There are some limitations when conventional ultrasonic testing methods are used for testing early damage in metal parts. With the continuous development of acoustics and materials science, nonlinear ultrasonic nondestructive testing technology has been used for testing of early damage in metal materials. In order to better understand the basic theory and research progress of the nonlinear ultrasonic testing technology, the classical nonlinear ultrasonic theoretical models, including the dislocation monopole model, dislocation dipole model, precipitate-dislocation pinning model, and contact nonlinear ultrasonic theory-microcrack model, are analyzed in depth. This paper introduces the application and research progress of nonlinear ultrasonic detection technology, which is derived from different acoustic nonlinear effects, such as higher harmonic, wave mixing and modulation, sub-harmonic, resonance frequency spectrum analysis, and non-linear ultrasonic phased array imaging. The key technologies and problems are summarized to provide a reference for the further development and promotion of nonlinear ultrasonic non-destructive testing technology.
The reservoir group focusing on the Three Georges reservoir has been established in the upper Yangtze River, with a total regulation capacity of 51.5 billion m3. The reservoir group dispatch plays an important role in regulating the runoff. Economic activity in the Yangtze River estuary poses high requirements for water resources security. The water quality of main water supply reservoirs is influenced by the saltwater intrusion. The upstream reservoir group dispatch can enhance sea inlet runoff and mitigate saltwater intrusion hazard. In order to clarify the upstream reservoir group’s influence on the sea inlet water quantity in the Yangtze River estuary, the author designed three typical reservoir group dispatch scenarios to analyze flow rate change and different dispatch scenarios of Datong section. According to the findings, the upstream reservoir group dispatch is important to secure water quantity in the dry season. Through normal dispatch, the Three Georges reservoir can cut the days with a flow rate less than 100 million m3/s from 50.6 days to 8.8 days. In the special dry year, the sole emergency water supplement by the Yangtze River reservoir to the estuary will exert influence on the reservoir power generation. The joint operation of upstream reservoir group can basically eliminate such influence.
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