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The work reported herewith has been financially partially supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad, under Research Grant DPI2015-67264-P.

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Gomez MuÑoz, Carlos QuiterioAuthor

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New Pipe Notch Detection and Location Method for Short Distances employing Ultrasonic Guided Waves

Publicated to:ACTA ACUSTICA UNITED WITH ACUSTICA. 103 (5): 772-781 - 2017-09-01 103(5), DOI: 10.3813/AAA.919106

Authors: Gomez Munoz, Carlos Quiterio; Garcia Marquez, Fausto Pedro; Lev, Benjamin; Arcos, Alfredo

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Drexel Univ, LeBow Coll Business, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA - Author
Univ Europea Madrid, Ingenium Res Grp, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

This paper presents a novel signal processing approach that is able to automatically identify notches in pipelines in short distances. In addition, this method locates the geometric position of the notch and determines the size. The approach for fault detection and diagnosis presented look for a solution and then validates the solution by analyzing the signal which flows in the opposite direction. Micro Fiber Composite (MFC) transducers are used in an austenitic stainless steel pipeline, used in solar concentrators, in order to generate Ultrasonic Guided Waves. The main results presented in this paper can be summarized as: identification of edges or welds by multi-parametric analysis and comparison with the theoretical results predicted, notch location in the pipe by comparison of the position of echoes weighted with their amplitudes, and the flow sizing of them by using attenuation curves of the echoes when they propagate along the pipeline. This approach leads to employ only one transmitter and one receptor for notch detection, location and diagnosis. The main advantage for the industry is the double check of presence of a notch with respect to other systems, which reduces false alarms during the inspections.

Keywords

Composite structuresDamageDefect detectionIdentificationInspectionLamb wavesLocalizationMaintenanceModelPropagation

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal ACTA ACUSTICA UNITED WITH ACUSTICA due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2017, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Music.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.84. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Weighted Average of Normalized Impact by the Scopus agency: 15.43 (source consulted: FECYT Feb 2024)
  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 10.49 (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-19, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 32
  • Scopus: 54

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-19:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 21.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 21 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 3.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United States of America.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GOMEZ MUÑOZ, CARLOS QUITERIO) .