Application of Ultrasonic Guided Wave in LMPH Tube of Ethylene Cracking Furnace

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju Ding ◽  
Min Zhang ◽  
Shuhong Liu ◽  
Minghai Fu ◽  
Pugen Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Tube Bundle ◽  
Engineering Application ◽  
Guided Wave ◽  
Complicated Structure ◽  
Inspection Method ◽  
Ultrasonic Guided Wave ◽  
Furnace Tube ◽  
Radiation Heat Exchange ◽  
Ethylene Cracking Furnace

Abstract LMPH (Radiation heat exchange tube), the key section of ethylene cracking furnace, has various failure behaviors (e.g., carbonation, vulcanization, oxidation, and deformation) because of its rigorous working conditions and complicated structure [1]. In this paper, the ultrasonic guided wave is applicable to inspect the interior and surface of the LMPH tube. The results demonstrate that large components in the similar structure of the heat exchange bent tube bundle can be inspected effectively, efficiently, conveniently, compared with the traditional inspection method. One inspection example of an ethylene cracking furnace tube bundle is forwarded. The paper also provides an engineering application/case and valuable crafting process for the detection of similar structures by the ultrasonic guided wave method.

Ultrasonic Guided Wave Testing of Finned Tubing

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Owen M. Malinowski ◽  
Matthew S. Lindsey ◽  
Jason K. Van Velsor
Keyword(s):  
Wave Propagation ◽  
Guided Waves ◽  
Tube Wall ◽  
Guided Wave ◽  
Ultrasonic Guided Waves ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Inspection Method ◽  
Ultrasonic Guided Wave ◽  
Guided Wave Propagation ◽  
Wave Modes

In the past few decades, ultrasonic guided waves have been utilized more frequently Non-Destructive Testing (NDT); most notably, in the qualitative screening of buried piping. However, only a fraction of their potential applications in NDT have been fully realized. This is due, in part, to their complex nature, as well as the high level of expertise required to understand and utilize their propagation characteristics. The mode/frequency combinations that can be generated in a particular structure depend on geometry and material properties and are represented by the so-called dispersion curves. Although extensive research has been done in ultrasonic guided wave propagation in various geometries and materials, the treatment of ultrasonic guided wave propagation in periodic structures has received little attention. In this paper, academic aspects of ultrasonic guided wave propagation in structures with periodicity in the wave vector direction are investigated, with the practical purpose of developing an ultrasonic guided wave based inspection technique for finned tubing. Theoretical, numerical, and experimental methods are employed. The results of this investigation show excellent agreement between theory, numerical modeling, and experimentation; all of which indicate that ultrasonic guided waves will propagate coherently in finned tube only if the proper wave modes and frequencies are selected. It is shown that the frequencies at which propagating wave modes exist can be predicted theoretically and numerically, and depend strongly on the fin geometry. Furthermore, the results show that these propagating wave modes are capable of screening for and identifying the axial location of damage in the tube wall, as well as separation of the fins from the tube wall. The conclusion drawn from these results is that Guided Wave Testing (GWT) is a viable inspection method for screening finned tubing.

Application of Ultrasonic Guided Wave in Lmph Tube of Ethylene Cracking Furnace

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ju Ding ◽  
ZHANG Pugen ◽  
Min Zhang ◽  
Shu-Hong Liu ◽  
Jielu Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Guided Wave ◽  
Ultrasonic Guided Wave ◽  
Ethylene Cracking Furnace

The Application of Ultrasonic Guided Waves in the Furnace Tube Inspection

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Xia ◽  
Yufeng Ye ◽  
Xianggang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Wall Thickness ◽  
Guided Waves ◽  
Thickness Measurement ◽  
Guided Wave ◽  
Ultrasonic Guided Waves ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
Tube Wall Thickness ◽  
Ultrasonic Guided Wave ◽  
Furnace Tube ◽  
Crude Oil Distillation

According to the problem of the conventional thickness measurement method used to measure the furnace wall thinning in petrochemical industry, proposed a new NDT named guided wave to detect the presence of the wall thickness. Use of the technique for detection of dangerous parts of the refinery furnace tube, take the coker furnace and the furnace of crude oil distillation unit guided wave inspection application for Example, and through analysis of test data and field-proven and found many security risks, and guide the user to process. It concluded that the ultrasonic guided wave technology can effective realization radiation section of the furnace tube wall thickness detection.

Non-Contact Tube Inspection Technique Using Laser Generation of Guided Wave and Its Reception by Air-Coupled Transducer

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung-Young Jhang ◽  
Hyun-Mook Kim ◽  
Hong-Joon Kim ◽  
Yob Ha
Keyword(s):  
Target Surface ◽  
Guided Wave ◽  
Laser Generation ◽  
Inspection System ◽  
Outer Diameter ◽  
Contact Method ◽  
Inspection Method ◽  
Mode Identification ◽  
Ultrasonic Guided Wave ◽  
Inspection Process

Ultrasonic guided wave has been widely used for the tube inspection. The conventional method is to use piezoelectric transducers that should be contacted to the target surface. In recent years, however, the non-contact method is strongly required in the automation of inspection process for the manufacturers as well as in dangerous environmental in-service inspection. In this paper, we have proposed a non-contact inspection method generating the ultrasonic guided wave by laser and receiving it by an air-coupled transducer. This method can generate and receive the guided wave of a specific mode with selectivity, which makes the interpretation of received signal clearer and resultantly improves the accuracy of inspection. Also the detected signal was analyzed by using the wavelet transform and it was shown that the wavelet analysis is useful for the mode identification. The proposed method was applied to the tube of 1mm thickness and 20mm outer diameter with three different types of artificial notch defects; through-wall, inside and outside of tube. The size of defects were 2∼8mm long in the circumferential direction, with 100μm width. It was proven that all kinds of defects were detectable. Finally we have developed a practical automatic inspection system, in which the inspection result is displayed in a 2-D image.

Study on Ultrasonic Guided Waves in Fluid-Filled Pipes Surrounded by Water

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shijiu Jin ◽  
Liying Sun ◽  
Guichun Liu ◽  
Yibo Li ◽  
Hong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Guided Waves ◽  
Guided Wave ◽  
Ultrasonic Waves ◽  
Ultrasonic Guided Waves ◽  
Fluid Loading ◽  
Inspection Method ◽  
Ultrasonic Guided Wave ◽  
Oil Company ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Good Agreement

A new non-destructive pipe inspection method, ultrasonic guided wave method as well as the comparison between ultrasonics and guided waves is introduced. An investigation of the guided ultrasonic waves traveling along pipes with fluid loading on the inside and outside of the pipe is described. The effect of inner and outer media has been researched by considering a steel pipe with air and water inside and outside the experimental pipe. Site experiment was carried out on a heating pipe in the resident area of Bohai Oil Company, China. A typical cylindrical guided wave, longitudinal guided wave was used to examine pipes with artificial defects and its propagation characteristics along the pipe were studied. Good agreement has been obtained between the experiments and predictions for pipes with different loading on the pipe.

Application of Torsional Mode of Ultrasonic Guided Wave in Pressure Pipeline

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yantian Zuo ◽  
Xiaoying Tang ◽  
Houde Yu ◽  
Yaozhou Qian ◽  
Jifeng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Detection System ◽  
Surface Condition ◽  
Guided Wave ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Torsional Mode ◽  
Inspection Method ◽  
Pipeline Inspection ◽  
Ultrasonic Guided Wave ◽  
Guided Wave Propagation ◽  
Pressure Pipeline

Ultrasonic guided wave technology is presented as a new non-destructive pipeline inspection method for its rapid, long distance inspection and applied to special pipelines which are inaccessible by other conventional NDT methods. It can be widely used in the field of long range pipeline inspection. Dispersion and attenuation characteristics of torsional modes of ultrasonic guided wave in pipeline are presented. Propagation characteristics of T (0, 1) mode at different frequencies are studied. T (0, 1) mode excited by utilizing the magnetostrictive ultrasonic guided wave detection system is applied to detect the defects of pipeline. It can be concluded that the surface condition of the pipeline, the T (0, 1) mode excitation of different patterns and frequency have great effects on defect detection and the distance of guided wave propagation. Multiple factors should be considered to select the optimal frequency and excitation patterns as pipeline inspection in field.

scholarly journals Numerical Study on Ultrasonic Guided Waves for the Inspection of Polygonal Drill Pipes

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 2128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Wan ◽  
Xuhui Zhang ◽  
Hongwei Fan ◽  
Peter W. Tse ◽  
Ming Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Guided Waves ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Drill Pipe ◽  
Ultrasonic Inspection ◽  
Guided Wave ◽  
Ultrasonic Guided Waves ◽  
Inspection Method ◽  
Ultrasonic Guided Wave ◽  
Wave Technique ◽  
Drill Pipes

The polygonal drill pipe is one of the most critical yet weakest part in a high-torque drill machine. The inspection of a polygonal drill pipe to avoid its failure and thus to ensure safe operation of the drilling machine is of great importance. However, the current most frequently used ultrasonic inspection method is time-consuming and inefficient when dealing with a polygonal drill pipe, which is normally up to several meters. There is an urgent need to develop an efficient method to inspect polygonal drill pipes. In this paper, an ultrasonic guided wave technique is proposed to inspect polygonal drill pipes. Dispersion curves of polygonal drill pipes are firstly derived by using the semi-analytical finite element method. The ALID (absorbing layer using increasing damping) technique is applied to eliminate unwanted boundary reflections. The propagation characteristics of ultrasonic guided waves in normal, symmetrically damaged, and asymmetrically damaged polygonal drill pipes are studied. The results have shown that the ultrasonic guided wave technique is a promising and effective method for the inspection of polygonal drill pipes.

Experiment Studies on Wavelet-Based Damage Detection for Pipeline Using Ultrasonic Guided Wave

2012 ◽  
Vol 220-223 ◽  
pp. 1552-1558
Author(s):  
Wei Wei Zhang ◽  
Jing Wu ◽  
Zi Long Zhao ◽  
Hong Wei Ma
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Prediction ◽  
Piezoelectric Ceramic ◽  
Pipe Wall ◽  
Crack Size ◽  
Guided Wave ◽  
Inspection Method ◽  
Pipeline Inspection ◽  
Ultrasonic Guided Wave ◽  
Testing Signal ◽  
Good Agreement

In this paper, a wavelet-based pipeline inspection method was illustrated experimentally. Piezoelectric ceramic (PZT5), as sensors, was used to generate and receive the guided wave signal. To be specific, a piezoelectric ring was an excitation sensor in order to generate L(0,2) mode guided wave and 16 evenly distributed piezoelectric patches in pipe circle were the reception sensors. A transverse artificial notch in the pipe wall could be detected successfully by the guided wave. For reducing the noise from the testing signal, a wavelet-based denoise technique was proposed Based on the denoised signal, both location and size of the defect could be identified. The result shows that the crack size identification was in good agreement with the theoretical prediction.

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