AUT

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Equipment Familiarisation

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 AUT Equipments
Nowadays, several companies are providing AUT system and few are
listed below;
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RTD - Rotoscan
Olympus – Pipewizard

UT Quality – UT Scan
GE - Weldstar

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 INTERNATIONL ACADEMY OF NDT AUT Equipments Systems

Multi probes System PAUT probes System

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 AUT Equipments

Pipewizard - Olympus
Data Acquisition Unit
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Software (Data Acquisition & Scan plan)

Calibration and Dummy
Computer / Display
Scanner and Head
Band
Couplant

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 AUT Equipments

The AUT System has four major components

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1. The UTM is the main computerized system

2. The UTR is the remote computer on the scanner

3. The scanners

4. The umbilical cable

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 AUT Equipments - Umbilical cable

AUT probes cables

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Computerized System Cables

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 INTERNATIONL ACADEMY OF NDT AUT Equipments setup

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 INTERNATIONL ACADEMY OF NDT AUT Equipments Setup at site

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 AUT Equipments - UTM
The UTM is the main computer control unit and in addition to the
motherboard and CPU (central processing unit), houses the:
• Video adapter
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• Dual channel 14 bit digitizer

• The power supplies

• The proprietary interface board

• Plugs directly into an un-interruptible power supply or UPS and

operates on 100-240V, AC 50-60- Hz

• An array of diagnostic and status LEDS

to help monitor system operation

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 AUT Equipments - UTM

• Various input/output ports

• Storage is provided by three removable hard drives and an

integrated DVD recorder
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• High level video display has a native resolution of 1200 X

1600 pixels to take full advantage of the capabilities of the
21” monitor

• The UTM must be placed in a secure, clean location with an

ambient temperature below 30°C. Care must be taken to
ensure that adequate airflow is provided all around the UTM
for the cooling fans to be effective.

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 AUT Equipments - UTR
The UTR is mounted on the scanner assembly. Mounting the
ultrasonic electronics close to the transducers has major
advantages.
• Signal to noise ratio is optimized due to the short probe
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cables

• Electrical noise sensitivity is drastically reduced, allowing

operation where it might otherwise not be possible

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 AUT Equipments - UTR

• Rugged environmentally sealed, precision machined housing

protects all the phased array and conventional ultrasonic
electronics
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• Field replaceable EMI resistant “plug and play” style

modules, designed to protect the electronics while passively
shedding heat

• Microprocessor motor controller and GPS receiver reside in

this chassis

• 2 Phased array modules and 16 conventional UT channels

or 32 conventional UT channels

• Can be pressure checked for leaks

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 AUT - Software

Software
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Data Acquisition – Pipewizard - PWZ V4.4

Scan plan – ES Beam Tool 8

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 AUT - Scanner Head
Scanner head is the general term used to describe the apparatus that
houses the probes, position encoder, drive motor, and the couplant
distribution system.
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 AUT - Scanner Head
Full Scanner Head: Band Scanner (8” to 60”)

Scanner Bug
Frame
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Probe Holders
Probes
Encoder

The Scanner is the motorized vehicle used to transport the transducer

and UTR around the weld. Features are:
• Triangle configuration for stability
• Quick change idler wheels and motor
• Adjustable idler wheel and motor height
• Integral coupling water manifold
• Quick adjust tension
• Dove tail mounting for UTR
• Accurate travel encoder
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 AUT - Scanner Head Curvature Correction

Scanner Adjustments
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Adjustment to the curvature correction

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 AUT - Scanner Head Curvature Correction

Scanner Adjustments
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Adjustment to the correct

attachment/pressure

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 AUT - Scanner Frame
Band Scanner (8” to 60”)

Fixed Frame
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Modular Frame

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 AUT - Frame components

Fixed & Modular Probes

- PAUT
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- TOFD

- CW-Probes

Temperature Sensor/Transducer
Encoder
Coupling irrigation holes component
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 AUT - Micro Scanner
Full Scanner Head: Micro Scanner (2” to 8”)

Scanner Bug
Frame
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Probe Holders
Probes
Encoder

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 AUT Calibration block
Typical - Calibration Block
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Plan view of
Calibration block

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 AUT - Calibration and Dummy
• For surface-breaking zones (root, cap), horizontal notches are used.

• For interior zones, the calibration reflectors consist of Flat Bottomed

Holes (FBH) usually 3-mm in diameter positioned and angled to
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represent Lack of Fusion (LoF).

• For non-surface breaking zones, this typically means Lack of Fusio

(LOF) along the weld line.

• There is also a vertical through-wall drilled hole for setting the

positions of the gates.

It is applicable for upstream

and downstream

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 INTERNATIONL ACADEMY OF NDT AUT Calibration block

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 INTERNATIONL ACADEMY OF NDT AUT Calibration block & Dummy at Site

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 INTERNATIONL ACADEMY OF NDT AUT Equipments - Band Types

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 Reference Scribe Line

Scribe Line - Weld Centerline

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Centreline scribe
Company specific distance

Spacer
template
Guide band

Epoxy coating

Pipe

Scribe line on pipe

40 mm from centreline

Cutback

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 AUT - Reference Scribe Line

Drawing Scribe line

– before welding
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Band Positioning

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 AUT - Couplant

- Normally water is used as couplant

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- For low temperature specific couplant agent is added with normal water

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