VELAMMAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ME8097 NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND EVALUATION
IMPORTANT PART B QUESTIONS
UNIT 1
1 Differentiate between destructive and non-destructive testing
2 Illustrate the working principle and types of visual inspection technique with suitable
sketch.
(Or)
Discuss the various optical aids used in Visual inspection.
3 Describe the following:
(i) Application of visual inspection. (7)
(ii) Advantages and disadvantages of visual inspection. (6)
4 Discuss in detail about the different types of Borescopes used in visual inspection
method with neat sketches.
5 i. Explain the working of Holography and CCD
ii. Explain the working of Machine Vision System
6 Illustrate about discontinuities. Explain various types of discontinuities with
examples.
UNIT 2
1 (i) Describe the working of Water & Solvent Removable LPT methods
(ii) Explain the types of penetrants used in LPT.
2 Discuss about the principles of liquid penetrant testing with neat sketch. Also bring
out the advantages and limitations of the liquid penetrant testing.
(or)
Discuss the procedure followed in conducting a LPT.
3 (i) Describe the working of Post-emulsifiable lipophilic and hydrophilic methods
followed in DPI.
(ii) Explain the types of developers used in DPI.
4 (i)Discuss about water washable and post emulsifiable-hydrophilie methods in liquid
penetrant testing using process flow diagram. (10)
(ii)Differentiate Fluorescent Penetrants and Visible Penetrants. (3)
5 (i) Discuss about the various ways of magnetizing the component for Magnetic
 Particle Testing. (10)
(ii) Limitations of Magnetic Particle Testing. (3)
6 Explain about various steps involved in Magnetic particle inspection process with
suitable flow diagram.
UNIT 3
1 With suitable sketches, Discuss the procedure followed in conducting Thermography
testing.

2 Explain the principle of thermography testing by passive approach and active

approach and state its applications.

3 Classify Infrared sensors and explain any two sensors with neat sketch about
working principle of IR sensors.
4 Describe the principle and mode of operation of the following
i. Pulsed Thermography.
ii. Modulated Thermography.
iii. Vibro Thermography.
5 (i) Explain the Eddy current principle of eddy current testing with neat sketch. (8)
(ii) List the advantage and limitation of eddy current test (5)

6 Classify and Explain the eddy current probes with neat sketches on the basis of mode
of application and mode of operation.
UNIT 4
1 Describe the principle of ultrasonic testing with suitable block diagram.
2 Discuss the following Ultrasonic inspection technique with neat sketch.
i. Straight beam ultrasonic inspection method.
ii. Angle beam ultrasonic inspection method.
iii. Time of flight diffraction inspection method.
iv. Phased array ultrasonic inspection method.
v. Immersion ultrasonic inspection method.
3 (i) Enumerate the different ways of representing the data in ultrasonic inspection.
Explain them in detail.
(ii) Briefly explain the modes of wave propagations of ultrasonic sound
4 Briefly explain how the ultrasonic testing procedure is followed in inspection of
following areas. (i) Inspection of casting (ii) weld inspection (iii) corrosion
monitoring.
5 Explain about different types of ultrasonic transducers with construction and
working details.
6 Illustrate the principle of transmission method and pulse echo method with neat
sketch in ultrasonic testing method.
7 Explain the principle of Acoustic Emission technique. Discuss about various
parameters involved in AET.
8 Explain the principle of four channel data acquisition in Acoustic Emission testing
with neat sketch.
UNIT 5
1 Explain the Classification of X-ray films used in industrial radiography and discuss
briefly about Construction of x-ray film with simple line diagram.
2 (i) Explain the principles of radiography testing with neat diagram. And illustrate
techniques used in radiography. (8)

(ii)Discuss about the image conversion media in radiography.(5)

3 Brief write about the following phenomena during interaction of X-ray with matter:
(i) Photo electric effect
(ii) Compton scattering
(iii) Pair production
(iv) Thomson scattering

4 Discuss the following (i) Xero-radiography techniques (ii) Fluoroscopy Testing

5 (i) How computed radiography differs from conventional radiography (4)
(ii) Briefly write about the principle of operation of computed radiography and
computed tomography.(9)
6 Explain with neat sketch about the Exposure charts in Radiography testing technique
7 Discuss about the safety aspects related to Radiographic testing.