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Principle of
Sound Generation
Rubber
ball
Velocity = Frequency x Wave length V n
ACOUSTIC
DENSITY VELOCITY VELOCITY IMPEDANCE ( Z)
MATERIAL 3 6
Kg / m ( L) m/s ( S) m/s X 10
2
Kg / m . s
STEEL 7800 5940 3240 46.6
ALUMINIUM 2700 6350 3100 17.2
PERSPEX / LUCIT / 1180 2670 1120 32
PLEXIGLASS
WATER 1000 1490 -- 14.9
EFFECT OF MEDIUM ON
SOUND PROPAGATION
I
AIR
Z1 = 1V1 R
INTERFACE
STEEL T
Z2 = 2V2
( z1 z 2 )
2
R= 100 %
( z1 z 2 ) 2
Transmission
co-efficient ( energy )
4 Z1 Z 2
T= 100%
( z1 z 2 ) 2
ULTRASONIC PROBES
• Piezo - electric Classified by
principle • Frequency
• Quartz, Polarised • Size
Ceramics ( Barium • No of crystals
Tiatnate, Lead • Longitudinal or
Zirconate) , lithium transverse
sulfate used for the • Normal or angular
crystal beam
• Special probes
NORMAL PROBE
CONSTRUCTION
BEAM PROFILE SOUND ZONES
DEAD ZONE
NEAR ZONE ( FRESNEL ZONE )
FAR ZONE ( FRAUNHOFFER ZONE )
NZ FZ
2
(Dia of Crystal) D 2
Near zone =
4 Wave length Nz
4
Wave length
Beam spread 1.22
= Dia of crystal
Sin( / 2 ) = 1.22 / D
BEAM DIVERGENCE
BEAM DIVERGENCE
BEAM DIVERGENCE
BEAM DIVERGENCE
LAW OF REFLECTION
LAW OF REFLECTION
LAW OF REFRACTION
SNELL’S LAW
IIW V1 Block
IIW V2 Block
ANGLE BEAM
RANGE CALIBRATION
IIW V1 block
RESOLUTION
BACK WALL RESOLUTION
REFERENCE BLOCK –
FLAT BOTTOM HOLE
Transducer
DAC
ANGLE BEAM EXAMINATION-
WELD
SF S 1/2
W 1/2
T WF
L2 = W SIN
W1 d
T W2
W1 d
T W2
l2 l1