Despite the success of guided wave ultrasonic inspection for internal defect detection in steel pipes,its application on polyethylene(PE)pipe remains relatively unexplored.The growth of internal cracks in PE pipe seve...Despite the success of guided wave ultrasonic inspection for internal defect detection in steel pipes,its application on polyethylene(PE)pipe remains relatively unexplored.The growth of internal cracks in PE pipe severely affects its pressure-holding capacity,hence the early detection of internal cracks is crucial for effective pipeline maintenance strategies.This study extends the scope of guided wave-based ultrasonic testing to detect the growth of internal cracks in a natural gas distribution PE pipe.Laboratory experiments and a finite element model were planned to study the wave-crack interaction at different stages of axially oriented internal crack growth with a piezoceramic transducer-based setup arranged in a pitch-catch configuration.Mode dispersion analysis supplemented with preliminary experiments was performed to isolate the optimal inspection frequency,leading to the selection of the T(0,1)mode at 50-kHz for the investigation.A transmission index based on the energy of the T(0,1)mode was developed to trace the extent of simulated crack growth.The findings revealed an inverse linear correlation between the transmission index and the crack depth for crack growth beyond 20%crack depth.展开更多
Polyethylene material has some specification that makes very difficult any kind of inspection based on ultrasonic. The acoustic impedance and sound velocity in this kind of material are near to the materials commonly ...Polyethylene material has some specification that makes very difficult any kind of inspection based on ultrasonic. The acoustic impedance and sound velocity in this kind of material are near to the materials commonly used in ultrasonic wedges. Also this kind of materials are highly attenuative materials for ultrasound. To inspection of polyethylene circumferential but welds and overcome to all the problems mentioned, the especial technique of TOFD （Time of Flight Diffraction） method which employs low frequency probe and concentrate on the inspection area that longitudinal waves turn into transverse waves has been used. The purpose of inspection is determining the exact location of surface and internal welding defects. For this purpose, two separate polyethylene pipes with 10 inch in diameter, 15 mm thickness and also 25 inch diameter, 28 mm thickness, were selected. In total 40 artificial defects which involve 28 side drill holes in deferent depths and 12 surface and sub-surface notches were created. All artificially created defects were detected with very good accuracy. Unlike the conventional TOFD method which have 2 to 3 mm dead zone, by using the above method even surface notch with 0.5 mm has been detected.展开更多
Polyethylene-steel Composite Pipes is widely used in conveying corrosive media occasions,but the pipe may lose effectiveness in the process of transporting hot and cold media,so the research of stress distribution and...Polyethylene-steel Composite Pipes is widely used in conveying corrosive media occasions,but the pipe may lose effectiveness in the process of transporting hot and cold media,so the research of stress distribution and variation in polyethylene-steel composite pipes is very necessary.This article first assume that a thin adhesive layer is in between the polyethylene and steel,the adhesive layer along the axial shear stress is the major cause of the polyethylene layer and the steel pipe off sticky.Secondly,we use a method of finite element to computer simulation by ANSYS,and verify initial assumptions.Finally,based on simulation data,we analyse the adhesive layer stress distribution and the variation with different parameters to change.Through the above research,preliminarily summarize the variation and distribution of interlaminar stress,and provide technical support for future design and process improvement of polyethylenesteel pipe.展开更多
Foamed concrete as energy absorption material for high geo-stress soft rock tunnels has been proven to be feasible due to its high compressibility and lightweight.However,the lengthy curing and defoaming problems caus...Foamed concrete as energy absorption material for high geo-stress soft rock tunnels has been proven to be feasible due to its high compressibility and lightweight.However,the lengthy curing and defoaming problems caused by the cast-in-place method of large-volume foamed concrete remain unsolved.In this study,we propose a novel energy absorber composed of foamed concrete-filled polyethylene(FC-PE)pipe and analyze its deformation and energy absorption capacity via quasi-static lateral compression experiments.Results show that FC-PE pipes exhibit typical three-stage deformation characteristics,comprising the elastic stage,the plastic plateau,and the densification stage.Furthermore,the plateau stress,energy absorption,and specific energy absorption of the specimens are 0.81–1.91 MPa,164–533 J,and 1.4–3.6 J/g,respectively.As the density of the foamed concrete increases,the plateau stress and energy absorption increase significantly.Conversely,the length of the plastic plateau and energy absorption efficiency decrease.Moreover,based on the vertical slice method,progressive compression of core material,and the 6 plastic hinges deformation mechanism of the pipe wall,a theoretical calculation method for effective energy absorption is established and achieves good agreement with experimental results,which is beneficial to the optimization of the composite structure.展开更多
Crack opening displacement(COD) was applied to characterize the fracture initiation of the tough high density polyethylene. Normal single side notched three point bend specimens and silica rubber replica techniques ...Crack opening displacement(COD) was applied to characterize the fracture initiation of the tough high density polyethylene. Normal single side notched three point bend specimens and silica rubber replica techniques were used to study the characteristic COD of high density polyethylene pipe and its butt fusion joints including the weld fusion zone and heat affected zone at different temperature from -78 ℃ to 20 ℃ . Testing results show that the characteristic COD appears to depend on the structural features that are determined by welding process and the testing temperature. As the temperature is lowered, the characteristic COD of all zones studied decreases. Because the welding process significantly changes some structural feature of the material, characteristic COD of the weld fusion zone is the smallest one among those of the three zones. The results can be used for the engineering design and failure analysis of HDPE pipe.展开更多
This paper presents a study on the tensile properties of reinforced thermoplastic pipes(RTPs). A mechanical model of RTPs with an arbitrary number of reinforced layers under tensile action is constructed by combining ...This paper presents a study on the tensile properties of reinforced thermoplastic pipes(RTPs). A mechanical model of RTPs with an arbitrary number of reinforced layers under tensile action is constructed by combining the constitutive relationship of elastoplastic materials with the continuous displacement condition. On this basis, the effects of various parameters such as the winding angle, the number of structurally reinforced layers, and the inner polyethylene(PE) liner thickness on the tensile properties of the RTPs were analyzed, and a tensile test was carried out for validation. The results showed that the winding angle of the structurally reinforced layers was the main factor affecting an RTP's tensile performance— decreases in the winding angle significantly improved its tensile ability,especially the longitudinal strength. With ±45° as the demarcation point, the winding angle smaller than ±45° will result in higher strength in longitudinal direction, and the lifting effect on RTP's mechanical properties of the increasing number of reinforcement layers was better than that of the increasing thickness of the lining layer;when the winding angle was larger than ±45°, the opposite results were obtained. The fibre load was more sensitive to the winding angle than the PE load.展开更多
Microplastic is a new kind of pollutant.It exists widely in the aquatic environment and seriously endangers the aquatic ecosystem.In this study,the coagulating sedimentation method was used to remove microplastics in ...Microplastic is a new kind of pollutant.It exists widely in the aquatic environment and seriously endangers the aquatic ecosystem.In this study,the coagulating sedimentation method was used to remove microplastics in water.Polyethylene(PE)was selected as the representative of microplastics,polyferric sulfate(PFS),polyaluminum chloride(PAC)and aluminum sulfate(AS)were used as coagulant,and polyacrylamide(PAM)was used as coagulant aid to study the effects of pH,coagulant concentration and sedimentation time on the removal of PE by single and composite coagulant.The results showed that when the dosage of PFS was 0.5 g/L and pH was 5.0,the removal rate could reach 82.14%,which was better than PAC and AS,indicating that PFS had better coagulation and sedimentation performance for PE;the composite coagulant of PFS+PAC+AS(1 g/L+0.2 g/L+0.2 g/L,pH was 5.0)had the highest removal rate of PE,reaching 96.06%;the removal rate of PE increased with the increase in sedimentation time,but considering that the longer sedimentation time has less contribution to the improvement of removal rate,it is recommended that 4 h is appropriate.展开更多
Nano-sized TiO2 doped La^3＋ , was used as photocatalysis to degrade polyethylene （PE） film in solid-state reaction. It made PE lose its mass fraction of 14.5%, and formed more quantities of CO2 and more wax yields ...Nano-sized TiO2 doped La^3＋ , was used as photocatalysis to degrade polyethylene （PE） film in solid-state reaction. It made PE lose its mass fraction of 14.5%, and formed more quantities of CO2 and more wax yields after UV irradiation for 288 h. SEM imagines displayed more and bigger holes and pits in the PE film. FT-IR spectra showed that there is a lower absorbance of groups of - CH2 and - CH3 in PE/ TiO2 and 0. 1% La2O3/TiO2/PE composite materials than that in PE film sample of photodegradation, and more carbonyl groups in PE/0.1% LaEO3/TiO2. La^3＋ doping TiO2 improves TiO2 activities of oxidation and erosion of PE film under UV irradiation.展开更多
针对高密度聚乙烯(High Density Polyethylene,HDPE)管热熔接头相控阵超声检测时存在的图谱判读效率低、人员经验要求高等问题,文章提出一种基于改进YoloX算法的热熔接头全聚焦(Total Focusing Method,TFM)相控阵超声图谱缺陷(以孔洞为...针对高密度聚乙烯(High Density Polyethylene,HDPE)管热熔接头相控阵超声检测时存在的图谱判读效率低、人员经验要求高等问题,文章提出一种基于改进YoloX算法的热熔接头全聚焦(Total Focusing Method,TFM)相控阵超声图谱缺陷(以孔洞为例)智能识别方法。在YoloX的加强特征提取网络中引入卷积注意力机制模块,提高模型对缺陷信息的关注度,使用CIoU损失函数计算回归损失,以提升模型的定位精度,降低漏检率。通过TFM相控阵超声检测实验,采集原始缺陷图谱,并在完成图像增强后创建数据集。采用迁移学习策略进行训练,加快模型收敛速度。结果表明:该方法对缺陷的识别精度达98.18%,检测平均速度达23.92帧·s^(-1),检测精度相较于原YoloX模型提升了2.57个百分点且对小目标缺陷有更好的检测效果。文中方法可以识别出TFM相控阵超声图谱中的缺陷,为热熔接头的精确检测提供技术支撑。展开更多
基金the financial support provided by USDOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)through the Competitive Academic Agreement Program (CAAP)。
文摘Despite the success of guided wave ultrasonic inspection for internal defect detection in steel pipes,its application on polyethylene(PE)pipe remains relatively unexplored.The growth of internal cracks in PE pipe severely affects its pressure-holding capacity,hence the early detection of internal cracks is crucial for effective pipeline maintenance strategies.This study extends the scope of guided wave-based ultrasonic testing to detect the growth of internal cracks in a natural gas distribution PE pipe.Laboratory experiments and a finite element model were planned to study the wave-crack interaction at different stages of axially oriented internal crack growth with a piezoceramic transducer-based setup arranged in a pitch-catch configuration.Mode dispersion analysis supplemented with preliminary experiments was performed to isolate the optimal inspection frequency,leading to the selection of the T(0,1)mode at 50-kHz for the investigation.A transmission index based on the energy of the T(0,1)mode was developed to trace the extent of simulated crack growth.The findings revealed an inverse linear correlation between the transmission index and the crack depth for crack growth beyond 20%crack depth.
文摘Polyethylene material has some specification that makes very difficult any kind of inspection based on ultrasonic. The acoustic impedance and sound velocity in this kind of material are near to the materials commonly used in ultrasonic wedges. Also this kind of materials are highly attenuative materials for ultrasound. To inspection of polyethylene circumferential but welds and overcome to all the problems mentioned, the especial technique of TOFD （Time of Flight Diffraction） method which employs low frequency probe and concentrate on the inspection area that longitudinal waves turn into transverse waves has been used. The purpose of inspection is determining the exact location of surface and internal welding defects. For this purpose, two separate polyethylene pipes with 10 inch in diameter, 15 mm thickness and also 25 inch diameter, 28 mm thickness, were selected. In total 40 artificial defects which involve 28 side drill holes in deferent depths and 12 surface and sub-surface notches were created. All artificially created defects were detected with very good accuracy. Unlike the conventional TOFD method which have 2 to 3 mm dead zone, by using the above method even surface notch with 0.5 mm has been detected.
文摘Polyethylene-steel Composite Pipes is widely used in conveying corrosive media occasions,but the pipe may lose effectiveness in the process of transporting hot and cold media,so the research of stress distribution and variation in polyethylene-steel composite pipes is very necessary.This article first assume that a thin adhesive layer is in between the polyethylene and steel,the adhesive layer along the axial shear stress is the major cause of the polyethylene layer and the steel pipe off sticky.Secondly,we use a method of finite element to computer simulation by ANSYS,and verify initial assumptions.Finally,based on simulation data,we analyse the adhesive layer stress distribution and the variation with different parameters to change.Through the above research,preliminarily summarize the variation and distribution of interlaminar stress,and provide technical support for future design and process improvement of polyethylenesteel pipe.
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51991392)the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program(STEP)of China(No.2019QZKK0904)+1 种基金the National Outstanding Youth Science Fund Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51922104)Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS.
文摘Foamed concrete as energy absorption material for high geo-stress soft rock tunnels has been proven to be feasible due to its high compressibility and lightweight.However,the lengthy curing and defoaming problems caused by the cast-in-place method of large-volume foamed concrete remain unsolved.In this study,we propose a novel energy absorber composed of foamed concrete-filled polyethylene(FC-PE)pipe and analyze its deformation and energy absorption capacity via quasi-static lateral compression experiments.Results show that FC-PE pipes exhibit typical three-stage deformation characteristics,comprising the elastic stage,the plastic plateau,and the densification stage.Furthermore,the plateau stress,energy absorption,and specific energy absorption of the specimens are 0.81–1.91 MPa,164–533 J,and 1.4–3.6 J/g,respectively.As the density of the foamed concrete increases,the plateau stress and energy absorption increase significantly.Conversely,the length of the plastic plateau and energy absorption efficiency decrease.Moreover,based on the vertical slice method,progressive compression of core material,and the 6 plastic hinges deformation mechanism of the pipe wall,a theoretical calculation method for effective energy absorption is established and achieves good agreement with experimental results,which is beneficial to the optimization of the composite structure.
文摘Crack opening displacement(COD) was applied to characterize the fracture initiation of the tough high density polyethylene. Normal single side notched three point bend specimens and silica rubber replica techniques were used to study the characteristic COD of high density polyethylene pipe and its butt fusion joints including the weld fusion zone and heat affected zone at different temperature from -78 ℃ to 20 ℃ . Testing results show that the characteristic COD appears to depend on the structural features that are determined by welding process and the testing temperature. As the temperature is lowered, the characteristic COD of all zones studied decreases. Because the welding process significantly changes some structural feature of the material, characteristic COD of the weld fusion zone is the smallest one among those of the three zones. The results can be used for the engineering design and failure analysis of HDPE pipe.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFC0303800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51579245)。
文摘This paper presents a study on the tensile properties of reinforced thermoplastic pipes(RTPs). A mechanical model of RTPs with an arbitrary number of reinforced layers under tensile action is constructed by combining the constitutive relationship of elastoplastic materials with the continuous displacement condition. On this basis, the effects of various parameters such as the winding angle, the number of structurally reinforced layers, and the inner polyethylene(PE) liner thickness on the tensile properties of the RTPs were analyzed, and a tensile test was carried out for validation. The results showed that the winding angle of the structurally reinforced layers was the main factor affecting an RTP's tensile performance— decreases in the winding angle significantly improved its tensile ability,especially the longitudinal strength. With ±45° as the demarcation point, the winding angle smaller than ±45° will result in higher strength in longitudinal direction, and the lifting effect on RTP's mechanical properties of the increasing number of reinforcement layers was better than that of the increasing thickness of the lining layer;when the winding angle was larger than ±45°, the opposite results were obtained. The fibre load was more sensitive to the winding angle than the PE load.
基金Supported by Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students(202210580015).
文摘Microplastic is a new kind of pollutant.It exists widely in the aquatic environment and seriously endangers the aquatic ecosystem.In this study,the coagulating sedimentation method was used to remove microplastics in water.Polyethylene(PE)was selected as the representative of microplastics,polyferric sulfate(PFS),polyaluminum chloride(PAC)and aluminum sulfate(AS)were used as coagulant,and polyacrylamide(PAM)was used as coagulant aid to study the effects of pH,coagulant concentration and sedimentation time on the removal of PE by single and composite coagulant.The results showed that when the dosage of PFS was 0.5 g/L and pH was 5.0,the removal rate could reach 82.14%,which was better than PAC and AS,indicating that PFS had better coagulation and sedimentation performance for PE;the composite coagulant of PFS+PAC+AS(1 g/L+0.2 g/L+0.2 g/L,pH was 5.0)had the highest removal rate of PE,reaching 96.06%;the removal rate of PE increased with the increase in sedimentation time,but considering that the longer sedimentation time has less contribution to the improvement of removal rate,it is recommended that 4 h is appropriate.
文摘Nano-sized TiO2 doped La^3＋ , was used as photocatalysis to degrade polyethylene （PE） film in solid-state reaction. It made PE lose its mass fraction of 14.5%, and formed more quantities of CO2 and more wax yields after UV irradiation for 288 h. SEM imagines displayed more and bigger holes and pits in the PE film. FT-IR spectra showed that there is a lower absorbance of groups of - CH2 and - CH3 in PE/ TiO2 and 0. 1% La2O3/TiO2/PE composite materials than that in PE film sample of photodegradation, and more carbonyl groups in PE/0.1% LaEO3/TiO2. La^3＋ doping TiO2 improves TiO2 activities of oxidation and erosion of PE film under UV irradiation.
文摘针对高密度聚乙烯(High Density Polyethylene,HDPE)管热熔接头相控阵超声检测时存在的图谱判读效率低、人员经验要求高等问题,文章提出一种基于改进YoloX算法的热熔接头全聚焦(Total Focusing Method,TFM)相控阵超声图谱缺陷(以孔洞为例)智能识别方法。在YoloX的加强特征提取网络中引入卷积注意力机制模块,提高模型对缺陷信息的关注度,使用CIoU损失函数计算回归损失,以提升模型的定位精度,降低漏检率。通过TFM相控阵超声检测实验,采集原始缺陷图谱,并在完成图像增强后创建数据集。采用迁移学习策略进行训练,加快模型收敛速度。结果表明:该方法对缺陷的识别精度达98.18%,检测平均速度达23.92帧·s^(-1),检测精度相较于原YoloX模型提升了2.57个百分点且对小目标缺陷有更好的检测效果。文中方法可以识别出TFM相控阵超声图谱中的缺陷,为热熔接头的精确检测提供技术支撑。
