Programme 14 September 2020

| Monday 14 September 2020  | |||||
| 09.25- 09.30  | Welcome and introduction D Gilbert CEO of BINDT  | ||||
| 09.30- 10.00  | Opening Plenary Paper – Roy Sharpe Prize Lecture: Mathematical-numerical modelling approaches to enhance the performance of ultrasonic NDT Dr M Spies Baker Hughes – Process & Pipeline Services Chair: J Hansen  | ||||
| Session 1A – Electromagnetics Part 1 Chair: Professor P Charlton  | |||||
| 10.00- 10.15  | [1A1] Eddy current defect characterisation using a parametric manifold approach R Hughes and B Drinkwater University of Bristol, UK  | ||||
| 10.15- 10.30  | [1A2] High-voltage control of dielectric coatings thickness V A Syasko and A S Musikhin Constanta Ltd, Russian Federation  | ||||
| 10.30- 10.45  | [1A3] Electromagnetic guided radar (EMGR) for online monitoring of corrosion under insulation (CUI)  P Sharmaa1, C Ennaceur1 and H Yeung2 1Corrosion RADAR Ltd, UK 2Cranfield University, UK  | ||||
| 10.45- 10.55  | Ten-minute comfort break | ||||
| 10.55- 11.10  | [1A4] Non-destructive determination of the magnetic properties of ferritic steel strip and plate products A T Regan1, J W Wilson1, N H Bonadeo2 and A J Peyton1 1University of Manchester, UK 2Tenaris, Argentina  | ||||
| 11.10- 11.30  | Technical question & answer session  | ||||
| 11.30- 12.20  | Exhibitors’ industry session Chair: M Freeman 11.30-11.40 – Eddy current array in lieu of MT and PT, P Hillman, Zetec 11.40-11.50 – MPI benches, the issues with thyristor-generated waveforms and the AS ring test, P Burrows, Baugh & Weedon, UK 11.50-12.00 – Together for a safer world: a guide to Magnaflux NDT products, R Daniels, Magnaflux, UK 12.00-12.10 – Advantages of digital radiography and computed tomography in comparison to film, R Price, North Star Imaging, UK 12.10-12.20 – CT scanning in large envelope system, A Mathers, Nikon Metrology, UK  | ||||
| 12.20- 12.30  | Industry question & answer session | ||||
| 12.30- 13.30  | Lunch break  | ||||
| 13.30- 13.50  | Plenary Paper – CDT talk, NDE doctoral training – engineers for the future B Drinkwater RCNDE Chair: Professor K Newton  | ||||
| Session 2A – Electromagnetics Part 2 Chair: Professor M Missous  | |||||
| 13.50- 14.05  | [2A1] RCNDE CDT paper: Optimising pitch of sensors used in 1D arrays for magnetic flux leakage imaging systems R Murshudov, J Watson, C W Liang, J Sexton and M Missous University of Manchester, UK  | ||||
| 14.05- 14.20  | [2A2] RCNDE CDT paper: Optimisation of inspection parameters for low-power magnetic flux leakage imaging systems J Watson, C W Liang, J Sexton and M Missous University of Manchester, UK  | ||||
| 14.20- 14.30  | Ten-minute comfort break | ||||
| 14.30- 14.45  | [2A3] RCNDE CDT paper: Reconstructing the conductivity profile of a graphite block using inductance spectroscopy with data driven techniques J Hampton1, H Tesfalem1, A Fletcher1, A Peyton1 and M Brown2 1University of Manchester, UK 2EDF, UK  | ||||
| 14.45- 15.00  | [2A4] Factors affecting in-line eddy current testing of automated carbon fibre placement R Hughes University of Bristol, UK  | ||||
| 15.00- 15.20  | Technical question & answer session | ||||
| 15.20  | Webinar close for the day | ||||
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