Phased Array Testing - Level II (80-Hour Course)
Detailed Description
The training course is divided into the following sections:
- Ultrasound
- Phasing
- Steering
- Focusing
- Data Quality
- Review
Each section contains:
- Pages explaining the underlying theory
- Videos explaining the theoretical and practical aspects of Phased-Array Ultrasound Testing
- Silverlight Interactive exercises in which the student can build a setup, practise calibration and scanning and learn to evaluate real data
- A Section test for auto-evaluation
- At the end of the training a general exam is administrated and depending on the results of this exam the student is graded
SECTION 1: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ULTRASOUND AND ULTRASOUND TESTING
- Sound versus Ultrasound
- Physical properties of ultrasound waves
- Description of conventional UT hardware
- Origin and use of A-, B- and C-Scans
- Production of ultrasound waves
- Properties of the ultrasound beam
- Structure and content of a UT procedure
- Choosing the right hardware for an inspection
- Importance of calibration
- Inspection guidelines
- Data analysis principles
SECTION 2: PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING PHASED-ARRAY ULTRASOUND
- Origin of phasing
- Phased-array hardware
- Scans and views specific to phased-array
- Production of phased-array ultrasound
- Properties of 0-degree phased-array ultrasound beam
- Phased-array specific procedures
- How to build a 0-degree phased-array ultrasound setup
- Calibration of a 0-degree phased-array setup
- Introduction to 0-degree phased-array scanning
- Analyzing 0-degree phased-array data
SECTION 3: BEAM STEERING IN PHASED-ARRAY ULTRASOUND
- Introduction to beam steering
- Inner workings of phased-array instrument
- Scans and views specific to angled phased-array
- Beam steering theory and limitations
- How to build an angled phased-array ultrasound setup
- Calibration of an angled phased-array setup
- Introduction to angled phased-array scanning
- Analyzing angled phased-array data
SECTION 4: BEAM FOCUSING IN PHASED-ARRAY ULTRASOUND
- Introduction to focusing
- Phased-array probes
- Multiple scans and views
- Beam focusing theory and limitations
- Choosing between focused and non-focused beams
- Calibration with focused beams
- Defects shape vs. focal distance
SECTION 5: OPTIMIZING DATA QUALITY
- Introduction to data quality
- Selecting optimal hardware
- Instrument limitations
- Data quality theory and limitations
- Optimizing setup parameters
- Encoder calibration
- Remote data analysis
SECTION 6: REVIEW
- Introduction
- Hardware
- Scans and views
- Theory
- Setups
- Calibration
- Inspection
- Data analysis
Course Price: $1295.00
