Reg. No.

Question Paper Code : 40821

B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021.

Seventh/Eighth Semester

Aeronautical Engineering

ME 8097 — NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING AND EVALUATION

(Common to Manufacturing Engineering/Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical

Engineering (Sandwich)/Production Engineering)

(Regulations 2017)

Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

Answer ALL questions.

PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

1. List any four applications of NDT methods.

2. What are the objectives of non-destructive testing?

3. State the desirable characteristics of a good developer.

4. What types of defects can be detected in a liquid penetrant test?

5. State at least two properties of eddy current.

6. Enumerate the instruments used for infrared detection.

7. What is the significance of couplant in ultrasonic testing?

8. List the different modes of ultrasonic waves.

9. What is need for exposure chart in radiography?

10. What is film contrast in radiography testing?

PART B — (5  13 = 65 marks)

11. (a) Describe the Testing Methods in detail for material characterization. (13)

Or

(b) Explain the various optical aids in visual inspection. (13)

12. (a) Explain how the liquid penetrant test be used to detect surface
discontinuities? Explain the various stages of liquid penetrant testing
procedure. (13)

Or
(b) Discuss about longitudinal magnetization and circumferential
magnetization in magnetic particle testing with neat sketch. (13)

13. (a) Explain the eddy current and ultrasonic based NDT methods to analyze
the flaws in pipe fittings. (13)

Or

(b) Explain the instrumentation and various methods of thermography

inspection. (13)

14. (a) Explain various components involved in ultrasonic testing equipment

with block diagram. (13)

Or
(b) Discuss about the time of flight diffraction and phased array techniques
of ultrasonic testing with neat figures? (13)

15. (a) Brief write about the following phenomena during interaction of X-ray
with matter:
(i) Photoelectric effect
(ii) Compton scattering
(iii) Pair production and
(iv) Thomson scattering (13)

Or
(b) How computed radiography differs from conventional radiography?
Briefly write about the principle of operation of computed radiography
with neat sketch. (13)

PART C — (1  15 = 15 marks)

16. (a) Explain the different scan modes of ultrasonic testing. Discuss the use of
UT to inspect porosity/cavity in materials. (15)

Or
(b) Explain the classification of X-ray films used in industrial radiography.
Discuss briefly the construction of X-ray film with simple line diagram.
(15)

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Question Paper Code:86775

ME DEGREE EXAMINATION MAY/JUNE 2016

First semester

Manufacturing Engineering

MF 7009 – NON- DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION

(Regulations 2013)

Time:Three hours Maximum:100marks

Answer ALL questions.

Part A-(10x2=20 marks)

1. List any four defects that can be detected by unaided visual inspection.

2. Write the important function of developer in liquid penetrant testing.

3. How the eddy current is generated ?

4. What is continuous emission in AE activity ?

5. What are the limitations of MPT methods ?

6. Mention the applications of Tnermography in petroleum industry .

7. What is acoustic impedance ?

8. What is the standard code IS 9664 : 1981 recommend for ?

9. What are the maqin characteristics of class 1 and class 2 film ?

10. What is DIN 54110 ?

 PART – B (5 * 13 = 65 Marks)

11. (a) (1) Discuss the comparision between destructive and non-destructive test. (6)
(2) Write a note on flexible fiber-optic horoscope. (7)
OR
(b) Explain various testing materials involved in liquid penetrant testing. (13)
12. (a) With the help of block diagram explain the eddy current testing principles
and instrumentation. (13)
OR
(b) Explain the acoustic emission technique for crack detection in an aerospace
structure. (13)
13. (a) Briefly discuss the standard MPT procedure used for testing a fatigue
crack. (13)
OR
(b) Briefly discuss about active thermography measurements. (13)
14. (a) Describe the overview of following inspection methods :
(1) Pulse –echo inspection
(2) TOFD testing (6 +7)
OR
(b) Explain ultrasonic inspection methods to inspect fatigue cracks, inclusions,
slag and porosity. (13)
15. (a) Briefly discuss various radiographic inspection techniques. (13)
OR
(b) Explain the schematic setup of X-ray tube and circuit with suitable sketch.(13)

PART – C (1 * 15 = 15 Marks)

16.(a) Briefly discuss the magnetic particle testing for revealing surface and sub
surface cracks of a steam turbine blade. Comment on performance of LPT for
inspection of same defects. (15)
OR
(b) Discuss the radiographic analysis of an aluminium casting impeller for the
inspection of various defects.