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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.
Charakterisierung einer durch Überlast geschädigten GFK-Platte mit Thermografie und Ultraschall
(2013)
Eine GFK-Platte mit eingefräster Nut wurde in einem Zugversuch mit
ca. 90 kN belastet, was zu einer sichtbaren Veränderung an den Seitenflächen führte.
Anschließend wurde die Platte mit Ultraschall und Thermografie auf innere Schädigungen untersucht. Beide Verfahren konnten räumlich ausgedehnte Bereiche mit zahlreichen Anzeigen nachweisen, jedoch keine geschlossene Fläche. Mit UT wurden außerdem porenreiche oberflächennahe Schichten in dem Material detektiert. Diese Poren verringerten die Nachweisempfindlichkeit beider Messverfahren.
Faserverbundwerkstoffe wie kohlefaserverstärkte Kunststoffe CFK sind vergleichsweise schwer mit Ultraschall zu prüfen, weil die starke Dämpfung, der inhomogene Aufbau und die akustische Anisotropie die Wellenausbreitung behindern bzw. komplizieren. Die Folge ist, dass die Ansprüche an die Prüfung oft stark reduziert werden müssen. Die vorgestellte Prüftechnik nutzt die Möglichkeiten der räumlichen Fokussierung und des zweidimensionalen Winkelscans von Matrix Phased Array Prüfköpfen MPA in Kombination mit Echosignalüberlagerungsalgorithmen für eine substantielle Verbesserung der Auflösung und des Signal-Rausch-Verhältnisses. Sowohl bei der Ansteuerung des MPA als auch bei der Auswertung wird die Anisotropie des Werkstoffs berücksichtigt. Das MPA wird über die Oberfläche bewegt und an einer Anzahl von Messpunkten werden zweidimensionale Winkelscans durchgeführt. Das Ergebnis sind räumliche Echohöhenverteilungen, aus denen Schnittbilder oder auch Volumendarstellungen erzeugt werden können.
Anhand von Messungen an CFK-Platten mit Flachbodenbohrungen KSR 1 und 2 sollen die Empfindlichkeit und das Auflösungsvermögen der Prüftechnik demonstriert werden. Weiterhin werden Untersuchungen an Impaktschäden gezeigt, die typischerweise bei Faserverbundwerkstoffen bei starken punktförmigen Belastungen auftreten.
Quantitative NDE methods play a key role when it comes to inspect components,
which requires high operational safety. UT-SAFT is one of the well-known reconstruction tools,
which provides information about the defect size. In this work we studied the use of phased array
technique in combination with the SAFT algorithm to inspect power plant components. As a first
example we inspected a real-sized mock-up model representing a part of a reactor pressure vessel with
a 180 mm-thick ferritic base material followed by a 6 mm-thick austenitic cladding layer. The phased
array probe was coupled at the outer ferritic surface. We detected and sized fatigue cracks within the
cladding with a depth ranging from 4 mm to 10 mm. Secondly, we investigated a mock-up model
resembling a nozzle including a thermo sleeve inlet and a maximum wall thickness of about 37 mm.
Artificially inserted notches with a depth of 3 mm could be detected and sized, where the thermo
sleeve is welded at the inside of the nozzle.
The inspection of the sealing weld is an important phase for the evaluation of the acceptability of final disposal canister, but the weld is only a part of the 3D shielding of copper shell. The main tasks for reliable NDT evaluation requires an extensive evaluation of the parameters which contains typical inspection related items like repeatability, S/N ratio, POD, setting up the equipment for inspection, and all practices for inspections. The other parameters are material parameters, their variation must be taken into account in the evaluation of NDT reliability. Further parameters include human factors, i. e. human inspectors and their interaction with technical systems; their effects were studied on an example of the evaluation of eddy current data. Final parameters are related to evaluation of detected defects, which means sizing and base for acceptance and this can be done in different ways. Some examples are given and results are compared with different methods for instance between radiographic testing and ultrasonic testing by raw data analysis and PA-SAFT results. Also, preliminary curves for the evaluation of metallographic results of 55 defects will be shown by EB weld measurements. Some practical items concerning copper inspections will be also discussed related to acceptability.
Defect sizing is required for a quantitative assessment of the quality and reliability of safety relevant components and materials using ultrasonic non-destructive testing. The SAFT (Synthetic Aperture Focussing Technique) and the TOFD technique (Time Of Flight Diffraction) are such promising sizing candidates, extracting more information from the raw ultrasound echo data and the corresponding crack tip response. In this work the phased array technique is used to inspect a clad mock-up model of a pressure vessel section. The full scale model contains artificial test reflectors which are located in the weld and in the cladding region as well. The defects—representing typical flaws at a very early stage—are analysed with different frequencies, beam angles and directions of incidence.
For the reconstruction of reflector indications a SAFT algorithm is applied to the phased array measurement results. Additionally the reflectors are analysed by means of the TOFD technique, using different beam angles at the same time. Both analysis methods are performed using different directions of incidence considering the complex cladding structure underneath the inner surface of the mock-up model. A direct comparison of the SAFT and TOFD techniques shows that, besides the clarity of the results, the detection and sizing capabilities of SAFT are far better.