Some power ultrasonic transducers, such as Tonpilz transducers, require high-power transmitting capability as well as broadband performance. Optimized vibrational modes can achieve these requirements. This work compares the resonant characteristics and the surface vibration modes between a homogeneous piezoelectric ring and a 1-3 piezocomposite ring, both used in power ultrasonic transducers. T...

Vibrothermography, is an established NDT method praised for its fullfield and defect-selective imaging. Especially for cracks and similar damage, defect signals are produced within seconds for a wide variety of materials. Usually high power sonotrodes that are applied with kN pressure are employed in order to maximize ultrasonic excitation of the specimens. An increase in excitation power is us...

The increasing use of composite materials has led to a greater demand for efficient curing cycles to reduce costs and speed up production cycles in manufacturing. One method to achieve this goal is in-line cure monitoring to determine the exact curing time. This article proposes a novel method through which to monitor the curing process inside closed tools by employing ultrasonic spectroscopy. ...

The acoustic properties of aqueous solutions of dextran are characterized in the frequency range of 70-400 MHz by the bio-ultrasonic spectroscopy system using an ultrasonic transmission comparison method. The attenuation, velocity, impedance, and density of aqueous dextran solutions, for six molecular weights in the range of 10,400-2,000,000 Da in the concentration range 520% by weight, are rep...