Evaluation of Different Non-destructive Testing Methods to Detect Imperfections in Unidirectional Carbon Fiber Composite Ropes

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
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2019-03-01
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Department of Mechanical Engineering
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en
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Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, Volume 38, issue 1
Abstract
Online monitoring of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) ropes requires non-destructive testing (NDT) methods capable of detecting multiple damage types at high inspection speeds. Three NDT methods are evaluated on artificial and realistic imperfections in order to assess their suitability for online monitoring of CFRP ropes. To support testing, the microstructure and electrical conductivity of a carbon fiber rope is characterized. The compared methods are thermography via thermoelastic stress analysis, ultrasonic testing with commercial phased array transducers, and eddy current testing, supported by tailor-made probes. While thermoelastic stress analysis and ultrasonics proved to be accurate methods for detecting damage size and the shape of defects, they were found to be unsuitable for high-speed inspection of a CFRP rope. Instead, contactless inspection using eddy currents is a promising solution for real-time online monitoring of CFRP ropes at high inspection speeds.
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Carbon fiber, Composite, Eddy current, Non-destructive testing, Ultrasonic
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Antin, K N, Machado, M A, Santos, T G & Vilaça, P 2019, ' Evaluation of Different Non-destructive Testing Methods to Detect Imperfections in Unidirectional Carbon Fiber Composite Ropes ', Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, vol. 38, no. 1, 23 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10921-019-0564-y