Ultrasonic transducers for cure monitoring: Design, modelling and validation

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Lionetto, Francesca ^a   Montagna, Francesco ^a   Maffezzoli, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

cure monitoring; finite element analysis; non destructive evaluation; piezoelectric; polymers; thermosetting resins; ultrasound transducer

Indexed keywords

CURING; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMERS; THERMOSETS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CURE MONITORING; HIGH FREQUENCY DYNAMICS; MODELLING AND VALIDATION; MULTILAYERED TRANSDUCERS; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; PIEZOELECTRIC; THERMOSETTING MATRICES; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 81555227956     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/22/12/124002     Document Type: Article

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