Ultrasonic pipe simulator

Journal Article · · EPRI Journal (Electric Power Research Institute); (United States)

OSTI ID:7190274

Liu, Soung-Nan

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Section XI, Appendix VIII, requires ultrasonic inspectors to demonstrate their inspection capability on samples of power plant components that contain both critical and noncritical defects. However, the availability of such samples is limited because sample construction is very expensive and access to components removed from plants is restricted. EPRI has developed an ultrasonic pipe simulator that enables inspectors to play back prerecorded ultrasonic data gathered from a representative pool of well-characterized samples. Inspectors can use their own ultrasonic testing instruments for the playback, which adds another degree of realism to the simulation.

• OSTI ID: 7190274
• Journal Information: EPRI Journal (Electric Power Research Institute); (United States), Journal Name: EPRI Journal (Electric Power Research Institute); (United States) Vol. 17:7; ISSN 0362-3416; ISSN EPRJDS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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