Modally selective nonlinear ultrasonic waves for characterization of pitting damage in whipple shields of spacecraft

Wuxiong Cao, Kai Wang, Lei Xu, Pengyu Zhou, Xiongbin Yang, Baojun Pang, Paul Fromme, Zhongqing Su

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Abstract

Featuring hundreds of craters, cracks and diverse microscopic defects disorderedly scattered over a wide region, the pitting damage in a typical Whipple shield of spacecraft induces highly complex wave scattering. Due to the dispersive and multimode natures, only nonlinear ultrasonic waves (NUWs) with exact phase-velocity matching condition are generally used to evaluate the microstructural material deterioration. Targeting accurate, holistic evaluation of pitting damage, semi-analytical finite element (SAFE) approach is adopted to identify the internal resonant conditions and to select an efficient mode pair for characterizing pitting damage. To explore the feasibility of pitting damage evaluation by using the selected mode pair and fully utilize its unique merits, the cumulative effect of second harmonics is analyzed using numerical simulations and corroborated by experiment. Regardless of the selection of mode pair (i.e., S1-s2 and S0-s0), the amplitude of second harmonics obtained in the pitted plate is observed to increase significantly after the probing GUWs traverse the pitted region, upon interacting with the pitting damage. This phenomenon is remarkable particularly when the probing GUW does not satisfy the requirement of internal resonance. The mode pairs S0-s0 with different degrees of phase-velocity mismatching are further analyzed. Results show that the hypervelocity impact-induced pitting damage in the rear wall of Whipple shields can be detected accurately using the mode pair S0-s0, and a relatively higher excitation frequency is preferred due to its higher degree of phase-velocity mismatching, leading to standing out of the pitting damage-induced CAN.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHealth Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems IX
EditorsPaul Fromme, Zhongqing Su
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510635395
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2020
EventHealth Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems IX 2020 - None, United States
Duration: 27 Apr 20208 May 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11381
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceHealth Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems IX 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNone
Period27/04/208/05/20

Keywords

  • Mode selection
  • Nonlinear ultrasonic waves
  • Pitting damage
  • Semi-analytical finite element
  • Spacecraft

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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