BINDT - NDT 2007 Programme: 17-18 September

NDT 2007 Programme: 17-18 September
Provisional programme – subject to change

Monday 17 September
16.00 onw.	Registration
19.00- 21.00	Welcome Buffet
Tuesday 18 September
08.00- 09.20	Registration
09.20	Opening Plenary Paper – Roy Sharpe Prize Lecture by Professor D Almond
10.00	Coffee and Exhibition
	Session 1A – Ultrasonic Transducers and Arrays Chairman – R Smith	Session 1B – NDT Applications Chairman – C Brett	Session 1C – Defect Characterisation Chairman – S Dixon		Session 1D – Commercial Presentations
10.30	Improved transducer performance with new piezoelectric materials for NDT M F Wallace ¹ , S Cochran ¹ , P Marin ² , K Mayne ² , M P Walsh ² , R Wright ³ and R Marsh ³ , ¹ Microscale Sensors, University of Paisley, ² Piezo Composite Transducers Ltd, ³ Tritech International Ltd	The body is the sensor M Thompson and M L Harper, Mecon Ltd	Simulations of complex geometry defect characterisation by using PEC sensor array I Mukriz and G Y Tian, University of Newcastle- upon-Tyne	10.00- 11.00	DAAH Probes: The new detachable Phased Array probe that helps cut the cost of inspections Sonatest Ltd
11.00	Below resonance operation of thin film ultrasonic transducer for NDT application in 800 kHz to 5 MHz frequency range J Elgoyhen, K J Kirk, J-P Hood, D Hutson, Microscale Sensors, University of Paisley	Robotic pipe crawling platform for NDE L Mackenzie, G Pierce and G Hayward, University of Strathclyde	Comparative quantification of acoustic and magnetic Barkhausen noise data with respect to various excitation waveforms J W Wilson and G Y Tian, University of Newcastle- upon-Tyne	11.00- 12.00	Introduction of AGR Technology Design's new TD Handy-Scan system Mark Nel, AGR Technology Design Ltd
11.25	Couplant-free thin film transducers for high temperature ultrasonic NDT J-P Hood, K J Kirk, J Elgoyhen, D Hutson, Microscale Sensors, University of Paisley	Effectiveness of screening methods for in-service inspection F Hardie, Doosan Babcock Energy Ltd	PCA-based feature selection for X-ray image defect classification Y Yin and G Y Tian University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne	11.00- 12.00
11.50	EMAT measurements of in-and-out-of-plane ultrasonic signals R S Edwards, S Dixon, Y Fan and X Jian, University of Warwick	Inspection for coating adhesion J Rudlin, TWI and A Maxwell, NPL	Defect sizing and characterisation using post-processing of ultrasonic array data P D Wilcox, B W Drinkwater, C Holmes and J Zhang, University of Bristol	12.00- 13.00	Practical illustrations of commercial and safety benefits of Olympus NDT array technologies John Skidmore, Olympus NDT UK
12.15	Applications of new piezoelectric materials for high performance ultrasonic NDT transducers M F Wallace, P Marin, H Mulvana, M P Walsh, T W Button, H Hughes, D MacLennan and S Cochran, Microscale Sensors, University of Paisley	Reliable crack detection in thermosonics NDT M Morbidini and P Cawley RCNDE, Imperial College	Ultrasonic characterisation of texture validation using EBSD S Essex, M Potter, R Dobedoe and S Dixon, University of Warwick
12.40	Ultrasonic arrays: a comparison between medical and NDE requirements P D Wilcox and B W Drinkwater, University of Bristol	Recent advances in robotic coiled tubular assessment R K Stanley itRobotics, USA	Investigation of pulse eddy current with pulse width variation Y Li and G Y Tian, University of Newcastle- upon-Tyne
13.05	Lunch and Exhibition
	Session 2A – Phased Arrays Chairmen – K Kirk/J Saillent	Session 2B – NDT in Industry Chairman – K Quirk	Session 2C(1) – Surface Methods Chairman – M Lugg		Session 2D – Commercial Presentations
14.15	An insight into the behaviour of periodic piezoelectric composite array transducers incorporating contemporary constituent materials G Harvey, R L O'Leary, A Gachagan and G Hayward University of Strathclyde, Glasgow	Development of novel 'Short Range Ultrasonic Guided Wave' (SRUGW) technique for lighting poles inspection M Ziolkowski, R Taneja, D S Dulay, I Rafiq and D Jani, NDT Consultants Ltd	Automated MPI testing quality checks and dye penetrant Tam panel tests T Vetterlein, ITW TIEDE, GmbH	14.00- 15.00	UT phased array M Mullins Argyll-Ruane Ltd
14.40	Development of an efficient conformable array structure G Harvey, J Mackersie and A Gachagan, University of Strathclyde	Monitoring of wind turbine blade structures using acoustic emission K Burnham, S G Pierce and G Hayward, University of Strathclyde	Vibro-enhanced fluorescent penetrant inspection (FPI) K Milne ^1,2 , D Wright ¹ , T Dunhill ¹ and P Cawley ² , ¹ Rolls-Royce plc, ² RCNDE, Imperial College	14.00- 15.00	UT phased array M Mullins Argyll-Ruane Ltd
15.05	A modular FPGA-based ultrasonic array system for applications including non-destructive testing S Triger, J Wallace, L Wang, S Cochran, J F Saillant, F Afroukh and D R S Cumming, Microscale Sensors, University of Paisley	Ultrasonic detection of fretting cracking in generator teeth X Jian, S Smalley Phoenix Inspection System Ltd J Knowles, R Moser R&D Inspection Technologies, ALSTOM Power Service K Quirk Phoenix Inspection Systems Ltd	Physical principle of penetrant development D Lovejoy, The South West School of NDT	15.00- 16.30	Advanced UT presentation and workshop Keith McLaughlin, Advanced NDT Ltd
15.40	Correlation of ultrasonic phased array inspection and fatigue performance of FSW joints D S Caravaca, TWI
16.05	Tea and Exhibition
	Session 2A(2) – Advanced Ultrasonics Chairmen – K Kirk/J Saillent	Session 2B continued Chairman – K Quirk	Session 2C(2) – New Technology Chairmen – A Whittle/S Cochran
16.35	Application of total focusing method in immersion ultrasound non-destructive evaluation G Harvey ¹ , A Tweedie ² , C Holmes ³ , P D Wilcox ³ , R L O’Leary ¹ and A Gachagan ¹ , ¹ University of Strathclyde, ² Alba Ultrasound Ltd, ³ University of Bristol	Prediction of plastic anisotropy from ultrasonic testing on nominally pure and AA3104 aluminium sheets J Morrison ¹ , S M Dixon ¹ , M D G Potter ¹ , S Essex ¹ and C Davis ² , ¹ University of Warwick, ² University of Birmingham	New technology in medical ultrasound Dr Geo Corner Consultant Physicist, Ninewells Hospital	EXHIBITION (closes 20.00)
17.00	Bats and coded ultrasonic sequences – the potential implications for improved NDE of structures and materials G Hayward, J Soraghan, G Pierce, F Devaud and N Akbar, University of Strathclyde	Ultrasonic detection of surface-breaking railhead defects R S Edwards, M Papaelias, C Holmes, Y Fan, S Dixon, C L Davis, C Roberts and B Drinkwater, University of Warwick	NDT system on a chip Dr Steven Freear and David Cowell University of Leeds
17.25	Characterising the anisotropy of a welded high-nickel alloy to assess the feasibility of ultrasonic inspection G Elston, Doosan Babcock Energy Ltd	Probability of detection for far end ultrasonic axle testing J R Rudlin and C R A Schneider, TWI Ltd	A novel application of near infrared imaging Dr Geoff Diamond University of Warwick
17.50	EXHIBITION (closes 20.00)		Prospects for high density system integration for ultrasonic array transducers R Challis, V Ivchenko, A Phang and C Chirenda University of Nottingham
19.00- 22.00	Evening function – Visit to The Scottish Science Centre and Planetarium. Evening meal in the Science Centre.