Provisional programme – subject to change
| Monday 14 September | ||||
| 16.00 onwards |
Registration | |||
| 19.00- 21.00 |
Welcome buffet | |||
| Tuesday 15 September | ||||
| 08.00- 09.00 |
Registration | |||
| 09.00 |
President's Welcome followed by the Roy Sharpe Prize Lecture – Non-destructive methods for materials state awareness monitoring, Prof P Nagy, University of Cincinnati | |||
| 10.00 |
Coffee and Exhibition | |||
| Session 1A – EMATS Chair: Dr I Baillie |
Session 1B – Condition monitoring Chair: to be confirmed |
Session 1C – Lasers Chair: Prof C Scruby |
Session 1D – Commercial Session* | |
| 10.50 |
Electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) with pulsed electromagnet for high temperature F Hernandez-Valle, S Essex and S Dixon University of Warwick |
Condition monitoring of oil and gas pumps and their driving equipment based on acoustic emission techniques M Papaelias1, J Kerkyras2 and S Kerkyras2 1University of Birmingham 2Feldman Enterprises Ltd |
Crack detection by the scanning pulsed laser spot imaging thermography T Li, D Rees and D Almond University of Bath |
An introduction to phased arrays M Nel, AGR Field Technologies |
| 11.15 |
Development of miniature non-contact transducers for NDT Y Fan, C Purssell, S Winwood, D Billson, D Hutchins and S Dixon University of Warwick |
Quality feature modelling of laser processed grinding burns on Barkhausen noise measurements S Santa-aho1, M Vippola1, T Lepisto1, A Sorsa2 and K Leiviska2 1Tampere University of Technology 2University of Oulou |
Combined thermography and laser generated ultrasound for a defect detection system S Burrows, Y Fan, B Dutton and S Dixon University of Warwick |
Design of a phased array inspection T Armitt Lavender International NDT |
| 11.40 |
Surface defect characterisation using ultrasonic waves and automated computer system M Rosli1, R Edwards1, C Johnson2, P Cattani2 and B Dutton1 1University of Warwick 2University of Kent |
Application of wavelet analysis in crack identification of frame structures R Vafadari and S Saroukhani Chalmers University of Technology |
Thermostatically generating large amplitude Rayleigh waves using a laser ring source T Harrison, S Dixon, B Dutton and C Fen University of Warwick |
Measurement and sizing capabilities of phased array applications T Armitt Lavender International NDT |
| 12.05 |
Correlation of EMAT measurements using EBSD S Essex, M Potter, C Fan, R Edwards and S Dixon University of Warwick |
Application of wavelet analysis in crack identification of beams S Saroukhani and R Vafadari Chalmers University of Technology |
Comparison of the defect detection capabilities of thermography and shearography S Pickering and D Almond University of Bath |
Essential content of phased array ultrasonic test procedures T Armitt Lavender International NDT |
| 12.30 |
Lunch and exhibition | |||
| Session 2A – Electromagnetics Chair: Mr J Hansen |
Session 2B – Applications Chair: Dr C Brett |
Session 2C – Thermal NDT Chair: Mr J Rudlin |
Session 2D – Commercial Session* | |
| 14.05 |
Pulsed eddy currents with variable pulse width excitation for electrical conductivity tomography M Morozov, G Tian and D Zhou Newcastle University |
Detection of fouling in food pipelines using long-range ultrasonic testing P Catton, A Fendler, G Tucker, J Turner and P Mudge TWI |
Reliable thermosonic inspection of turbine blades: an empirical study G Bolu1, A Gachagan1, G Pierce1 and G Harvey2 1University of Strathclyde 2Rolls-Royce plc |
Procedure validation: necessity or idealism T Armitt Lavender International NDT |
| 14.30 |
GMR and AMR sensors for NDT applications M Potter, F Almeida and S Dixon University of Warwick |
High resolution computed tomography for 3D analysis of automotive components A Egbert1, O Brunke1 and K Hu2 1GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies 2GE Inspection Technologies |
The effect of crack-opening on thermosonics (sonic IR) and laser-spot thermography B Weekes, P Cawley and D Almond University of Bath |
Inspection of corrosion using phased array and TOFD applications T Armitt Lavender International NDT |
| 14.55 |
ACFM inspection through metallic coatings M Lugg TSC Inspection Systems |
Use of microwaves for the detection of corrosion under insulation R Jones, F Simonetti and M Lowe Imperial College |
Pulsed eddy current thermography: system development and evaluation J Wilson1, G Tian1, I Abidin1, S Yang1 and D Almond2 1Newcastle University 2University of Bath |
Developments in dye penetrant materials T Howell, Chemetall Plc |
| 15.20 |
Tea and Exhibition | |||
| Session 2A – Electromagnetics continued Chair: Mr J Hansen |
Session 2B – Time-of-flight diffraction Chair: Dr C Brett |
Session 2C – Thermal NDT continued Chair: Mr J Rudlin |
Session 2D- Commercial Session | |
| 16.15 |
NDE to reduce defect-related failures in turbocharger turbine wheels S Winwood1, M Voong1, S Dixon2 and Y Fan2 1Cummins Turbo Technologies 2University of Warwick |
Focusing of ultrasonic data for lateral defect positioning in time of flight diffraction P Sinker1, P Charlton2, K Donne2, Silverwing UK Ltd1, Swansea Metropolitan University2 |
Quantitative evaluation of defects by pulsed eddy current thermography J Wilson1, G Tian1, I Abidin1, S Yang1 and D Almond2 1Newcastle University 2University of Bath |
Intelligent corrosion / erosion monitoring using permanently installed ultrasonic sensors |
| 16.40 |
A new balanced coil, eddy current sensor for imaging steel pipes and defects at stand-off distances of 40 mm Sung Quek and Patrick Gaydecki |
Developments of ToFD and imaging (ToFDI) P Petcher and S Dixon University of Warwick |
A compact thermosonic system for the inspection of composites U Polimeno and D Almond University of Bath |
Measurement for innovators S Mason, NPL |
| 17.05 |
Further developments in high-speed detection of rail rolling contact fatigue using ACFM techniques M Papaelias1, B Blakeley2, C Roberts1, C Davis1 and M Lugg2 1University of Birmingham 2TSC Inspection Systems |
Automatic Detection and Classification of Weld Flaws in TOFD Data Using Wavelet Transform and Support Vector Machines A Al-Ataby, University of Liverpool |
An investigation into crack propagation in turbine blades caused by thermosonics G Bolu1, A Gachagan1, G Pierce1, G Harvey2 and W Choong2 1University of Strathclyde 2Rolls-Royce plc 3Vibrant NDT Ltd |
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| 18.30 |
Evening function | |||
* Titles and authors to be confirmed. This session will take place with the MT 2009 session.
