Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rotating array probe system for non-destructive testing
- Patent Title (中): 旋转阵列探头系统进行无损检测
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Application No.: US13083648Application Date: 2011-04-11
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Publication No.: US08798940B2Publication Date: 2014-08-05
- Inventor: Christophe Imbert , Michael Drummy
- Applicant: Christophe Imbert , Michael Drummy
- Applicant Address: US MA Waltham
- Assignee: Olympus NDT Inc.
- Current Assignee: Olympus NDT Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Waltham
- Agency: Ostrolenk Faber LLP
- Main IPC: G01B5/28
- IPC: G01B5/28 ; G01N29/275 ; G01N29/22 ; G01M13/04 ; G01N29/26

Abstract:
A device is disclosed for performing non-destructive inspection and testing (NDT/NDI) of an elongated test object, wherein the inspection system includes: a test object conveyor for conveying the test object along a longitudinal conveyance path; a probe assembly including phased-array probes, the probe assembly being configured to induce signals in the test object and sense echoes reflected from the test object; a probe assembly conveyor configured to movably support the probe assembly, to move the probe assembly on a circumferential path about the test object; and a control system coupled to the test object conveyor and to the probe assembly conveyor and configured to allow data acquisition by and from the phased-array probes while, simultaneously, the test object moves along the longitudinal path and the phased-array probes move on the circumferential path. The test system may include phased-array probes of different types to optimize detecting faults or cracks in the test object which extend in different directions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110257903A1 ROTATING ARRAY PROBE SYSTEM FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING Public/Granted day:2011-10-20
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