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SGS IND NDT White Paper PA A4 EN 12 PDF
SGS IND NDT White Paper PA A4 EN 12 PDF
Author
Norbert Trimborn
Strategic Business Leader Advanced NDT
Phased Array and TOFD in Lieu of RT
fabrication and in-service
Abstract
This paper will discuss the replacement of Radiography by Phased Array (PA) and Time of Flight Diffraction
(TOFD). Information will be given about the inspection requirements for pre-service and in-service inspections.
Based on these requirements, SGS has developed a PA inspection system for the inspection of boiler tube
welds. The advantages and disadvantages of this system will be discussed by giving information about general
advantages, combined with an overview about the differences in detection and sizing of different type of
defects.
Covers pipes from 21.3 mm (0.84 in) No health and safety implications Tube wall thickness has to be >4.5
to 114.3 mm (4.5 in) OD with using ionising radiation mm for detection and characterisation
Operates within 13 mm (0.5 in) Other work in vicinity mustnt be of defects and bore chamfering must
clearance (on all standard pipes), suspended during inspection be handled with care
permitting inspections in limited Elimination of radiation protection Skilled operators not readily available
access areas measures as technique is new
Can hold two Phased Array probes for Equal or higher reliability of Doesnt quite match radiography in
complete weld coverage in one pass examination in comparison to detection and characterisation of
Can be configured to make one-sided radiography inclusions and gas pores
inspections for pipe-to-component High cost savings
evaluations 100% coverage of weld
Design provides stable and Fast inspection nearly carried out
constant pressure around the full in real time
circumference of the pipe Possible to characterise and size
Can be manipulated from one side many defects
of a pipe Two dimensional sizing
Spring-loaded scanner can Direct assessment after test
be used on ferromagnetic and Possible to produce both hard- and
non-ferromagnetic pipes soft-copy results
Encoder resolution of 32 steps/mm
Two encoders on the scanner
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