Programme 4 September 2019

The International Centre, Telford, UK

Wednesday 4 September
08.00	Registration – Exhibition Hall 3 Foyer Tea, Coffee and Exhibition – Exhibition Hall 3
09.00-09.40	Plenary Paper – Recent industrial applications of laser ultrasonic testing in Toshiba M Ochiai, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation / First Vice President of The Japanese Society for Non-Destructive Inspection (JSNDI) Chair: C Bull, AWE, UK Room: Ironbridge 3
09.40-09.50	Ten-Minute Comfort Break
	Session 3A Ironbridge 3	Session 3B Wenlock 1 & 2	Session 3C Wenlock 3 & 4
	RCNDE Showcase: Machine learning, difficult materials and complex structures Chair: Professor R Smith	Ultrasound and arrays Chair: I Collison	Radiography Chair: Professor K Newton
09.50-10.10	[3A1] Development in automated defect detection for fluorescent penetrant inspection using machine learning N Shipway¹, P Huthwaite¹, M J S Lowe¹ and T Barden² ¹Imperial College, UK ²Rolls-Royce plc, UK	[3B1] TrainNDT – development of an ultrasonic training simulator C R Brett¹, L Zhao², S Hide³, O Gilmour³, P Collins⁴ and J Bailey⁵ ¹Uniper Technologies Ltd, UK ²TWI Ltd, UK ³Eastpoint Software Ltd, UK ⁴InnoTec UK Ltd, UK ⁵Applied Inspection Ltd, UK	[3C1] Trip avoidance X-ray inspection (TAXI) J R McNab Oceaneering International Services Limited, UK J Staff will present this paper
10.10-10.30	[3A2] A novel feature extraction method of eddy current testing for defect detection based on machine learning Y Tao, W Yin and A Peyton University of Manchester, UK	[3B2] Improving UT weld inspection confidence by utilising specifically developed tools A Akhlaghi¹, F Lachance² and P Rioux² ¹Sonatest Limited, UK ²Sonatest AP, Canada	[3C2] The fallacy of sharpness in determining digital radiographic image quality D Mapletoft Carestream Health, USA
10.30-11.00	Tea, Coffee and Exhibition – Exhibition Hall 3
11.00-11.20	[3A3] Feature guided wave inspection of seal fins in aero engines J Corcoran¹, E Leinov¹, M Lowe¹ and A Jeketo² ¹Imperial College, UK ²Rolls-Royce plc, UK	[3B3] Design of a phased array EMAT for inspection applications in liquid sodium L Pucci¹, R Raillon¹, L Taupin¹ and F Baque² ¹CEA-LIST, France ²CEA, France S Le Berre will present this paper	[3C3] Design and performance of an accelerator-based thermal and fast neutron imaging facility K Rittenhouse Phoenix LLC, USA
11.20-11.40	[3A4] Conductivity profiling of complex objects using multi-frequency eddy current measurements and neural network approach H Tesfalem¹, A J Peyton¹, A D Fletcher¹, M Brown² and J Hampton¹ ¹University of Manchester, UK ²EDF Energy, UK	[3B4] An example NDT apprenticeship project – remote phased array ultrasonic inspection of thin-walled pipes D O’Hare Rolls-Royce plc, UK	[3C4] Deployment of digital radiography for subsea inspection of flexible risers A L Clarke¹, G Liaptsis¹, S Hall¹, C Forrest¹, P I Nicholson¹, A Kaur², B Ma² and M Corsar² ¹TWI Technology Centre (Wales), UK ²London South Bank Innovation Centre, UK
11.40-12.00	[3A5] Improved eddy current testing sensitivity on low-conductivity alloys A To University of Warwick, UK	[3B5] Defect characterisation using multi-view TFM imaging algorithm N Budyn, R Bevan, A Croxford and P Wilcox University of Bristol, UK	[3C5] Radiation protection: improving the safety of workers exposed to ionising radiation L Dojcanova Radiation Safety and Monitoring Section, Division of Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria
12.00-12.15	BINDT’s strategy for serving the NDT, CM and SHM community: a 2018/2019 update D Gilbert, CEO, BINDT Room: Ironbridge 3
12.15-12.30	Apprenticeships: the NDT success story R Lyon, Chair, Education and Professional Development Committee, Project Manager, Trailblazer 3 Apprenticeship Scheme, BINDT Room: Ironbridge 3
12.30-14.00	Lunch and Exhibition – Exhibition Hall 3
12.30-13.00	BINDT Annual General Meeting – Ironbridge 3 Followed by Lunch and Exhibition – Exhibition Hall 3
13.00-13.30	Benevolent Fund Annual General Meeting – Ironbridge 3 Followed by Lunch and Exhibition – Exhibition Hall 3
14.00-14.30	President's Honour Lecture – The future of NDT – crisis or opportunity? Professor R Smith, University of Bristol, UK Chair: J Hansen Room: Ironbridge 3
	Session 4A Ironbridge 3	Session 4B Wenlock 1 & 2	Session 4C Wenlock 3 & 4
	RCNDE Showcase: Phased arrays and full matrix capture Chair: Dr C MacLeod	In-service inspection Chair: Professor I Cooper	Acoustic emission Chair: Dr C Brett
14.30-14.50	[4A1] Compression for ultrasonic phased array imaging: compressive sensing and wavelet thresholding R Pyle^1,2, R Bevan¹ and P Wilcox¹ ¹University of Bristol, UK ²Baker Hughes, UK	[4B1] Probe separation distance (PSD) applied to an industrial girth weld application C Hoyle TWI, Wales	[4C1] Quantitative evaluation of damage evolution in austenitic cast manganese steel crossings using acoustic emission M Kongpuang¹, R Culwick¹, A Marsh¹, V L Jantara Junior¹, P Vallely^1,2, M Papaelias¹ and S Kaenwunruen¹ ¹The University of Birmingham, UK ²Network Rail, UK
14.50-15.10	[4A2] Ultrasonic-based determination of immersion phase array set-up variables R Bevan University of Bristol, UK	[4B2] Predictive modelling and non-destructive testing (NDT) of oil and gas storage tanks E Odiowei, S Thomas, P Nzerem, Y Babayev and V Anye Nile University of Nigeria	[4C2] The effectiveness of acoustic emission testing in corrosion monitoring and qualifying the deferral of storage tank turnarounds Al Lutfallah Muhammed Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
15.10-15.30	[4A3] Imaging for X-optimised imaging algorithms for totally unknown defects and components A Croxford and E Lopez-Villaverde University of Bristol, UK	[4B3] Inspection qualification and NDE reliability C Curtis, A Walker and I Atkinson Wood Inspection Validation Centre (IVC), UK	[4C3] Early identification of railway rolling stock wheel and axle bearing defects using acoustic emission techniques P Krusuansombat¹, P Vallely^{1, 2}, S Kaenwunruen¹ and M Papaelias¹ ¹The University of Birmingham, UK ²Network Rail, UK
15.30-16.15	Tea, Coffee and Exhibition – Exhibition Hall 3
16.15-16.35	[4A4] Characterisation of defects from ultrasonic array data A Velichko University of Bristol, UK	[4B4] Vibration monitoring for in-situ health assessment of 3D printed polymer structure H I Baqasah¹, F He¹, M A Khan¹, M Asif² and K A Khan³ ¹Cranfield University, UK ²Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand ³Khalifa University, UAE	[4C4] Development and characterisation of fibre-optic acoustic emission sensors J O Willberry, G Fernando and M Papaelias The University of Birmingham, UK
16.35-16.55	[4A5] Improving the imaging performance of non-standard arrays J Kirkpatrick¹, J Potter², R Smith¹ and P Wilcox¹ ¹University of Bristol, UK ²Verasonics, USA	[4B5] Non-destructive testing of welded fatigue specimens of a bucket wheel excavator A Maropoulos³, S Papanikolaou^1,2, D Fasnakis¹, D Giagopoulos¹, S Maropoulos² and T Theodoulidis¹ ¹University of Western Macedonia, Greece ²Technological Institute of West Macedonia, Greece ³Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece	[4C5] Fit-for-service evaluation of cast manganese railway crossings using combined acoustic emission and finite element analysis techniques N Cheputeh¹, P Vallely^1,2, S Kaenwunruen¹ and M Papaelias¹ ¹The University of Birmingham, UK ²Network Rail, UK
16.55-17.15	[4A6] Ultrasonic phased array inspection of the fully-automated multi-pass weld with an intentionally ‎embedded tungsten rod Y Javadi, E Mohseni, M Vasilev, D Lines, C MacLeod, R Vithanage, Z Qiu, R Zimermann, C Loukas, E Foster, G Pierce and A Gachagan University of Strathclyde, UK	[4B6] An MCDM framework for the classification of features from ultrasonic images of plastic pipe welds H Yusuf^1,2, G Panoutsos² and C Nageswaran¹ ¹TWI Ltd, UK ²The University of Sheffield, UK	[4C6] Flexible thin-film ultrasonic transducer development for couplant-free high-temperature monitoring D Irving, H Trodden and D Hughes Novosound Ltd, UK
17.15-17.35	[4A7] Defect amplitude response approximation using TCG-calibrated CIVA simulation of PAUT inspection M McInnes¹, R O’Leary¹, A Gachagan¹ and A Glover² ¹University of Strathclyde, UK ²QinetiQ Ltd, UK	[4B7] In-situ non-contact pressure measurement of sealed units using acoustic methods E Sharp and S Dixon University of Warwick, UK	[4C7] Geometrical acoustics of Lamb waves V V Krylov Loughborough University, UK
17.35	Conference close for the day
19.30 for 20.00	Pre-dinner drinks – Ironbridge 1 Conference dinner – Ironbridge 1