Dispersion Behaviors of ASF Modes Propagating along Wedges Tips with Coatings

Po Shien Tung, Sheng Wei Tang, Che Hua Yang*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Acoustic sensors frequently rely on the detection of small mass changes that results from binding of a coated layer coupled to the active sensor surface. Anti-symmetric flexural (ASF) modes are anti-symmetric type of guided waves propagating along the tip of wedge-shaped waveguides. Like surface acoustic waves, ASF can be a potential candidate for the purpose of acting as acoustic sensors. This paper employs a combined numerical and experimental study for the dispersion behaviors of ASF modes propagating along wedge tips with a layer of coating. The numerical study is based on finite element method while the experimental study employs a laser ultrasound technique. Velocity for the ASF mode propagating along the wedge tip with a slower coating is found out to start at the ASF velocity of the matrix wedge at the low frequency regime, and gradually influenced by the coating as the frequency increases. Enhanced loaded effects from the coating are founded due to the wedge tip geometry. In general, the numerical results show good agreement with the measurements.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIUTAM Symposium on Recent Advances of Acoustic Waves in Solids - Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Recent Advances of Acoustic Waves in Solids
EditorsTsung-Tsong Wu, Chien-Ching Ma
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages377-382
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9789048198924
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
EventIUTAM Symposium on Recent Advances of Acoustic Waves in Solids, 2009 - Taipei, Taiwan
Duration: 25 05 200928 05 2009

Publication series

NameIUTAM Bookseries
Volume26
ISSN (Print)1875-3507
ISSN (Electronic)1875-3493

Conference

ConferenceIUTAM Symposium on Recent Advances of Acoustic Waves in Solids, 2009
Country/TerritoryTaiwan
CityTaipei
Period25/05/0928/05/09

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2010.

Keywords

  • Apex Angle
  • Dispersion Behavior
  • Signal Processing Scheme
  • Surface Acoustic Wave
  • Wedge Sample

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