding defects.
AB - For the hydrogen tanks of type 2 and 3, the metal lining and composite wrapping are bonded together by adhesive. To ensure the safety of these tanks for long-term use, nondestructive testing (NDT) and nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of their plastic composite/metal adhesive bonds are required. However, up to now, there is no effective NDT method for the debonding detection of hydrogen tanks of type 2 and 3. In this study, we propose the use of electromagnetic-pulse-induced acoustic testing (EPAT) to generate guided waves in plastic composite/metal adhesive bonding to detect debonding in adhesive parts. The EPAT method can excite the electromagnetic force from outside of the plastic composite material without contact, thereby directly exciting sound waves on the metal contacting the plastic composite. Through reasonable design, the intensity of the pulsed magnetic field can pass through a very thick plastic composite material and directly induces guided waves in the inner side metal. Therefore, EPAT method has the potential to detect the debonding of plastic composite/metal adhesive bonding in hydrogen tanks of type 2 and type 3 at the site of use. EPAT testing of acrylic/aluminum, glass-fiber-reinforced plastic/aluminum, and carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic/aluminum specimens was performed. The testing signals were analyzed in the time domain and frequency domain. The results indicate that the time-domain signals exhibited guided wave dispersion characteristics. In addition, the guided wave signals showed significant differences between the specimen with debonding and that without debonding, which could be used for the detection of debonding. In addition, different frequency guided waves had different sensitivities to debonding defects.
KW - Adhesive bonding
KW - Electromagnetic-pulse-induced acoustic testing
KW - Guided wave
KW - Nondestructive testing
KW - Plastic composite
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.08.079
DO - 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.08.079
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85090744281
VL - 45
SP - 31303
EP - 31314
JO - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
JF - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
SN - 0360-3199
IS - 55
ER -