Mechanoacoustic research method of degradation processes in electroceramics materials

The paper presents the concept of mechanoacoustic testing of degradation processes of ceramic materials, which is applied to diagnose high voltage insulators in operation. The method depends on the application of slowly increasing compressive loading acting on the sample, with simultaneous recording...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation 2016-06, Vol.23 (3), p.1251-1259
Main Authors: Ranachowski, Przemyslaw, Ranachowski, Zbigniew, Jaroszewski, Maciej, Wieczorek, Krzysztof, Kudela, Stanislav
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acoustic emission (AE)
Aging
Ceramics
Degradation
diagnostic
Electrical insulation
electrical porcelain
Insulators
material degradation
microscopic analysis
Microscopy
Mullite
Porcelain
Strength
Stress
Stresses
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Summary:The paper presents the concept of mechanoacoustic testing of degradation processes of ceramic materials, which is applied to diagnose high voltage insulators in operation. The method depends on the application of slowly increasing compressive loading acting on the sample, with simultaneous recording of acoustic emission (AE) descriptors. The process of loading is continued to the destruction or stopped at different stresses, and the samples are subjected to microscopic examination. Microscopic analysis of the samples enables determining the effects of stress action. The results were compared with the images of similar materials obtained from the insulators after different periods of operation. On this basis, there were distinguished consecutive stages of ageing of electrotechnical porcelain materials and corresponding effects of their structure degradation. Using slowly increasing quasi-static compressive loading in a relatively short-term mechanoacoustic test makes it possible to get results similar to those of long lasting degradation effects in operated electroinsulating objects. Using this method there is possible to describe the factors which affect short and long-term mechanical strength of the tested materials. There is also possible assessment of the validity and application of the theories explaining the strength of porcelains. There was presented research of the influence of the mullite phase on the short- and long-term mechanical strength of electrotechnical porcelain of different types.
ISSN:1070-9878
1558-4135
DOI:10.1109/TDEI.2015.005568