Ultrasonic Formulas

T=Thickness Ө=Angle SP=Soundpath L1=Leg 1 L2=Leg 2

Skip Distance (Over full V) Formulas

SKD = 2T x TANӨ Knowns: T, Ө

SKD = 2(L1) x SINӨ Knowns: L1, Ө

Surface Distance (Leg 1 to Root over surface)

SD = (L1) x SINӨ Knowns: L1, Ө

Leg 1, Leg 2 Formulas

L1 = T / COSӨ Knowns: T, Ө
L1 + L2 = 2T / COSӨ Knowns: T, Ө

Flaw Depth 1st Leg

FD(L1) = SP x COSӨ Knowns: L1, Ө

Flaw Depth 2nd Leg

FD(L2) = 2T - (COSӨ x SP) Knowns: T, Ө, SP

Snells Law, V1/V2 = SINӨ1/SINӨ2

SINӨ2 = V2(SINӨ1) / V1 Knowns: V1, V2, SINӨ1

SINӨ1 = SINӨ2(V1) / V2 Knowns: V1, V2, SINӨ2

Velocity, Wavelength, Frequency

V=WXF Knowns: W, F

F=V/W Knowns: V, W

W=V/F Knowns: V, F

Acoustic Impedence (Z=Impedence, P=Density, V=Velocity)

Z = PV Knowns: P, V

Fundamental Resonate Frequency (V=Velocity, T=Thickness)

FRF= V / 2T Knowns: V, T

Near Field (D=Diameter of Transducer, F=Frequency, W=Wavelength, V=Velocity)

NF = D² / 4W Knowns: D, W

NF = D² F / 4V Knowns: D, F, V

Beam Divergence Angle for -6dB (Ө=Angle, V=Velocity, D=Diameter, F=Frequency)(x2 for beam spread)

SinӨ = 1.2(V / DF) Knowns: V D, F

References
MHz= 1 Million cycles per second KHz= 1 Thousand cycles per second 1 MHz = 1000 KHz

Created by Ryan Ideishi