Thierry COUTURIER, OISE Petr dobsak, Olympus CEE 2 Example with ASME Code Case 2235 Phased-Array TOFD Requires full data collection and encoder (AUT) can be TOFD, pulse-echo or combination, or Phased Array the OMNISCAN and the CODES 4 ASME - CC2235 Has dominated for 12 years for AUT instead of RT Very widely used - globally Completed with 5 ASME Code
Thierry COUTURIER, OISE Petr dobsak, Olympus CEE 2 Example with ASME Code Case 2235 Phased-Array TOFD Requires full data collection and encoder (AUT) can be TOFD, pulse-echo or combination, or Phased Array the OMNISCAN and the CODES 4 ASME - CC2235 Has dominated for 12 years for AUT instead of RT Very widely used - globally Completed with 5 ASME Code
Thierry COUTURIER, OISE Petr dobsak, Olympus CEE 2 Example with ASME Code Case 2235 Phased-Array TOFD Requires full data collection and encoder (AUT) can be TOFD, pulse-echo or combination, or Phased Array the OMNISCAN and the CODES 4 ASME - CC2235 Has dominated for 12 years for AUT instead of RT Very widely used - globally Completed with 5 ASME Code
Thierry COUTURIER, OISE Petr Dobsak, Olympus CEE 2 Example with ASME Code Case 2235 Phased-Array TOFD The OMNISCAN and the CODES 3 Example with ASME Code Case 2235 Based on Performance Demonstration Requires detecting three defects (ID, OD, sub-surface) Requires full data collection and encoder (AUT) Can be TOFD, pulse-echo or combination, or Phased Array The OMNISCAN and the CODES 4 ASME CC2235 Has dominated for 12 years for AUT instead of RT Very widely used globally Completed with 5 ASME Code Cases CC 2541: Manual Phased Array with single beam CC 2557: Manual Phased Array with S-scans CC 2558: Manual Phased Array with E-scans (Linear Scans) CC 2599: Encoded (AUT) Phased Array with E-scans (Linear Scans) CC 2600: Encoded (AUT) Phased Array with S-scans (Linear Scans) The OMNISCAN and the CODES Example with ASME Code Case 2235 5 One Person Operation Portable Phased Array instrument PA + TOFD Hand Scanner Couplant and Pump Linear Scanning The OMNISCAN and the CODES Example with ASME Code Case 2235 6 Calibrate all beams - Very important Wedge calibration Velocity Calibration TCG Calibration Use same Focal Law for calibration as for scanning Develop Scan Plan to show coverage and appropriate angles Use two (or more) S-scans if required - Multi-Group Scan parallel to weld with Encoder/Full data collection at fixed distance from centerline The OMNISCAN and the CODES Example with ASME Code Case 2235 Equipment requirement 7 Ray tracing using ESBeamTool or the Omniscan Weld Overlay with sample Bevel Incidence Angles (arrowed) calculated on 25mm wall double-V weld Can check if angles are not appropriate The OMNISCAN and the CODES Scan Plans (1) Example with ASME Code Case 2235 ANGLES 8 Scan Plans (2) HAZ poorly addressed Note poor coverage of heat affected zone (arrowed) move array for optimization Again Ray tracing using ESBeamTool or the Omniscan Weld Overlay is required COVERAGE The OMNISCAN and the CODES Example with ASME Code Case 2235 9 Transmitter Receiver Lateral wave LW Upper tip Lower tip Back-wall reflection BW The OMNISCAN and the CODES Example with ASME Code Case 2235 10 Typical TOFD Display Gray scale and RF for phase information OD and ID visible Defects detectable in middle The OMNISCAN and the CODES Example with ASME Code Case 2235 11 Some customers can develop their own procedures AREVA GDF TOTAL
The OMNISCAN and the CODES Our approach 12 The OMNISCAN and the CODES Some existing codes (ASME, ASTM, EN, ISO, AWS, API, DNV, ) 13 TOFD Codes ASME TOFD Code (Section V Article 4 Mandatory Appendix III) (2006) ASME TOFD Interpretation Manual (Non-mandatory App. N) ASTM E-2373 - Standard Practice for Use of TOFD Technique (2009) ASME Code Case 2235-9 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel (Oct. 2005) BS7706 guideline- Calibration and setting-up TOFD technique (1997) ENV 583-6 - TOFD technique as a method for defect detection and sizing EN14751 (supersedes EN583-6) Used in Europe EN15617 - NDT of welds. TOFD technique. Acceptance levels (2009) ISO 15626 - NDT of welds. TOFD technique. Acceptance levels (2011) The OMNISCAN and the CODES 14 PA Codes - American The OMNISCAN and the CODES ASME Code Case 2235-9 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel (Oct. 2005) ASTM E-2491-06 Recommended Practice for phased array set-up New E-2700 RP for Phased Array of welds. API 1104 AWS D1.1 15 Some companies have developed their own procedures Still working on Phased Array code development Equivalent of EN 12668 is coming For PA instrument For PA probes For PA systems (application) Not before 2012 The OMNISCAN and the CODES PA Codes - Europe 16 Required features - Available with the OMNISCAN 17 The OMNISCAN and the CODES Scan Plan to show coverage and appropriate angles ESBeamTool was mandatory, still very useful Weld Overlay now available Required features Available with the OMNISCAN 18 The OMNISCAN and the CODES Required features Available with the OMNISCAN Calibration of all beams - 100% Calibration of the beam coverage Has always been a strength Wedge Delay / Velocity Sensitivity TCG Manual/Automatic ACG angle corrected gain TCG time corrected gain 19 Use two (or more) groups if required with Multi-Group The OMNISCAN and the CODES Required features Available with the OMNISCAN 20 Scan parallel to weld with Encoder and full data collection at fixed distance from centerline The OMNISCAN and the CODES Required features Available with the OMNISCAN 21 TOFD The OMNISCAN and the CODES Required features Available with the OMNISCAN 22 The Omniscan MX and Omniscan MX2 have all the required features so that an inspection procedure can fulfil most of the codes. 23 Phased-Array is now well accepted and understood Still explaining how Phased-Array works Conventional UT technique still can be used TOFD - Still some reluctant countries in Europe The OMNISCAN and the CODES 24 More and more used all over the world Well-used and well-developed technique Complementary to Pulse/Echo (Conventional UT or PA) Successful to replace RT combined with Phase-Array The OMNISCAN and the CODES TOFD Codes 25 TOFD Codes Customers feel very confident as no indication can be missed when combined with P/E Well codified, primarily from Europe No surprise invented and developed here Not so many differences between the existing codes The OMNISCAN and the CODES 26 TOFD Advantages Excellent POD (Probability Of Detection) for mid-wall defects Good detection of mis-oriented defects Rapid and low cost inspections Cheap solution Small amount of data Small amount of data to analyze The OMNISCAN and the CODES 27 Probability of detection (in %) TOFD 83 % Automated UT (Pulse / Echo) 84 % Radiography 60 % Manual UT 53 % Probability of detection The OMNISCAN and the CODES TOFD Advantages Results of comparison test (France) 28 Industrial Manual Weld 29 Industrial Automated Weld 30 Aerospace Composite Inspection 31 Industrial Corrosion 32 The OMNISCAN and the CODES Limitations of the Omniscan versus the codes 33 Pipe-Wizard applications and Girth Weld inspection DNV-OS-F101 API 1104 DNV-OS-C401 Tandem technique is required The OMNISCAN and the CODES Limitation of the Omniscan versus the Codes 34 Girth Weld Inspections: Onshore / Offshore Pipe Wizard 35 Phased-array Pulse/Echo P h a s e d - a r r a y
p r o b e Wedge Weld Pipe Wizard 36 Phased-array adjustments Adjustment of emitter and receiver to hit the zone Adjustment of beam width to cover the height of the zone Adjustment of overlap in next zone Inspection Emitter Receiver F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 Zones Calibration F5 F4 F3 F2 F1 Cap HP LCP Root Zone discrimination technique with Tandem technique Pipe Wizard 37 Pipe Wizard Focus LT + Motor Control Unit Automated Scanner No more the Omniscan