Published June 26, 1992 | Version v1
Patent

Ultrasonic testing of long elements with a nearly constant cross-section

Description

The device includes a ultrasonic transducer that can be moved in the axial direction of the tube. The transducer is composed of a plurality of piezoelectric elements sequentially energized to scan the surface to be tested. The device is compact allowing the testing of long tubes with a small diameter or small bending radius such as tubes of a steam generator

Availability note (English)

Available from Institut National de la Propriete Industrielle, Paris (France).

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
Dispositif de controle non destructif par ultrasons d'elements de forme allongee a section sensiblement constante

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
42 p.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G01n29/06; G21c17/017.
IPC
Int. Cl. G01n29/06; G21c17/017.
Patent number
FR patent document 2670898/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
24007029
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
STEAM GENERATORS; TUBES; ULTRASONIC TESTING
Descriptors DEC
ACOUSTIC TESTING; BOILERS; MATERIALS TESTING; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; TESTING; VAPOR GENERATORS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
FR patent application 9016155.