NDT 2011: Programme 15 September
Provisional programme - subject to change


Thursday 15 September
08.30 onwards 
Registration
08.45
Plenary presentation – Integrated structural integrity assessment: the use of NDT to assure the safety of engineering plant, A Sherry, Manchester University

Session 5A – Modelling
Chair: to be confirmed
Session 5B – Electromagnetics
Chair: Dr B Fernandes

Session 5C – Ultrasonics
Chair: Prof S Dixon
Session 5D - Commercial session
Chair: Mr J Hansen
09.10
Simulation of ultrasonic guided waves inspection using semi-analytical or hybrid semi-analytical/numerical techniques
K Jezzine, V Baronian and A Lhémery
CEA LIST
Novel ACFM probes for challenging applications
B Blakeley
Flange face examination for localised corrosion by the UT phased array technique
R Dickman 1 and
A  Hipkiss 2
1 Coryton Refinery
2 Applus RTD




Trade Group
Annual General Meeting

09.35
Eddy current inspection modelling of the elbow of a steam generator tube with the finite element software FLUX®
F Foucher1, E Toudic2 and B Lavie2
1Extende
2DCNS
High-frequency electromagnetic non-destructive evaluation using metamaterials
R Grimberg and
G Y Tian
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Beam steering phased array inspection for Titanium billets
Harshad V Patel, Paul Sinker,
Dawei Yan and
Ian Cooper
TWI NDT Validation Centre

ACFM
D Topp
TSC


10.00
Design optimisation of the hollow output shaft used in portal axle unit using finite element method
JongBoon Ooi1, Xin Wang2 and Ying Pio Lim2
1Tunku Abdul Rahman College
2Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Residual stress depth profiling using magnetic Barkhausen noise method
L Mierczak 1 ,
Y Melikhov 1 and
D C Jiles 2
1 Cardiff University
2 Iowa State University, USA
Array inspection of composites
D Pain, P Wilcox and B Drinkwater
University of Bristol

Quality and testing in manufacturers – are these costs or tools to increase competitiveness? Some experiences of how investing in quality can drive a business forward
Simon Griffiths, Manufacturing Advisory Service – West Midlands
10.25 Implementation of the direct solution of Snell's equation using GP-GPU computing
J Dziewierz and
A Gachagan
University of Strathclyde

Corrosion Characterisation under Coating Using Pulsed Eddy Current Thermography
Yunze He, Guiyun Tian, Liang Cheng, Hong Zhang, Newcastle University,
Paul Jackson, International Paint Ltd

Due to a late cancellation, this is shown as paper 5B5 in the abstract booklet

Electronic system architectures and image capture times for ultrasonic transducer array drivers
V Ivchenko and
R Challis
Electrical Systems and Optics Division, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham
Applications of the NDT modelling software 'CIVA'
F Foucher
Extende
10.50 Modelling of porosity in layered composites
V Pinfield, R Challis and
R Smith
Electrical Systems and Optics Division, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham



THIS SLOT IS AVAILABLE FOR A LATE SUBMISSION
Ultrasonic probe tracking for high reliability manual ultrasonic non-destructive testing
A Bennecer,
C Selcuk and
T–H Gan
Brunel University
Acoustic emission testing
T Bradshaw
Physical Acoustics
11.15 Tea, Coffee and Exhibition

Session 6A – Modelling
Chair: Dr R K Chapman
Session 6B – Electromagnetics
Chair: Dr J R Rudlin
Session 6C – Ultrasonics
Chair: Prof C B Scruby
Session 6D – Commercial session
Chair: Mr K Quirk
11.40 Simulation of the variation of ultrasonically monitored thickness due to the effects of roughness
A Jarvis and F Cegla
Imperial College London

Corrosion detection using high-frequency radio frequency identification technology
H Zhang 1 , G Tian 1 and P Jackson 2
1 University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
2 International Paint Ltd
Guided ultrasonic wave imaging of part-thickness defects in large structures
P Fromme
University College London
Zircon – the new Zetec portable PA equipment
Louis Beaulieu-Charbonneau
Zetec
12.05 Modelling the transmission and reflection responses of composite materials to signals from ultrasonic array transducers
Y Humeida, V Pinfield and R Challis
Electrical Systems and Optics Division, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham
Assessment of a passive technique for evaluating residual stress in feebly magnetic materials
S Turner, S Harmon and M J Hall
National Physical Laboratory

Statistical approaches for damage localisation in guided wave SHM
A Croxford,
E Flynn, M Todd,
B Drinkwater and
P Wilcox
University of Bristol
Improvements in phased array data
K McLaughlin
Advanced NDT Ltd

 

12.30 Efficient FE scatterer modelling
A Velichko and P Wilcox
Initial studies on the use of electric field for imaging rebars embedded within concrete
S Quek, P Gaydecki,
V Torres and
B Fernandes

Fabrication of thin film ultrasonic transducers for high temperature industrial applications
R Hou, D Hutson and K J Kirk
University of the West of Scotland
Making the most of digital radiography in field NDT
R Pincu
Vidisco Ltd
12.55 Embedded modelling tools for on-site
inspection of welds using phased array
and conventional UT
T Marshall, M A Blanchet and J Register
Sonatest Ltd
Corrosion detection using low
frequency RFID technology
M Alamin,
G Yun Tian,
A Andrews and
P Jackson
Newcastle University,
International Paint Ltd
Structural assessment of turbine blades
using guided waves
K Burnham
TWI Ltd
Introduction to laser shearography and its applications
R Wood
Dantec Dynamics Ltd
13.20 3D modelling and visualisation – SW for complex geometries
G Guse, L Bucklisch and F Mohr
intelligeNDT System and Services GmbH, AREVA NDE-Solutions


THIS SLOT IS AVAILABLE FOR A LATE SUBMISSION

Simulation and experimental results from a 2D matrix annular probe for the inspection of nozzle welds in nuclear industry
D Liaptsis, D Yan and I Cooper
TWI

An introduction to X-ray CT for internal metrology and NDE
D Bate
Nikon Metrology
13.45 Conference Close, Lunch and Exhibition