ADVANCE
INTRODUCING
DACON INSPECTION SERVICES
ULTRASONIC
PHASED ARRAY
TESTING
INSPECTION
Who we are
Conventional and Oil and Gas, Refinery, Over 400 personnel Thailand headquarters
Advanced NDT and Petrochemical, Heavy including more than with International
Inspection Services Industry, Mining 300 inspectors expertise since 1979
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Advanced Ultrasonic Inspection PAUT
• PAUT = Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing
• Computerized application of ultrasonics in which high speed electronics, real time
imaging. With todays advanced technology, special probes are utilized for inspection.
• There is no physical difference between conventional UT and PAUT. Both use the same
basics and theory
• The main difference between conventional UT and PAUT is within the probe
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Advanced Ultrasonic Inspection PAUT
• A mosaic of transducer elements
• Basically PAUT probe is a conventional probe cut into many elements
• Elements' excitation can be individually controlled
• Certain desired effects can be produced by timing the elements excitation
steering the beam axis
focusing the beam.
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How does it work
• Elements are acoustically insulated from each other
• Elements are pulsed in groups with pre calculated time delay for each element
• Focal law: defines the elements to be fired, time delays, and voltages for both the
transmitter and receiver functions.
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Advanced Ultrasonic Inspection PAUT
Beam Forming
• No time delay applied
• PAUT probe becomes like a conventional UT probe
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Beam Steering
• Provides capability to modify refracted angle
• Allows for multiple angle inspection using a single probe
• Applies a linear focal law (delays)
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Advanced Ultrasonic Inspection PAUT
Beam Steering
• Provides capability to modify refracted angle
• Allows for multiple angle inspection using a single probe
• Applies a linear focal law (delays)
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Beam Focusing and Steering at the same time
• Provides capability to Focus at a certain depths and at a chosen range of different angles
• Applies a focal law (delays) as in below figure
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Electronic scanning
• The ability to move the beam along one axis of an array without any mechanical movement
• The movement is performed only by time multiplexing the active element group
• The beam movement depends on the probe geometry and could be:
linear scanning
sectorial scanning
lateral scanning
combination
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Linear electronic scan
• The beam will move along the length of the probe
• Can be straight beam or a beam at a fixed angle
• This type of scan is often used for corrosion mapping applications
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Advanced Ultrasonic Inspection (PAUT)
Sectorial scan
• The ability to scan a complete sector or volume without any probe movement
• Useful for inspection of complex geometries
• This is the most typical scan which distinguishes phased array from other techniques
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Advanced Ultrasonic Inspection PAUT
Applications
• New construction weld inspection
• In-service weld inspection including Stress Corrosion Cracking
• Complex Geometries – Nozzles, Flanges, Shafts, bolts
• C-Scan mapping
• AUT is also commonly used, accepted, and code compliant with phased array ultrasonics
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Advanced Ultrasonic Inspection PAUT
Weld inspection
• A scan plan to make sure the weld is covered completely is made first
• The scan plan will assist in setting up equipment and focal laws
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Weld inspection
• Equipment calibration
Velocity
Wedge delay for all angles
Sensitivity for all angles
Time Corrected Gain (TCG)
• Weld scanning
Manually
Semi –automated, using an encoder and fixed distance to weld center line
Using a semi-automated or completely automated scanner
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Inspection Results
• Signal interpretation
On Omni scan
Using Tomo view
Interpretation can be preformed
in the field “real time” and also
reviewed post inspection.
Permanent data files can be
saved for future resource.
Commonly used for
monitoring and also
Auditing inspection results
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Advanced Ultrasonic Inspection
PAUT Advantages & Disadvantages
Advantages Disadvantages
• Gives information about lateral position of • Higher cost equipment required
defect in weld (depth and height)
• Requires experienced and trained
• Gives a permanent record technician for interpretation
• Repeatability, good for monitoring • Angle of incidence is not always
• No radiation involved optimal when using S-scan
• Can be used for several applications
• Can find defect at surface and in volume
of weld (no dead zone)
• Interpretation simplified
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How Can We Help?
Contact
Tim Shaw
Chief Marketing Officer
Email : [email protected]
Mobile Phone : +66 (0) 89 245 9966
www.dacon-inspection.com
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