Published April 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

An efficient ultrasonic SAFT imaging for pulse-echo immersion testing

  • 1. Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha (China)
  • 2. Div. of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Wonkwang University, Iksan (Korea, Republic of)

Description

An ultrasonic synthetic aperture focusing technique (SAFT) using a root mean square (RMS) velocity model is proposed for pulse-echo immersion testing to improve the computational efficiency. Considering the immersion ultrasonic testing of a steel block as an example, three kinds of imaging were studied (B-Scan, SAFT imaging based on ray tracing technology and RMS velocity). The experimental results show that two kinds of SAFT imaging have almost the same imaging performance, while the efficiency of RMS velocity SAFT imaging is almost 25 times greater than the SAFT based on Snell's law

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
2
Series
17 refs, 6 figs, 1 tab
Journal Page Range
p. 84-90
ISSN
1225-7842

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
48066810
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Descriptors DEI
EFFICIENCY; IMAGES; PERFORMANCE; ULTRASONIC TESTING; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
ACOUSTIC TESTING; MATERIALS TESTING; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; TESTING