Assessment of Horizontal Linearity

UT Model Date

UT Serial # Technician

Probe Model Probe Frequency

Probe Serial # Range

Theoretical Actual
BWE % Error Comply < 1%
Position Position
1 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
2 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
3 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
4 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!
5 #DIV/0! #DIV/0!

12
Theoretical
Actual
10
Theoretical

0 Actual
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Procedure
(a) For ranges up to 100 mm.
Use Step Wedge or V1 Block
Place the probe on the block and adjust the time base so as to produce several multiple echoes within the chosen range, the
preferred number being 4 or 5 echoes.
(b) Setting the time base.
Two of the repeat echo signals shall be set to coincide with appropriate scale divisions, e.g. in a 5-echo display choose the 1st
and the 4th echoes, and in a 4-echo display choose the 1st and 3rd echoes. The remaining echoes should then coincide with
their assigned positions.
(ie: if using 20mm step, Echo 1 should read 20mm and echo 4 should read 80mm)
(c) Setting the gain.
Successive echoes should be brought to the same amplitude, i.e. 80 percent of full screen height when measuring their position
against the graticule.
(d) Recording and plotting of results.
Record the actual echo position on the screen and theoretical position is above table.
(ie: if using 20mm step, Theortical positions should be 20mm,40mm,60mm,80mm,100mm)

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 Assessment of Vertical Linearity

UT Model Date

UT Serial # Technician

Probe Model Probe Frequency

Probe Serial #

Hn H(n+1) Hn / H(n+1) AB
#DIV/0! X Y
#DIV/0! 0 #DIV/0!
#DIV/0! ### #DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0! -2 dB +2 dB
#DIV/0! y x y x
#DIV/0! 0 #DIV/0! 0 #DIV/0!
#DIV/0! ### #DIV/0! 100 #DIV/0!
#DIV/0! 0 #DIV/0! 0 #DIV/0!
#DIV/0! ### #DIV/0! 100 #DIV/0!

100

90

80
Da
ta
70
AB
60 -2
Hn

dB
+2
50 dB
-
40 0.
5d
30 B
+0.
5d
20 B

10

0
0.8 1.8 2.8 3.8 Hn / H(n+1)
4.8 5.8 6.8 7.8 8.8 9.8

Procedure
(a) Turn all accessible suppression and/or swept gain controls to the ‘off’ position.
(b) Select a test range of approximately 250 mm and place the probe on 25mm thickness.
(c) Select a back echo (the nth echo) which is adjacent to the centre of the screen and adjust the gain so that its height (hn)
is 10 percent of graticule height.
(d) Measure and record the height of the next succeeding back echo (h(n + 1)). Repeat this procedure, adjusting the gain so
that hn is increased by 10 percent of graticule height.

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