February 2011

Hands-on Session

Prepared by:
Applications Department
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Session A

1) Calibration
Velocity
Wedge Delay
ACG / TCG Wizard
2) Effect of Changing acquisition Parameters
3) Weld Scan
Manual and Encoded
Encoder Wizard
4) TOFD
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Session B

5) Element Check
Element activation Wizard
6) Linear Scan
Hydrogen blistering
7) Wheel Probe
8) Combining PA and TOFD

Demonstration Plan

45 min - Familiarisation

25 min - Station 1 : Understanding effect of key parameters.

25 min - Station 2:Manual Inspection with S-scan.

25 min - Station 3: Manual Inspection with L-scan.

25 min Station 4: Probe Element Check and Basic Scan Plan Preparation.

60 min Station 5: Calibrations Velocity, Wedge Delay, Sensitivity, TCG/DAC.

60 min Station 6: Encoded Inspection with S-scan and L-scan.

50 min Station 7: Combining conventional UT and PA.

60 min Station 8: Encoded TOFD inspection and data review on the veo.

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45 min Familiarisation
Connecting probe and loading setup
1. Insert DAAH cable adaptor into veo unit.

2. Press the power button to boot the unit

a) Booting process takes about 40 sec.

3. Select the file Example_T1-PE-5.0M32E0.8P_T1-

35W0D-REXO.utcg

4. You will be shown

how to navigate on
the unit.

45 min Familiarisation
veo navigation using keypad

Click Wheel

Main Control
Keys

Alpha-Numerical
Keys and Shortcuts

VCR modes:
Play/Pause, Save and Load
Stop, Record Configs,
Reports, 6
Screen Caps

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45 min Familiarisation
Click Wheel

Use arrows to go left/right or up/down in Tab bar

and Menu items

Use arrows to increment numbers

Use wheel to go up/down in Menu items,

increment numbers, zoom in/out in 3D view

45 min Familiarisation
Controls

Press the MENU key to : Press the VIEW key to : Press the CURSOR key
to :
Focus on the Menu Change the focus from Select a cursor in the
items one view to another highlighted view
See the measurment
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Modes

Press the PLAY key to : Press the STOP key to : Press the REC key to :

Start or pause Modify the Record time-based or

ultrasound acquisition configuration file encoded data.

45 min Familiarisation
Understanding what you see Stop mode
1. Before going in play mode, it is a good habit to look at the
3D view to make sure the proper probe and wedge are
loaded.

2. The 3D view can be maximized by selecting the 3D view

with the VIEW key and then pressing the maximize
key

3. Go to the View menu

to experiment with the
various options available.
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45 min Familiarisation
Understanding what you see Live mode
4. Press the Play key to see a live image.

5. The sectorial scan is similar to a cross-sectional view of

the component inspected as show below.

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45 min Familiarisation
Choosing a layout
6. Press the Layout key to select a layout with an
horizontal A-scan. A wide choice of layout is available.

Horizontal A-scan
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45 min Familiarisation
Selecting Measures
7. Go to the Inspection menu and press on the Select
Measures button.

8. Select the appropriate readings to be displayed.

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45 min Familiarisation
Saving file
9. Press the Save key
to save your file.

10. Select Setup in the Save

Options window and save
the file with your name.

11.You now have completed

successfully the
familiarisation step and
your are ready to start
with your Station.
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25 min Station 1 Understanding Effect of

Key Parameters
1. Make sure you have the T1-PE-5.0M32E0.8P plugged
into the unit with a T1-35W0D wedge.

2. Press and select the file called Hands_on

Station_1.utcfg

3. Review the main parameters to ensure the configuration

match your needs
I. Look at the config brief view and 3D view to
ensure the proper probe and wedges have
been loaded

4. Go to the Scan Menu and make sure that the Range

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Path is suitable for your calibration block.

25 min Station 1 Understanding Effect of

Key Parameters
1. See the effect of the focal distance on the imaging by
focusing at short, mid and long distance. See the
images as an example.

2. You can notice that beyond the near field length (approx
66 mm in steel), the focusing is no longer effective.
However, at very short distance, the beams diverge very
quickly and we are blind in the region of interest.

3. Both scans are identicals.

Change can be done on
one scan only to obserse
the changes.
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25 min Station 1 Understanding Effect of

Key Parameters

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25 min Station 1 Understanding Effect of

Key Parameters
1. See the effect of the Resolution on the scan. Try values
ranging from 0.1 to 5 .

Resolution
Resolution 5
0.5

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25 min Station 1 Understanding Effect of

Key Parameters
1. Go in configuration mode by pressing .
2. Modify the aperture to by setting the First Elmt TX/RX
and Last Elmt TX/RX to use only 8 elements rather than
16.
3. You can notice that the beam are loosing there focusing
strength.

8 elements 16 elements
aperture aperture

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25 min Station 1 Understanding Effect of

Key Parameters
1. File size is critical in many situations. The sub-
sampling parameter can be used to reduced the total
number of samples to be recorded.
2. The effect of using the sub-sampling is seen in both the
A-scan and S-scan.

Sub-sampling Sub-sampling
1:16 1:4

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25 min Station 2 Manual Inspection with

S-scan
1. Press and select the file called Hands_on
Station_2.utcfg

2. Go to the Part tab.

3. Choose the Material type.

4. Set the Thickness and the Velocity.

5. Choose the proper Weld Geometry and adjust the

parameters accordingly.

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Station 2 Manual Inspection with S-scan

6. While adjusting the parameters, confirm with the 3D view that they
match the weld preparation.

7. If a parameter turns red, it means the weld geometry is not valid

and a parameter needs to be adjusted. See example below.

Invalid
Geometry

Top Right
Width is
too wide
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Station 2 Manual Inspection with S-scan

8. Once the Part is defined go to

the View menu and set the
Nb Skip to 2 to see if the
1st skip
sectorial scan covers the
2nd skip
whole weld volume.

9. Go to the Scan menu and

set the following parameters:
- Focalisation
- Focal Dist.
- Start/Stop Angle
- Start/Range Path
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Station 2 Manual Inspection with S-scan

10. In the Geometry menu set the Index offset distance

which position the front of the wedge in reference to weld
center.

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Station 2 Manual Inspection with S-scan

11. Once your scan plan is ready, press

12. Position the probe on the part.

13. Adjust the gain to about 40dB.

14. You should be able to identify the main red indications

coming from the weld geometry as displayed by the weld
overlay. See image on next page.

15.Locate and identify the flaws in the part.

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Station 2 Manual Inspection with S-scan

Root
indication

Crown
corner
indication

Weld
Overlay

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25 min Station 3 Manual Inspection with L-

scan
1. Make sure you have either a T1-PE-5.0M32E0.8P or a T5-
PE-5.0M64E0.8P probe plugged in the unit.

2. Press and select one of the following files

Hands_on_Station_3_Type1.utcfg or
Hands_on_Station_3_Type5.utcfg according to your probe.

3. The configuration has been prepared to inspect the sample

available at your station.

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Station 3 Manual Inspection with L-scan

5. Press and select a

Hydrogen
layout with a L/A scan
blister

6. Press to go in live. Adding

Cursor
7. Identify zones with blister
and measure the depth of
the indication using the
cartesian cursors.

8. Add a second cartesian

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Station 3 Manual Inspection with L-scan

9. Make sure the weld overlay is displayed by pressing

10. In the Inspection menu, press OK on Select Measures and

set Measurement 1 with C1-C2 Dist down arrow.

11. Position C1 on the first skip and C2 on the blister to get the
depth.

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25 min Station 4 Probe Element and Basic

Scan Plan Preparation
1. Press and select the file called Hands_on
Station_4.utcfg

2. Press to go in live.

3. Go to the Calibrate tab and select the Element

Activation Wizard

4. Verify that all elements of the transducer are working

properly.

5. See the effect of dead elements by turning-off 3

sucessessive elements.
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25 min Station 4 Probe Element and Basic

Scan Plan Preparation
1. Go in configuration mode by pressing the STOP key.

2. Select the 3D view and maximise it.

3. Get familiar with reference system by position the probe on

the part and trying the various parameters available in the
Geometry tab.

4. Turn one the encoder setting

to visualize the encoding area.

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