Surface breaking crack sizing method using pulse-echo Rayleigh waves.

Surface cracks are common in various industries. Eddy current testing (ECT) is commonly used for crack sizing but necessitates complex calibration standards and a highly trained inspector. Moreover, for large-area inspections, it requires additional scanning arrangements.

An alternative Rayleigh wave excitation method using an ultrasonic phased array.

Ultrasonic Rayleigh waves have been employed for in-service NDT inspection in a wide range of industries for years. The excitation of Rayleigh waves can be achieved using a variety of methods, with the so-called wedge technique being the most widely used. Recent years have seen considerable research interest in surface crack detection and sizing using Rayleigh waves excited and detected with the wedge technique.

Costing Analysis of Scalable Carbon-Based Perovskite Modules Using Bottom Up Technique.

In recent years, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have achieved a remarkable power conversion efficiency of 25.5%, indicating that they are a promising alternative to dominant Si photovoltaic (PV) technology. This technology is expected to solve the world's energy demand with minimal investment and very low CO emissions.

Interaction of low-frequency axisymmetric ultrasonic guided waves with bends in pipes of arbitrary bend angle and general bend radius.

The use of ultrasonic guided waves for the inspection of pipes with elbow and U-type bends has received much attention in recent years, but studies for more general bend angles which may also occur commonly, for example in cross-country pipes, are limited. Here, we address this topic considering a general bend angle φ, a more general mean bend radius R in terms of the wavelength of the mode studied and pipe thickness b. We use 3D Finite Element (FE) simulation to understand the propagation of fundamental axisymmetric L(0,2) mode across bends of different angles φ.