公开(公告)号：US11351628B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-07

申请号：US16075000

申请日：2017-02-09

申请人： Daniel J. Huggett ,  Mohammad W. Dewan ,  Muhammad A. Wahab ,  Thunshun W. Liao ,  Ayman M. Okeil

发明人： Daniel J. Huggett ,  Mohammad W. Dewan ,  Muhammad A. Wahab ,  Thunshun W. Liao ,  Ayman M. Okeil

IPC分类号： B23K20/12 ,  G01N29/06 ,  G01N29/07 ,  G01N29/11 ,  G01N29/22 ,  G01N29/24 ,  G01N29/26 ,  G01N29/265 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G01N29/32

摘要： A wedge for on-line inspection of a weld includes a wedge body defining a coolant channel and at least one couplant channel, and a coolant input port in fluid connection with a first end of the coolant channel. The wedge body has a surface for disposing a phased array ultrasonic transducer comprising an array of ultrasonic elements. The coolant channel is formed in proximity to the surface for disposing the phased array ultrasonic transducer such that coolant flowing through the coolant channel maintains the phased array ultrasonic transducer below a predetermined temperature without obstructing the array of ultrasonic elements.