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Modelling the attenuation in the ATHENA finite elements code for the ultrasonic testing of austenitic stainless steel welds

Bertrand Chassignole
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V. Duwig
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Multipass welds made in austenitic stainless steel, in the primary circuit of nuclear power plants with pressurized water reactors, are characterized by an anisotropic and heterogeneous structure that disturbs the ultrasonic propagation and makes ultrasonic non-destructive testing difficult. The ATHENA 2D finite element simulation code was developed to help understand the various physical phenomena at play. In this paper, we shall describe the attenuation model implemented in this code to give an account of wave scattering phenomenon through polycrystalline materials. This model is in particular based on the optimization of two tensors that characterize this material on the basis of experimental values of ultrasonic velocities attenuation coefficients. Three experimental configurations, two of which are representative of the industrial welds assessment case, are studied in view of validating the model through comparison with the simulation results. We shall thus provide a quantitative proof that taking into account the attenuation in the ATHENA code dramatically improves the results in terms of the amplitude of the echoes. The association of the code and detailed characterization of a weld's structure constitutes a remarkable breakthrough in the interpretation of the ultrasonic testing on this type of component.

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hal-00908639 , version 1 (25-11-2013)

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Bertrand Chassignole, V. Duwig, Marie-Aude Ploix, Philippe Guy, Rachid El Guerjouma. Modelling the attenuation in the ATHENA finite elements code for the ultrasonic testing of austenitic stainless steel welds. Ultrasonics, 2009, 49 (8), pp.653-658. ⟨10.1016/j.ultras.2009.04.001⟩. ⟨hal-00908639⟩
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