Manufacturing Technology 2014, 14(3):403-407 | DOI: 10.21062/ujep/x.2014/a/1213-2489/MT/14/3/403

Non-destructive Testing of Split Sleeve Welds by the Ultrasonic TOFD Method

Marek Patek1, Radoslav Konar1, Augustin Sladek1, Norbert Radek2
1 Department of Technological Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Žilina, Univerzitna 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina. Slovak Republic
2 The Centre for Laser Technologies of Metals, Kielce University of Technology. 25-314 Kielce. Poland

This article deals with the non-destructive ultrasonic testing of split sleeve butt joints by ultrasonic methods. Split sleeve is used to repair gas pipelines with gas leakage. The new ultrasonic methods TOFD and Phased Arrays are compared considering to the selected butt weld configuration. To compare testing methods, ES Beam Tool software was used to prediction of ultrasonic beam spread through weld joint. TOFD technology was selected to butt weld section testing according to the beam spread simulation results. The results of ultrasonic testing by TOFD method were compared with results of macrostructural analysis of weld joint. Controlling the suitability of testing method to planar defect identification, the artificial defects were prepared and tested. The appropriate setting of measuring technique can be predicted from experimental results.

Keywords: Ultrasonic testing, TOFD, Split Sleeve, Defects

Published: October 1, 2014  Show citation

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Patek M, Konar R, Sladek A, Radek N. Non-destructive Testing of Split Sleeve Welds by the Ultrasonic TOFD Method. Manufacturing Technology. 2014;14(3):403-407. doi: 10.21062/ujep/x.2014/a/1213-2489/MT/14/3/403.
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