Method for the concurrent ultrasonic inspection of partially completed welds
Abstract
A method for the concurrent ultrasonic inspection of partially completed welds is disclosed and which includes providing a pair of transducers which are individually positioned on the opposite sides of a partially completed weld to be inspected; moving the transducers along the length of and laterally inwardly and outwardly relative to the partially completed weld; pulsing the respective transducers to produce an ultrasonic signal which passes through or is reflected from the partially completed weld; receiving from the respective transducers ultrasonic signals which pass through or are reflected from the partially completed welds; and analyzing the ultrasonic signal which has passed through or is reflected from the partially completed weld to determine the presence of any weld defects.
- Inventors:
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- Idaho Falls, ID
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Idaho National Laboratory (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874893
- Patent Number(s):
- 6484584
- Assignee:
- Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-94ID13223
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; concurrent; ultrasonic; inspection; partially; completed; welds; disclosed; providing; pair; transducers; individually; positioned; opposite; weld; inspected; moving; length; laterally; inwardly; outwardly; pulsing; produce; signal; passes; reflected; receiving; signals; pass; analyzing; passed; determine; presence; defects; partially completed; /73/
Citation Formats
Johnson, John A, Larsen, Eric D, Miller, Karen S, Smartt, Herschel B, and McJunkin, Timothy R. Method for the concurrent ultrasonic inspection of partially completed welds. United States: N. p., 2002.
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Johnson, John A, Larsen, Eric D, Miller, Karen S, Smartt, Herschel B, & McJunkin, Timothy R. Method for the concurrent ultrasonic inspection of partially completed welds. United States.
Johnson, John A, Larsen, Eric D, Miller, Karen S, Smartt, Herschel B, and McJunkin, Timothy R. Tue .
"Method for the concurrent ultrasonic inspection of partially completed welds". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874893.
@article{osti_874893,
title = {Method for the concurrent ultrasonic inspection of partially completed welds},
author = {Johnson, John A and Larsen, Eric D and Miller, Karen S and Smartt, Herschel B and McJunkin, Timothy R},
abstractNote = {A method for the concurrent ultrasonic inspection of partially completed welds is disclosed and which includes providing a pair of transducers which are individually positioned on the opposite sides of a partially completed weld to be inspected; moving the transducers along the length of and laterally inwardly and outwardly relative to the partially completed weld; pulsing the respective transducers to produce an ultrasonic signal which passes through or is reflected from the partially completed weld; receiving from the respective transducers ultrasonic signals which pass through or are reflected from the partially completed welds; and analyzing the ultrasonic signal which has passed through or is reflected from the partially completed weld to determine the presence of any weld defects.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002}
}