PAUT INSPECTION ON SMALL DIA TUBES IN LIEU OF

RT
Are you still using RT services for small dia boiler
tubes weld inspection

Please review again PAUT features and advantages

and then decide between RT and PAUT
 PAUT vs RT – Functional Advantages
Many functional advantages from switching from RT
to AUT:
 No radiation
 No licensing
 No chemical wastes
 Less subjective data interpretation
 Does not interfere with production in the work
place
 Depth and height sizing that is not possible with
RT
 Permanent inspection records to replace film
 Overcoming Access limitations
 Better detection and sizing of flaws
 Easier characterization of flaws and geometry
 Reducing dependence on the skill of the operator
to include consistent results in manual UT
applications.
 Ability to record digital data and retain inspection
 PAUT vs RT – TECHNICAL advantages
 Many technical advantages for PAUT, especially
combined Phased Arrays and TOFD:
 Better detection of planar defects
 Tailored inspections
 Can size in vertical plane for ECA
 Lower reject rates
 Fast and cost effective
 Results auditable
 Well demonstrated for simple welds, e.g. butt welds.
PAUT vs RT – Commercial Advantages
 Higher licensing costs for RT
 Major headaches in shipping and storing isotopes
 Higher cost in waste disposal, storage etc.
 Cheaper PAUT Inspection Cost
 No film cost in PAUT
 No chemical cost in PAUT
 No production interruption in PAUT
POWER PLANT BOILER TUBE INSPECTION
Power Plant Tube Weld
Inspection
 EQUIPMENT AND SCANNER
 PAUT is approved by all codes including ASME, API, BS,
EN, AWS as a replacement to Radiographic Testing.

 PAUT can also be used as supplementary technique to

corrosion mapping and in-service inspections
 SMALL TUBE SCANNER
This scanner is designed to
perform non destructive
inspections of welds on
industrial and commercial
cylindrical parts. The COBRA
Scanner is a manual scanner
for pipes with diameters
ranging from 21.3 mm to
114.3 mm i.e. 0.84 in. to 4.50
in. It is designed to provide
the encoded position of the
probes on the circumference
around the pipes.
This scanner is
specially designed
for small dia tubes
or pipes between
0.84 inch dia to
4.50 inch dia
 Inspection and Testing of Small dia pipes
 Non-Destructive Testing
(NDT)
 Boiler pipes
 Small dia pipes
 Pipe to Pipe joints
 Pipe to valve, pipe to
flange
 Pipe to T joints.
 Production capability of
100 joints per shift with
2 manpower.
Some Site Photos Of Boiler Tube
Inspection
Some site Photos Of Boiler Tubes
Inspection
Calibration Tube of similar material
 Sensitivity of PAUT Equipment

 The Olympus Omni scan PAUT equipment is very sensitive and

the sizing of the defect can be sized for 0.01 mm

 Sometimes the defect which is detected using PAUT equipment is

not detected in Radiography inspection due to its sensitivity and
other factors.

 We have experienced many conversation with our clients at

various sites when we are detecting defects and it is not
reflecting in radiography testing,

 PAUT inspection defects can be analyzed and confirmed using

the 4 dimension view such as A-scan, S-scan, B-scan, and C-scan.
Scanning display views
Thank You