423 results about "Phased array ultrasonics" patented technology

The invention relates to a phased ultrasound locating method of the partial discharge of a transformer, which is used for monitoring and locating partial discharge faults. Phased array ultrasound sensors arranged at two different positions of the transformer are adopted to receive ultrasound broadband signals sent out by a partial discharge source, and an array model is formed; then a broadband focus algorithm in a broad-ban array signal processing algorithm is applied to convert broadband signals received by the two phased array ultrasound sensors into narrow-band signals, then a narrow-band direction finding algorithm is applied to respectively carry out direction of arrival (DOA) estimation on the two narrow-band signals, and finally a cross locating algorithm is applied to determine the concrete position of the partial discharge. Meanwhile, the invention also discloses a locating system. The invention can carry out on-line accurate locating on the partial discharge in the transformer; moreover, the used locating system has simple structure, and the method is simple and easy to apply.

The invention discloses a phased array ultrasonic detection data acquisition and processing unit, comprising a USB bus and a main control computer; the USB bus communication is connected with a data acquisition and processing card component, and a 64 array element ultrasound phased array transducer in sequence; the data acquisition and processing card component comprises 16 completely same data acquisition and processing cards; the data acquisition and processing card comprises a four-way ultrasonic emission/reception and signal pretreatment circuit, an A/D conversion module, an FPGA module and a DSP microprocessor module, a reset circuit, and a power supply module, which are connected in a coordinating way; the data acquisition and processing card component has 64 input channels and 16 output channels, wherein every four input channels and one output channel have a data acquisition and processing card correspondingly; by controlling the time delaying of pulse excitating or receiving of each array element in a transducer array, and changing the phase relationship of sound wave emitted or received by each array element when reaching or coming from a cetain point in an object, the flexible deflection and focusing of the acoustic beam are achieved, and the transverse movement of the acoustic beam position can also be realized by selecting the needed array element group.

A phased array ultrasonic testing system is for examining turbine disc bores and blade attachments for discontinuities, such as stress corrosion cracking. The system is particularly suited to perform an accurate and efficient inspection of components despite their having a relatively complex geometry, such as axial entry blade attachments and bores of associated discs. The system includes a control system with a computer and a controller for programming, emitting, and steering an ultrasonic beam via at least one two-dimensional phased array probe, thereby precisely inspecting the area of interest while simultaneously accommodating the aforementioned complex geometry of the disc or blade attachment. Computer control of the beam permits the number of inspection locations and the number of different probe wedges to be reduced providing for an efficient, timely inspection. Methods of profiling and examining turbine components of known and unknown geometries, are also disclosed.

A weld seam tracking device for tracking weld seams on pipes or the like uses NDT/NDI sensor(s) in conjunction with an NDT/NDI operation, such as an ultrasonic phased array (PA) inspection. Processing of the weld seam tracking data is integrated or combined with the existing data processing element of the existing NDT/NDI inspection devices. Wide scanning areas of phased array probes allow weld seam tracking and inspection to be performed using a single set of probe and data processing elements to achieve both fault scanning and seam tracking with a single run of the PA scan.

A method of inspecting the steam inlet sleeves on high pressure outer cylinders and the nozzle chamber to cylinder welds on the high pressure steam turbines using linear phased array ultrasonic transducers. The transducers are supported on the surface of the component to be monitored. The transducers are then move axially while monitoring the transducer's output to identify the location to be monitored. The axial extent of the transducers are then fixed and the transducers are moved circumferentially around the surface of the component at least 360° while noting outputs of the transducers indicative of fatigue-induced flaws. The transducers are then routed to the location on the wall of the component where the most significant flaw was noted. Then the transducers are successively focused at different depths in the wall where the most significant flaw was identified to further characterize the depth and size of the flaw.

Ultrasonic bolt inspection apparatus and methods facilitate in situ as well as bench non-destructive evaluation (NDE) inspection of fastening bolt distal ends and their mating nuts. The apparatus is coupled to an exposed end of a fastener bolt head, its exposed thread tip or to a mating nut. The apparatus retains a phased array ultrasonic probe that generates inspection scan data and a rotational position encoder that generates rotational position data. The probe is coupled to an ultrasonic inspection system analyzer, which converts scan data into inspection data that characterizes possible defects in the inspected bolt. A system controller is coupled to the analyzer and the rotational position encoder, correlating rotation position data and inspection data, in order to identify location and characteristics of possible defects in the inspected bolt end.

The invention discloses a phased-array ultrasonic detection method for interfacial de-bonding of a composite material. The method comprises the following steps: (1) sequentially triggering each wafer of a phased-array probe to generate ultrasonic signals, superposing the ultrasonic signals, propagating the ultrasonic signals inside the composite material, and reflecting the ultrasonic signals during the interface de-bonding or interfacial de-bonding of the composite material; (2) superposing the reflected ultrasonic signals, receiving the ultrasonic signals by using the phased-array probe, performing data processing, and then outputting a phased-array scanning image through a phased-array display instrument; (3) comparing an ultrasonic detection image during the good interfacial bonding of the composite material with an ultrasonic detection image during the interfacial de-bonding of the composite material to judge whether the composite material has a de-bonding defect. The method has the advantages of high detection accuracy, simple operation process and the like.

The present invention relates to a tissue ablation device having a plurality of transducer elements that can be operated out of phase to orient the acoustical energy beam forward or backward in the longitudinal direction. The transducer elements may also be driven by a signal that has a common frequency, but where each element has a phase that is chosen to provide an acoustic energy beam that has an additive effect at a predetermined distance from the transducers. The transducers include a cylindrical inner electrode, a cylindrical piezoelectric material disposed over the inner electrode, and a cylindrical outer electrode disposed over the cylindrical piezoelectric material. In one embodiment, circumferential grooves are cut through at least the outer electrode separating the transducer into a plurality of functionally discrete serially arranged transducer segments. The transducer segments can be operated independent from one another.

The invention discloses a method for ultrasonically detecting the weld quality of a main loop pipeline of a nuclear power plant by a phased array and belongs to the technical field of ultrasonic non-destructive detection and evaluation. According to the method, a phased array ultrasonic test system composed of a Dynaray Lite ultrasonic phased array tester, an integrated UltraVision3.2R9 phased array operation system, a scanning device and a calibration block is adopted. Aiming at the main pipeline having a thickness of 66-99 mm, a proper area array probe is selected, and a focusing principle parameter, an ultrasonic parameter and a mechanical parameter are matched, so as to perform layered detection on a weld of the main pipeline and the peripheral region. Layered permeation in the existing means for detecting the main pipeline is only capable of detecting the surface open defects of the weld; radiographic detection is incapable of quantifying defect depths and insensitive to area defects such as cracks and incomplete fusion; and the conventional ultrasonic detection technology has the defects of being low in detection efficiency, high in cost, low in imaging capacity and the like. The method disclosed by the invention overcomes the defects is good in quantifying accuracy and high in efficiency in field detection, and has great economic benefits and social benefits.

A method and apparatus for three-dimensional visualization and analysis for automatic non-destructive examination of a solid Rotor using ultrasonic phased array is disclosed. Data is acquired by scanning a solid rotor with a phased array ultrasound transducer producing a plurality of two dimensional ultrasound scans. Each of a plurality of sample points of a plurality of two dimensional ultrasound scans are associated with a corresponding 3D image point of a regular grid. A kernel function for each of the plurality of sample points defining a size and shape of a kernel located at the corresponding image point is determined. A weight is assigned to each kernel which, in one embodiment, is based on the sample point value. A value for each image point of the regular 3D grid is determined based on kernels overlapping each image point. A three-dimensional volume representing the solid rotor is then visualized.

A system for inspecting railroad rail using phased array ultrasonic technology measures the time of flight of ultrasonic signals at locations across the rail head to determine the wear profile of the rail. The rail wear profile is then used to adjust the focal laws of the phased array ultrasonic probes to dynamically compensate for changes in the rail profile as the inspection vehicle moves along the rails.

Disclosed in the present disclosure is a phased array system configured to ultrasonically inspect test targets complex surfaces while employing the surface profiling capability of phased-array linear and sectorial scans. Adaptive focusing is employed for inspecting the test target by using customized apertures according to the surface profiles to generate a plurality of beams that are evenly and thoroughly spaced along a scan line inside the test target.

An automated scanning system and method, utilizing specialized dual phased array ultrasonic transducers for producing and detecting Rayleigh waves in ceramic bearing balls are provided for nondestructive, non-contact inspection of ceramic bearing balls. The phased array ultrasonic transducer utilizes a complex curvature configuration that enables the dual phased array ultrasonic transducers to focus ultrasonic energy onto the ball to optimally generate and receive Rayleigh wave signals in the spherical objects.

The invention discloses a defect two-dimensional morphology imaging detection method based on multi-mode acoustic beam synthetic aperture focusing, belonging to the technical field of nondestructive testing. According to the method, a phased array ultrasonic detector, a phased array ultrasonic probe and a phased array ultrasonic detection system of an oblique wedge block are adopted; and signal acquisition of a detected test block is performed by the electronic scanning function of the phased array ultrasonic detector to obtain A-scanning signal of each aperture of the phased array ultrasonic probe. According to different mode conversion types of excitation acoustic beam of each aperture on the interface between the wedge block and test block, at the bottom of the test block and on the defect surface, proper multi-mode acoustic beam is selected from 8 acoustic beam transmission modes. Based on SAFT imaging principle and Fermat's theorem, the transmission delay of the multi-mode acoustic beam of each aperture is calculated, and amplitudes are overlapped to obtain a reconstructed SAFT image, thus realizing complete representation of defect two-dimensional morphology features. The invention can realize correct recognition of volume type and area type defects so as to realize accurate quantification of defect length, depth and orientation, and has relatively high engineering application value.

The invention relates to an ultrasonic phased array detecting and monitoring method, and belongs to the metal welding nondestructive detection field. The method is characterized in that an ultrasonic phased array probe moves at a uniform speed in a direction paralleling to a weld direction, an image and a waveform displaying the echo signal in the weld of a test piece in a phased array ultrasonic instrument display are simultaneously observed while moving the probe, and whether the thin plate weld has a known defect or not can be judged through comparing with a defective etch image and a defective etch signal which are previously stored. The image formed by the ultrasonic echo signal in the thin plate weld can be seen in real time in the detection process, and the image comprises the information comprising the position, the length and the like of the defect, so compared with methods for simply judging the probe quality through the waveform, the ultrasonic phased array detecting and monitoring method has the advantages of accuracy, misjudgment reduction, and improvement of the accuracy and the working efficiency.

The invention discloses an oblique incident ultrasonic synthetic aperture focusing-based thick wall structure defect detection method, and belongs to the technical field of nondestructive detection. The method comprises the following steps: a thick wall structure test block is detected through using a phased array electron scanning function by using an ultrasonic detection system comprising a phased array ultrasonic flaw detector, a phased array ultrasonic probe and an oblique organic glass wedge in order to obtain the A scanning signal set of all phased array elements; the Fermat's theorem is used to solve the emission point positions of all the phased array elements and image reconstruction points in the wedge/test block interface, and all A scanning signals undergo time delaying and amplitude superposing processing; and the processed A scanning signals undergo Hilbert transformation, and a difference function is used to obtain a reconstructed ultrasonic detection B scanning image. The method has the advantages of high defect detection resolution, large detection range, detection efficiency increase, and provision of an effective solving technology for the nondestructive detection problem of the defect of a thick wall structure. The method also can be embedded to the flaw detector to realize automatic real-time imaging, and has high engineering application values.

The invention discloses a two-dimensional annular phased array ultrasonic transducer structure for three-dimensional ultrasonic imaging. The transducer structurally comprises more than one array element ring which is annularly distributed in a concentric circle way, and each array element ring comprises more than two array elements, and the area of each array element is the same. According to the two-dimensional annular phased array ultrasonic transducer structure, the defect of signal to noise ratio caused by high technical process difficulty and small array element size of a two-dimensional area array transducer can be overcome, and the limit that a one-dimensional array and a phased array are in geometric focusing fixing, and a wave beam cannot be effectively narrowed can be overcome, so that the lateral resolution can be comprehensively improved, the signal to noise ratio can be effectively increased, and real-time three-dimensional ultrasonic imaging can be realized by electronic phased scanning.

The invention provides a method for detecting a weld seam of a thin-wall small diameter tube by adopting a phased array ultrasonic combination technology. The method for detecting the weld seam of the thin-wall small diameter tube with the wall thickness of more than or equal to 3.5mm and smaller than or equal to 7mm by adopting the phased array ultrasonic combination technology is characterized in that the setting of a test block passing a phased array ultrasonic system is subjected to field detection by adopting phased array ultrasonic equipment through a phased array probe; the detection result is obtained by the flow of evaluating and issuing a detecting report. The method disclosed by the invention has the advantages of simplicity and practicality in operation, no radiation, no pollution, high detection efficiency, high quantitative precision, small influence from human factors and low possibilities of missing evaluation and misjudgment; the detection result is displayed in a three-dimensional image form, so the visibility and the understandability are realized. The method is suitably applied for detecting the weld seam of the thin-wall small diameter tube.

The invention discloses a railway axle phased array ultrasonic flaw detection self-adaptive scanning device. Air compression force is adopted for driving an ultrasonic probe clamp, the gas flow rate and pressure can be regulated, the pressure is positioned in a floating manner, the clamp and the probe can be prevented from being damaged by excessive pressure, and the safety of detection equipment can be further protected; during the positioning process of the probe, according to the detected axle diameter, the single-axle rotational angle of the probe can be regulated in a self-adaptive manner for meeting the flaw detection requirements of railroad car axles with different diameters; and during the flaw detection process, the probe can move along a telescopic guide pole, the joint pressure between the probe and the surface of the axle can be regulated by extension and contraction of a pressure spring, the friction force between the surfaces of the probe and the axle can be reduced along with the rotation of rolling wheels, and the stability in coupling of the probe can be further ensured. The railway axle phased array ultrasonic flaw detection self-adaptive scanning device disclosed by the invention has the advantages of convenience in operation and strong applicability, and can ensure the safety and stability in probe positioning and improve the ultrasonic axle flaw detection efficiency.

The invention relates to a coal-rock interface identification method, and particularly relates to a method for detecting a coal-rock interface by phased-array ultrasonic imaging. The method is realized by adopting a system for detecting the coal-rock interface on the basis of phased-array ultrasonic imaging. The system consists of a supporting device, a coupling device, an ultrasonic phased-array transducer and an imaging device. The phased-array transducer in water transmits ultrasonic waves to a coal bed, the ultrasonic waves enter the coal bed after being transmitted to a water and coal interface, then the ultrasonic waves are transmitted to the coal-rock interface and returned to the coal bed, and then the ultrasonic waves are returned to the water and received by the phased-array transducer. The thickness of the coal bed is calculated according to parameters such as the transmitting and receiving time difference of the phased-array transducer, and the coal-rock interface can be judged. By utilizing the advantages of the phased-array ultrasonic wave such as good directivity, high energy, high measurement precision and deflection focusing as well as the characteristic of the ultrasonic wave of no scattering in the water, the coal-rock interface can be precisely identified in real time, the method can be used for adjusting the cutting depth of a coal mining machine roller and reducing the residual coal bed, thereby reducing the coal loss to increase the coal exploitation quantity.

The invention discloses an ultrasonic flaw detection method of an austenitic stainless steel sheet weld joint. The ultrasonic flaw detection method comprises the following steps of: 1, selecting a phased array ultrasonic flaw detection device; 2, making a reference block by adopting the same material, and determining a material, a shape and a size of the reference block; 3, detecting and debugging the reference block by using the phased array ultrasonic flaw detection device, and screening artificial flaw detection echoes and noise waves; and 4, carrying out sector-scanning on a workpiece by using the phased array ultrasonic flaw detection device, accurately positioning and quantitatively screening doubtful echoes so as to confirm whether the doubtful echoes are flaw echoes. According to the ultrasonic flaw detection method of the austenitic stainless steel sheet weld joint, various flaws in the stainless steel sheet weld joint can be rapidly and effectively detected.

The invention discloses oral cavity comprehensive detecting method and apparatus based on a flexible phase controlled ultrasonic array. The apparatus comprises a display module, a phase controlled ultrasonic transmitting module and a phase controlled ultrasonic receiving module connected with a control module, respectively. The phase controlled ultrasonic transmitting module and the receiving module are further connected with a flexible phased array ultrasonic transducer array. The method comprises the following steps of: performing ultrasonic scanning to detect teeth facing outwards skin in periphery of the oral cavity on the face or in all directions of other soft tissues of the oral cavity through the flexible phased array ultrasonic transducer array; transmitting ultrasonic waves with set frequency to detection points through the phased array focused ultrasound when detecting the teeth so as to detect the amplitude of the reflected wave and detect whether defect waves exist in the reflected wave; and transmitting ultrasounds with different frequencies to the detection points through the phased array focused ultrasound and detecting the attenuation of the transmitted wave with different frequencies at the other end when detecting the soft tissues of the oral cavity so as to obtain broadband ultrasonic attenuation parameters. Therefore, health states of the soft tissues of oral cavity can be obtained rapidly.