公开(公告)号：US20180202977A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15873878

申请日：2018-01-17

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Sebastian Standop ,  Prashanth Kumar Chinta ,  Guenter Fuchs ,  Stephan Falter

IPC: G01N29/26 ,  B61K9/10 ,  B61L23/04 ,  B61L15/00

CPC classification number: G01N29/262 ,  B61K9/10 ,  B61L15/0072 ,  B61L23/042 ,  B61L23/044 ,  G01N29/0645 ,  G01N29/28 ,  G01N2291/0234 ,  G01N2291/106 ,  G01N2291/2623 ,  G01N2291/2638

Abstract: A method and system for inspecting a rail profile include using ultrasonic phased arrays. Determined anomalies, such as material flaws like volumetric defects and cracks, in a fluid-immersed rail profile are detected by employing one or more phased array probes located proximate the rail profile. Electronic delays and beam steering and focusing can be employed to tailor the inspection to the rail geometry.

公开(公告)号：US10724998B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-28

申请号：US15873878

申请日：2018-01-17

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Sebastian Standop ,  Prashanth Kumar Chinta ,  Guenter Fuchs ,  Stephan Falter

IPC: G01N29/26 ,  B61K9/10 ,  B61L15/00 ,  B61L23/04 ,  G01N29/06 ,  G01N29/28

Abstract: A method and system for inspecting a rail profile include using ultrasonic phased arrays. Determined anomalies, such as material flaws like volumetric defects and cracks, in a fluid-immersed rail profile are detected by employing one or more phased array probes located proximate the rail profile. Electronic delays and beam steering and focusing can be employed to tailor the inspection to the rail geometry.