UT Basic Principles Presentation

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Basic Principles of Ultrasonic Testing

Krautkramer NDT Ultrasonic Systems

Basic Principles ofUltrasonic Testing

Theory and Practice


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Examples of oscillation

ball ona spring pendulum rotatingearth


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The ball starts to oscillate as soon as it is pushed

Pulse


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Oscillation


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Movement of the ball over time


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Time

One fulloscillation T

Frequency

From the duration of one oscillation

T the frequency f (number of

oscillations per second) is

calculated:

Tf1


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180 36090 270

Phase

Time

a

0

The actual displacement a istermed as:

sinAa


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Spectrumofsound

Frequency range Hz Description Example

0 - 20 Infrasound Earth quake

20 - 20.000 Audible sound Speech, music

> 20.000 Ultrasound Bat, Quartz crystal


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gas liquid solid

Atomic structures

low density

weak bonding forces

medium density

medium bondingforces

high density

strong bonding forces

crystallographicstructure


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Understanding wave propagation:

Spring = elastic bonding forceBall = atom


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T

distance travelled


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T

Distance travelled

From this we derive:

or Wave equation

During one oscillation T the wave

front propagates by the distance :

Tc

fc


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Direction of oscillation

Direction of propagationLongitudinal wave

Sound propagation


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Direction of propagationTransverse wave

Direction of oscillation

Sound propagation


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Wave propagation

Air

Water

Steel, long

Steel, trans

330 m/s

1480 m/s

3250 m/s

5920 m/s

Longitudinal waves propagate in all kind of materials.Transverse waves only propagate in solid bodies.

Due to the different type of oscillation, transverse wavestravel at lower speeds.

Sound velocity mainly depends on the density and E-

modulus of the material.


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Reflection and Transmission

As soon as a sound wave comes to a change in materialcharacteristics ,e.g. the surface of a workpiece, or an internal inclusion,

wave propagation will change too:

f


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Behaviour at an interface

Medium 1 Medium 2

Interface

Incoming wave Transmitted wave

Reflected wave

B i P i i l f Ult i T ti


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Reflection + Transmission: Perspex - Steel


Reflected wave

Perspex Steel

1,87

1,00,87



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Reflection + Transmission: Steel - Perspex

0,13

1,0

-0,87

Perspex Steel


Reflected wave



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Amplitude of sound transmissions:

Strong reflection

Double transmission

No reflection

Single transmission

Strong reflection

with inverted phase No transmission

Water - Steel Copper - Steel Steel - Air



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Piezoelectric Effect

Piezoelectrical

Crystal (Quartz)

Battery

+



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+

The crystal gets thicker, due to a distortion of the crystal lattice




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+

The effect inverses with polarity change




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An alternating voltage generates crystal oscillations at the frequency f

U(f)

Sound wavewith

frequency f




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A short voltage pulse generates an oscillation at the crystals resonant

frequency f0

Short pulse( < 1 s )




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Reception of ultrasonic waves

A sound wave hitting a piezoelectric crystal, induces crystalvibration which then causes electrical voltages at the crystal

surfaces.

Electrical

energy

Piezoelectrical

crystal Ultrasonic wave



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Ultrasonic Probes

socketcrystal

Damping

Delay / protecting face

Electrical matching

Cable

Straight beam probe Angle beam probeTR-probe



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100 ns

RF signal (short)



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RF signal (medium)



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N

Near field Far field

Focus Angle of divergenceCrystalAccoustical axis

D0

6

Sound field



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Ultrasonic Instrument

0 2 4 8 106



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0 2 4 8 106

+- Uh




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0 2 4 8 106

+ -

Uh




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0 2 4 8 106

+

+

-

-

U

U

h

v




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Block diagram: Ultrasonic Instrument

amplifier

work piece

probe

horizontal

sweep

clock

pulser

IP

BE

screen



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as c c p es o U t aso c est g


Sound reflection at a flaw

Probe

FlawSound travel path

Work piece

s



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p g


Plate testing

delaminationplate

0 2 4 6 8 10

IP

F

BE

IP = Initial pulse

F = Flaw

BE = Backwall echo



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p g


0 2 4 6 8 10

ss

Wall thickness measurement

Corrosion



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p g


Through transmission testing

0 2 4 6 8 10

Through transmission signal

1

2

1

2

T

T

R

R

Flaw



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p g


Weld inspection

0 20 40 60 80 100

s

aa'

d

x

a = s sin

a' = a - x

d' = s cos

d = 2T - t'

s

Lack of fusionWork piece with welding

F = probe angle

s = sound path

a = surface distance

a = reduced surface distance

d = virtual depth

d = actual depthT = material thickness



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p g


Straight beam inspection techniques:

Direct contact,

single element probe

Direct contact,

dual element probe

Fixed delay

Immersion testingThrough transmission



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surface =

sound entry

backwall flaw

1 2water delay

0 2 4 6 8 10 0 2 4 6 8 10

IE IEIP IP

BE BEF

1 2

Immersion testing

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