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Introduction To Tofd & Phased Arrays Industrial Applications
Introduction To Tofd & Phased Arrays Industrial Applications
Southeast
Region
Amplitude
Time or
Distance
Transmitter Receiver
Lateral wave
Upper tip
Lower tip
Back-wall reflection
Indication
Lateral Back-wall
4 May 2006: used with permission of Randy Scheib
wave
Leader in Array Technology
Near Surface Crack
1 2
1
2
1 2 3 4
1
1
2
3
2
3
•large range of
focal depth
(focusing)
• adjustable each
pulse.
• large range of
inspection angles
(sweeping)
• multiple modes
with a single
probe (SW, LW)
Circular
1D annular array
4 May 2006: used with permission of Randy Scheib
2D sectorial annular
M e c h a n ic a l D is p la c e m e n t
B e a m d is p la c e m e n t
F O C U S D E P T H (P U L S E R )
D Y N A M IC F O C U S IN G ( R E C E IV E R )
c = v e lo c ity in m a t e r ia l
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Portable Phased Array Applications
Austenitic weld inspections
Turbine root inspections
Butt weld inspections
T-weld inspections of bridge structures
HIC – Hydrogen Induced Crack
Flange corrosion under gasket
Nozzle inspections
Bridge bolt inspections
Spindle/shaft inspections
Thread inspections
Landing gear inspections
Laser weld inspections
Composites
Corner Crack
4 May 2006: used with permission of Randy Scheib
15 Degree
Beam
Threads
15 Degree Beam
Notch #1 Notch #1
0 Degree
Beam
Mode
Conversions
Notch #2
Notch #2
End of Bolt
End of Bolt
4 May 2006: used with permission of Randy Scheib
0 Degree Beam
Transition 10 MHz
Volume
corrected
Sectorial scan
Notch from 0º to 10 º
Taper
16 Elements,
Pitch 0.4mm
Taper
Start of
threads
10° Law
0° Law End
0° Law
4 May 2006: used with permission of Randy Scheib
0°
Bottom Window
Threads
Tip Window
Metal
30°
Bottom Window
Energy Calculation
Tip Window
Metal Windows Delimitation
90°
Bottom Window
Tip Window
180°
Bottom Window
Figure 1
amplitude
pattern
thread
assessment
Instant C-scan and S-scan – Note: Backwall dropout and near surface flaw
4 May 2006: used with permission of Randy Scheib
Taper
Bond Areas
Advantages:
Speed
Imaging
Flexibility
Simplicity
Data storage
Reproducibility