摘要:
An ultrasonic inspection apparatus and method in which a linear array of acoustic transmitters and receivers are disposed adjacent to a workpiece, and alternating potential source is connected to some of the acoustic transmitters to project a side lobe of an acoustic wave toward a specific zone of the workpiece. Thereafter, the connections between some of the acoustic transmitters and the potential source are automatically changed, to move the specific zone as many times as may be necessary to provided scanning of the workpiece.
摘要:
A two-probe ultrasonic flaw detection apparatus, in which an ultrasonic wave is transmitted from a transmission probe into an object being inspected and ultrasonic waves reflected from a reflection surface in the object are received by a reception probe, operates to determine the position at which the combined intensity of ultrasonic waves reflected from each part of the reflection surface form a maximum. The reception probe is then moved to the position of maximum reception intensity. The position of maximum reception intensity is determined using as input parameters the ultrasonic characteristics of the object being inspected and of the transmission and reception probes, and the position of the transmission probe and the angle of incidence of the ultrasonic wave into the object.
摘要:
Disclosed is a picture display apparatus connected to a low resolution ultrasonic inspector so as to display a picture with high resolution. In the apparatus, an approximate spectrum of a theoretical spectrum representing an object having a known shape as a reference and a spectrum obtained through measurement of the known-shaped object are subject to Fourier transformation so that a transfer function of a measurement device is calculated from the ratio between the respective values obtained through the two operations of Fourier transformation, whereby an unknown shape of an object is displayed on the basis of the transfer function and Fourier transformation values of a measured spectrum of the object having the unknown shape. A modified Gaussian distribution obtained by combining two Gaussian distributions, in which the transformation values of the spatial spectrum of the known shape are reduced in a high frequency range and in which oscillations are less spread in the high frequency range, is employed as the approximate spectrum of the theoretical spectrum representing the known-shaped object, so that the high frequency components of the spatial spectrum of the unknown shape can be reduced and therefore a clear picture can be displayed with high resolution.
摘要:
An ultrasonic flaw detecting apparatus for efficiently detecting a flaw existing in a deep portion of a multi-layer structure includes a first sensor arranged so as to transmit an ultrasonic wave into a different property layer surrounded by a medium having a different acoustic impedance in the multi-layer structure, a function generator for generating a pulse-shaped sine wave, a power amplifier for amplifying and supplying the pulse-shaped sine wave to the first sensor, a second sensor arranged so as to receive a boundary echo from the different property layer, a first amplifier for amplifying the boundary echo received by the second sensor, an intensity detector for judging the intensity of an amplified signal of the boundary echo, a third sensor arranged so as to receive an echo from a flaw inside a layer in a deep portion of the different property layer, a second amplifier for amplifying the flaw echo received by the third sensor, a recorder for recording the amplified flaw echo signal, and a control unit for reading data from the intensity detector and outputting commands to the function generator and the recorder.
摘要:
A stress evaluation method for evaluating stress acting on a test piece includes the steps of transmitting acoustic waves including a surface wave, a longitudinal wave, and a shear wave through the test piece; receiving the acoustic waves after they have propagated through the test piece; obtaining acoustic velocities of the surface wave at a non-loaded portion and a loaded portion of the test piece based on the received acoustic waves; evaluating a stress in a surface layer of the test piece based on a difference between the surface wave acoustic velocities at the non-loaded portion and the loaded portion and a predetermined relationship between surface wave acoustic velocities and stresses; obtaining an acoustic velocity of the longitudinal wave at the non-loaded portion based on the received acoustic waves; calculating an acoustic velocity of the shear wave at the loaded portion based on the received acoustic waves and the longitudinal wave acoustic velocity at the non-loaded portion; evaluating an internal average stress in the test piece based on the shear wave acoustic velocity at the loaded portion; evaluating an internal stress distribution in the test piece by correcting a hypothetical internal stress distribution in the test piece based on the stress in the surface layer and the internal average stress; and conducting a diagnosis of the test piece based on the internal stress distribution.
摘要:
A diagnosis system having sensors for supervising a plant, signal processors for processing signals of the sensors, and a state quantity arithmetic operation unit. The state quantity arithmetic operation unit calculates a quantity of state expressing the environment of the plant on the basis of supervisory information inputted through the signal processors. A state quantity prediction unit predictively calculates a quantity of state after a predetermined time on the basis of the quantity of state, supervisory information and a time change of the quantity of state inputted through the state quantity arithmetic operation unit. A future event prediction unit predicts a future event on the basis of predicted information of the quantity of state inputted through the state quantity prediction unit. An image information processor converts the quantity of state given by the state quantity arithmetic operation unit into image information and indicates the image information on a display unit. An image information processor converts the predicted quantity of state after the predetermined time, given by the state quantity prediction unit, into image information and indicates the image information on a display unit. An image information processor converts the future event predicted by the future event prediction unit into image information and indicates the image information on a display unit.
摘要:
Ultrasonic waves from a transmit device are transmitted to an object subject to measurement. A surface reflected wave propagated in a contact medium and reflected at the surface of a tube and bottom surface reflected waves passing through an oxidation layer on the tube and reflected at the inner surface of the tube are convened into electric signals. A feature extracting part 5, in consideration of a correlation relationship of energy with respect to the frequency of a received signal, based on the received signal of ultrasonic waves converted to electric signals, extracts a signal feature data determined beforehand which has a strong correlation relationship with the thickness of a measured part. Based on the extracted signal feature data, a thickness conversion part references a relationship storage part which has stored therein beforehand a function that shows a relationship between the signal feature data and the thickness of the oxidation layer, and obtains the thickness of the oxidation layer.
摘要:
A stress evaluation method for evaluating stress acting on a test piece includes the steps of transmitting acoustic waves including a surface wave, a longitudinal wave, and a shear wave through the test piece; receiving the acoustic waves after they have propagated through the test piece; obtaining acoustic velocities of the surface wave at a non-loaded portion and a loaded portion of the test piece based on the received acoustic waves; evaluating a stress in a surface layer of the test piece based on a difference between the surface wave acoustic velocities at the non-loaded portion and the loaded portion and a predetermined relationship between surface wave acoustic velocities and stresses; obtaining an acoustic velocity of the longitudinal wave at the non-loaded portion based on the received acoustic waves; calculating an acoustic velocity of the shear wave at the loaded portion based on the received acoustic waves and the longitudinal wave acoustic velocity at the non-loaded portion; evaluating an internal average stress in the test piece based on the shear wave acoustic velocity at the loaded portion; evaluating an internal stress distribution in the test piece by correcting a hypothetical internal stress distribution in the test piece based on the stress in the surface layer and the internal average stress; and conducting a diagnosis of the test piece based on the internal stress distribution.
摘要:
Plant operating conditions 1, apparatus operating conditions 2 and environment conditions 3 are accumulated, combined and put together as a set of plant status variables 8 -through a monitor 6, while water chemistry information 4 is accumulated as another set of plant status variables 9. The set of status variables 8 is updated and the past data are accumulated in the set of status variables 9. Periodical inspection data 5 are also accumulated in the set of status variables 9 along with the water chemistry information 4. The set 9 is compressed and stored as a plant chart 11 such as a personal clinical chart. A status variable prediction 12 is performed in consideration of the personality of a plant. Both data of the sets 8 and 10 are compared with each other by comparison means 13. If both the data nearly coincide with each other, the plant is diagnosed to be normal and, if not, it is diagnosed to be abnormal. When the plant is diagnosed to be abnormal, an abnormal apparatus and an abnormal factor are identified.
摘要:
The surface of a specimen to be inspected is irradiated with a light having an intensity which varies from a position distant from the material, so that ultrasonic beams are generated in the material to be inspected. A coherent light is also projected onto a fixed surface provided at a given position and onto the surface of said material to be inspected. Vibration generated in the surface of said material due to ultrasonic beams reflected by a defect in the material, is detected in the form of change in phase of the coherent light that is reflected by the surface of the material. The change of difference in phase between the coherent light reflected by said fixed surface and the coherent light reflected by the surface of the material is measured with the lapse of time, in order to detect the flaw.