Development of an Ultrasonic Method for the Quality Control of Polyethylene Tanks Manufactured Using Rotational Molding Technology

Tyukanko V. Demyanenko A. Semenyuk V. Dyuryagina A. Alyoshin D. Tarunin R. Voropaeva V.
May 2023 MDPI

Polymers
2023 #15 Issue 10

Tanks made of three different brands of rotational polyethylene (DOW, ELTEX, and M350) with three degrees of sintering (normal sintering (NS), incomplete sintering (ICS), and thermally degraded sintering (TDS)) and three thicknesses (7.5 mm, 8.5 mm, and 9.5 mm) were explored. It was found that the thickness of the walls of the tanks did not have a statistically significant effect on the parameters of the ultrasonic signal (USS). An increase in temperature caused a decrease in the USS parameters. According to the temperature coefficient of stability, the ELTEX brand of plastic can be distinguished (from DOW and M350). The ICS degree of the sintering of the tanks was revealed from a significantly lower amplitude of the bottom signal, compared with NS and TDS degree samples. By analyzing the amplitude of the third harmonic of the ultrasonic signal (β), three degrees of the sintering of containers NS, ICS, and TDS were revealed (with an accuracy of about 95%). Equations β = f(T, PIAT) were derived for each brand of rotational polyethylene (PE), and two-factor nomograms were constructed. Based on the results of this research, a method for the ultrasonic quality control of polyethylene tanks manufactured using rotational molding was developed.

higher harmonics , nondestructive testing , polyethylene tanks , polymer quality control , rotational molding , rotomolding , spectrum analysis , ultrasonic inspection , ultrasound in plastics

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Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Manash Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University, Petropavlovsk, 150000, Kazakhstan

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