RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Patek, Marek
A1 Konar, Radoslav
A1 Sladek, Augustin
A1 Radek, Norbert
T1 Non-destructive Testing of Split Sleeve Welds by the Ultrasonic TOFD Method
JF Manufacturing Technology Journal
YR 2014
VO 14
IS 3
SP 403
OP 407
DO 10.21062/ujep/x.2014/a/1213-2489/MT/14/3/403
UL https://journalmt.com/artkey/mft-201403-0030.php
AB 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.