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Phased
Array
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Time
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Third level
Fourth level
Flight Fifth
Diffraction
(TOFD)
level
Codes and Specifications
Michael Moles
NAVSEA 271st meeting, May 2011
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ASME
- Code requirements
TOFD
Other
Summary
ASME Codes
Now
No
on Performance Demonstration
(Procedure Qualification)
Requires
Requires
(Modified
Workmanship
Fracture Mechanics-based
Procedure Qualification (Performance Demo)
Two
Usual
Requires
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Sensitivity calibration
Need
to correct for
angle effects (ACG)
and time effects (TCG)
OmniScan has ACG
correction, but easiest
to use Auto-TCG
function.
Auto-TCG does both
ACG and TCG
operations in a single
step.
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14
Scan Plans
re-written - again
Currently out for ballot
Essentially converts CC 181-2 to
workmanship
Overall, should be a major step forward for
pipes
In addition, ASME Section V Code Case
2638 allows much greater flexibility in cal
blocks.
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TOFD Signals
Receiver
Transmitter
Lateral wave
Back-wall reflection
BW
LW
Upper tip
Lower tip
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L-wave
display only
(usually)
TOFD Codes
Well
Invented
Some
Well-used
BUT,
TOFD Codes
BS7706
essentially a guideline
EN583_6 good, but not well known in North
America
Replaced by EN14751
ASTM E-2373-04 published
ASME TOFD Code (Section V Article 4
Mandatory Appendix III) published in 2006
ASME TOFD Interpretation Manual
(Nonmandatory App. N)
published.
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T/4
3T/4
Weld
Thickness
in. (mm)
Hole
Diameter
in. (mm)
Up to 1 (25)
3/32 (2.4)
Over 1 (25)
thru 2 (50)
1/8
Over 2 (50)
thru 4 (100)
Over 4 (100)
(3.2)
3/16
(4.8)
1/4 (6)
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Approval
Essentially
Phased
With
Major
Working
AWS
responding - slowly.
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E-2491-06 Recommended
Practice for phased array set-up
Requires
Limits
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EN/ISO
Still
Third
Very
bureaucratic organization
But
Code Summary
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May
Complete
ASTM
2700)
API
generally accepts PA
AWS
Europeans
codes.
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Thank you
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