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Analysis of Acoustic Emission Signal for Vehicle CNG Tank Using Wideband Transducer

광대역 탐촉자를 이용한 자동차용 CNG 탱크의 음향방출 신호 분석

  • Received : 2011.06.20
  • Accepted : 2011.12.08
  • Published : 2012.02.28

Abstract

This study is damage evaluation for CNG fuel tank during the burst test through the analysis of acoustic emission signals. Kaiser effect until the pressure 420 bar appears, but More than 420 bar by the creep effect appears significantly damaged vessels, and 480 bar pressure, the Kaiser effect of the rising phase was missing. Resonant transducer at 540 bar than 480 bar decreased activity such as energy and count Continually, but increased wideband transducer. In addition, through the rise time or frequency analysis of composite pressure vessels in order to observe the damage mechanisms wideband transducer is more effective than resonant transducer.

본 연구에서는 광대역(100 kHz - 1 MHz) 탐촉자를 사용하여 자동차용 CNG연료탱크의 파열시험시 발생하는 음향방출신호의 분석을 통해 압력용기의 손상정도를 평가하였다. 압력이 420 bar까지 올라가기 전의 각 단계에서는 Kaiser 효과가 나타나고 creep 효과가 거의 나타나지 않으나, 420 bar 이상 상승시 creep 효과가 현저히 나타남으로써 용기가 손상을 입었다는 것을 알 수 있었으며, 480 bar 압력 상승 단계에서는 Kaiser 효과가 없어졌다. 540 bar의 압력 단계에서 공진형 탐촉자의 경우에서는 480 bar의 압력단계에 비하여 energy나 count 같은 activity가 감소하였으나 광대역 탐촉자의 경우 계속적으로 증가하였다. 또한 rise time이나 주파수 분석을 통해서 복합재료 압력용기의 손상 메카니즘을 관찰하기 위해서는 일반적으로 금속압력용기에서 많이 사용되는 공진형 탐촉자(150 kHz)보다 광대역 탐촉자가 효과적임을 알 수 있었다.

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