A noncontact, laser-optic based laser ultrasonic technique referred to as the thermo-acousto-photonic nondestructive evaluation (TAP-NDE) was utilized to investigate bond integrity and localized stiffening due to an attached wire stent on small-diameter polymeric medical tubing. Laser-generated interrogating ultrasonic waves in the tubing were detected by use of a fiber-tip interferometer (FTI) and a continuous wave HeNe laser. The time-frequency analysis of the generated dispersive waves was performed using the Gabor wavelet transform (GWT) that effectively decomposed the digitized waveguide mode enabling identification of defect characteristic frequency tendencies. Three different bond defects were evaluated: tensile pull, needle puncture, and crease. These induced flaws represent possible manufacturing defects such as de-bond, potential leak sources, and geometry irregularities. The frequency tendencies were found to uniquely identify each bond defect. Frequency tendencies were also found to uniquely identify localized stiffening due to an attached wire stent proving that this technique can unambiguously identify propagation modes from among nonpropagation modes or vibrations. These findings demonstrate the utility of TAP-NDE and the GWT for quality inspection of small-diameter polymeric medical tubing.
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Laser-Optic Evaluation for Bond Quality of Polymeric Medical Tubing
Kent D. Harms,
Kent D. Harms
Photomechanics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3123
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C. Steve Suh
e-mail: ssuh@mengr.tamu.edu
C. Steve Suh
Photomechanics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3123
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Kent D. Harms
Photomechanics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3123
C. Steve Suh
Photomechanics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3123
e-mail: ssuh@mengr.tamu.edu
Contributed by the Pressure Vessels and Piping Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF PRESSURE VESSEL TECHNOLOGY. Manuscript received by the PVP Division, January 20, 2001; revised manuscript received April 15, 2002. Associate Editor: S. Y. Zamrik.
J. Pressure Vessel Technol. Aug 2002, 124(3): 283-292 (10 pages)
Published Online: July 26, 2002
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January 20, 2001
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April 15, 2002
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July 26, 2002
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Harms , K. D., and Suh, C. S. (July 26, 2002). "Laser-Optic Evaluation for Bond Quality of Polymeric Medical Tubing ." ASME. J. Pressure Vessel Technol. August 2002; 124(3): 283–292. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1484116
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