TY - CONF A1 - Boehm, Rainer A1 - Brackrock, Daniel A1 - Kitze, Jessica A1 - Brekow, Gerhard A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc ED - Thompson, D.O. ED - Chimenti, D.E. T1 - Advanced crack shape analysis using SAFT T2 - QNDE conference 2010 - Review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation (Proceedings) N2 - The spatial resolution in ultrasonic testing as a wave phenomenon in nature is limited to a certain fraction of the wavelength, usually defined to be close to the Rayleigh criterion. In case of complicated reflector surfaces – such as stress corrosion cracking - this limitation prevents an exact visualization of the defect shape. There exist a few approaches to improve the spatial resolution, whose reconstruction quality all in common also depend on the achieved signal-to-noise ratio of the raw data. In this work we present a specific SAFT analysis, in which a high number of different angles of incidence produce a sufficiently high number of different reflections at the crack edges resulting in an improved SNR. In doing so, we reconstruct a coherent crack structure. First investigations were made at artificially simulated crack configurations with different contours and curvatures in flat and cylindrical test blocks. The measurements results – visualized by representative scans – show details of crack design and crack orientation. We also will present a comparison of the SAFT analysis between modelling and phased array measurements. T2 - 36th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation CY - Kingston, RI, USA DA - 2009-07-26 KW - Ultrasonic testing KW - SAFT KW - Phased array PY - 2010 SN - 978-0-7354-0748-0 SN - 0743-0760 SN - 0094-243X N1 - Serientitel: AIP conference proceedings – Series title: AIP conference proceedings SP - 1 EP - 8 CY - Melville, NY AN - OPUS4-21816 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Schenk, Gottfried A1 - Brackrock, Daniel A1 - Brekow, Gerhard A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Deutsch, W.A.K. A1 - Joswig, M. A1 - Maxam, K. A1 - Schuster, V. ED - Thompson, D.O. ED - Chimenti, D.E. T1 - Ultrasonic inspection system for automated round-bar-testing based on phased array technique T2 - QNDE conference 2010 - Review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation (Proceedings) N2 - Within a know-how transfer project funded by the government conventional ultrasonic technique was replaced by phased array technique for automated round-bar testing. Instead of applying a great number of conventional probes to achieve acceptable volume coverage we used curved linear arrays. The benefits of phased array technique such as programmable skew angles, beamforming and beam positions, led not only to a significant decrease in inspection time, but also the number of probes could be substantially reduced . Finally, the testing parameters for a large range of bar-diameters could be adapted by software control instead of time-consuming mechanical replacement. The probe-design was carried out by a proprietary modelling program. Both the theoretical calculations as well as the latter experimental verifications revealed significant advantages of curved arrays versus the planar types. A radial oriented probe offers perfect adaption to the cylindrical shape of the specimen allowing wide variations of the sound field. Thus beam direction, beam size and beam position could be optimized with respect to a minimum of inspection cycles, as inspections have to be executed in-line during the production. A number of laboratory tests were carried out on special test components. In order to achieve an optimal performance of the reference rod we implemented three different types of reference reflectors: (i) flat-bottom-holes with diameters of 0.8 mm and 1.2 mm, (ii) side-drilled-holes with a diameter of 0.7 mm for the detection of volumetric flaws, and (iii) notches with a depth of 0.2 mm and 0.5 mm for the detection of surfaceoriented defects. All laboratory tests were carried out with the COMPAS-XXL inspection system, a proprietary development of BAM. T2 - 36th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation CY - Kingston, RI, USA DA - 2009-07-26 KW - Ultrasonic testing KW - Phased array KW - Round bar testing PY - 2010 SN - 978-0-7354-0748-0 SN - 0743-0760 SN - 0094-243X N1 - Serientitel: AIP conference proceedings – Series title: AIP conference proceedings VL - 29 SP - 1 EP - 7 CY - Melville, NY AN - OPUS4-21817 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Kitze, Jessica A1 - Brackrock, Daniel A1 - Brekow, Gerhard A1 - Prager, Jens A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Szabo, D. A1 - Kuti, K. A1 - Paczolay, G. T1 - SAFT und TOFD - Ein Vergleich im Analyseverhalten von Reflektoren T2 - DGZfP-Jahrestagung 2010 N2 - Mit der Gruppenstrahlertechnik der Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung sind umfangreiche Untersuchungen an einer plattierten Druckbehälter-Testwand durchgeführt worden. In der vorliegenden Testwand mit einer Wanddicke von 149 mm befinden sich künstliche Testreflektoren im Schweißnaht- und Plattierungsbereich, die mit Gruppenstrahler- Prüfköpfen mit unterschiedlichen Frequenzen, Einschallwinkeln und Einschallrichtungen nachgewiesen und in ihrem Anzeigenverhalten analysiert wurden. Zur Rekonstruktion der Reflektoranzeigen wurde ein SAFT - Algorithmus verwendet, der die Variation der Einschallwinkel berücksichtigt. Zum Vergleich sind die Reflektoren auch mit der TOFD - Technik analysiert worden. Ziel der Untersuchungen war der direkte Vergleich der Eignung der SAFT- und TOFDTechnik zur quantitativen Reflektorgrößenbestimmung. T2 - DGZfP-Jahrestagung 2010 CY - Erfurt, Deutschland DA - 2010-05-10 PY - 2010 SN - 978-3-940283-26-9 IS - DGZfP-BB 122 (Mi.2.A.3) SP - 1 EP - 11 CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-21880 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kitze, Jessica A1 - Brackrock, Daniel A1 - Brekow, Gerhard A1 - Prager, Jens A1 - Gaal, Mate A1 - Kreutzbruck, Marc A1 - Szabo, D. A1 - Kuti, K. A1 - Paczolay, G. T1 - SAFT und TOFD - Ein Vergleich im Analyseverhalten von Reflektoren T2 - 15. ITG/GMA-Fachtagung - Sensoren und Messsysteme 2010 (Proceedings) T2 - 15. ITG/GMA-Fachtagung - Sensoren und Messsysteme 2010 CY - Nürnberg, Deutschland DA - 2010-05-18 PY - 2010 SN - 978-3-8007-3260-9 IS - C5/115 SP - 650 EP - 657 PB - VDE-Verl. CY - Berlin; Offenbach AN - OPUS4-22971 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -