Microwave Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation of Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites

This book provides a detailed exploration of microwave testing, a Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) method fully recognized by the American Society for Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT) within the past decade. Designed with a special focus on carbon fibre- and glass fibre-reinforced polymer composites, it addresses the needs of industries where these advanced materials are increasingly used, including aerospace, wind energy, electronics, marine, automotive, construction, sports and piping.

For NDT practitioners, understanding this new technique is essential. The book offers an in-depth analysis of the electromagnetic properties of composites. In addition, a thorough discussion of the detection principles, advantages and applications of various methods is presented. The methods are not limited to composites and can be readily adapted to other dielectric materials. This handbook is tailored for engineers and researchers specialising in NDT of composites. It also doubles as a reference for graduate students and senior undergraduates studying microwave engineering or composite materials.

Elevate your expertise in microwave testing with this essential guidecrafted for professionals, researchers, and educators driving innovation in advanced non-destructive testing and evaluation.

Summarises the electromagnetic properties of fibre-reinforced polymer composites Presents a detailed explanation of detection principles, advantages and applications Covers both theoretical and practical aspects to suit diverse audiences

Autorentext

Zhen Li received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China in 2010, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China in 2013, respectively, and his PhD degree in Materials from The University of Manchester, UK, in 2017. He is currently an associate professor with College of Automation Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China. He is the director of the MIcrowave TEsting Laboratory (MITEL), Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China. His research interests include advanced sensors and instrumentation, microwave testing, and electromagnetics. He has authored more than 50 papers with over 1,000 citations.

Inhalt

Fibre-reinforced polymer composites.- Theory and components associated with microwave testing.- Electromagnetic properties of composites.- Reflection methods.- Transmission methods.- Resonant perturbation methods.- Planar-circuit methods.- Focusing methods.- Emerging methods.- Appendix A: MATLAB code for the extraction of S parameters from Keysight FieldFox analyser.- Appendix B: Two-port calibration using the Thru-Reflect-Line (TRL) standard.- Appendix C: MATLAB code for permittivity calculation.- Appendix D: MATLAB code for the interaction with CST software.