Programme 15 September 2020
| Tuesday 15 September 2020 | |||||
| 09.30- 09.50 | Plenary Paper – Next-generation automatic ply waviness detection and evaluation R Freemantle1 and T Marshall2 1Wavelength NDT Ltd, UK 2Transform NDT Ltd, UK Chair: C Bull | ||||
| Session 3A – Advanced Array Ultrasonics Chair: C Bull | |||||
| 09.50- 10.05 | [3A1] RCNDE CDT paper: Improved CIVA simulation of TCG calibration for PAUT inspection M McInnes1, R O’Leary1, A Glover2 and A Gachagan1 1University of Strathclyde, UK 2QinetiQ, Rosyth, UK | ||||
| 10.05- 10.20 | [3A2] RCNDE CDT paper: Ultrasonic surface reconstruction and adapted imaging of large-diameter pipes R Rachev1,2, P Wilcox1, A Velichko1 and A Ait Si Ali2 1University of Bristol, UK 2Baker Hughes, UK | ||||
| 10.20- 10.35 | [3A3] RCNDE CDT paper: Optimisation of speed in ultrasonic array imaging for non-destructive testing K Prashar1,2, B Drinkwater1 and M Weston2 1University of Bristol, UK 2TWI Wales, UK | ||||
| 10.35- 10.45 | Ten-minute comfort break | ||||
| 10.45- 11.00 | [3A4] RCNDE CDT paper: Improvement in imaging repeatability using ultrasonic phased array in noisy materials Y Xue, P D Wilcox and A Croxford University of Bristol, UK | ||||
| 11.00- 11.15 | [3A5] Comparison between PAUT and TFM techniques for inspections of welds on coarse-grained materials O Roy, G Neau and F Reverdy Eddyfi Europe, France | ||||
| 11.15- 11.35 | Technical question & answer session | ||||
| 11.35- 12.35 | Exhibitors’ industry session Chair: J Hansen 11.35-11.45 – A picture is worth a thousand words – eddy current C-scan imaging made easy, I Gough and G Cheyne, ETher NDE, UK 11.45-11.55 – Earlier HTHA detection – TFM probes optimised for HTHA, R Horsfall, Olympus, UK 11.55-12.05 – Pushing the limits of PAUT with the world's first flexible phased array, D Hughes, Novosound, UK 12.05-12.15 – Verasonics Vantage: a platform for cutting-edge NDT ultrasound research, J Potter, Verasonics Inc, USA 12.15-12.25 – Development of eddy current based inspection system for detection of defects in carbon fibre, J Hansen, ETher NDE, UK 12.25-12.35 – NDT Apprenticeships – new incentives for skills recovery, S Crawley, Skills Training UK | ||||
| 12.35- 12.45 | Industry question & answer session | ||||
| 12.45- 13.30 | Lunch break | ||||
| 13.30- 13.50 | President’s Honour Lecture: COVID-19: changes to the NDT industry now and in the future M Miceli Miceli Infrastructure Consulting LLC, USA Chair: J Hansen | ||||
| Session 4A – Ultrasonic Testing Part 1 Chair: K Pickup | |||||
| 13.50- 14.05 | [4A1] Selective matrix capture with non-linear array density for laser-induced phased array P Lukacs, T Stratoudaki and A Gachagan University of Strathclyde, UK | ||||
| 14.05- 14.20 | [4A2] RCNDE CDT paper: Ultrasonic monitoring of subsurface temperatures in solid media Y Zhang, J Corcoran and F Cegla Imperial College London, UK | ||||
| 14.20- 14.35 | [4A3] RCNDE CDT paper: Thermometry using ultrasonic time-of-flight S Watson1,2, A Peyton1 and J Taggart2 1University of Manchester, UK 2Jacobs, UK | ||||
| 14.35- 14.45 | Ten-minute comfort break | ||||
| 14.45- 15.00 | [4A4] Deploying non-linear resonance: a self-referencing NDT method for rapid assessment of metal components D R Sanmartin, A Brennan and J Wright Theta Technologies Ltd, UK | ||||
| 15.00- 15.15 | [4A5] Automatic defect detection and localisation in austenitic stainless steel cladding using ultrasonic inspection X Zou1,2, C Nageswaran1 and Y Yau Tse2 1TWI Ltd, UK 2Loughborough University, UK | ||||
| 15.15- 15.35 | Technical question & answer session | ||||
| 15.35 | Webinar close for the day | ||||
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