Basic Ultrasonic Course
Total hours of instruction for this course: 20 hours
- Introduction
- Definition of ultrasonic
- History of ultrasonic testing
- Applications of ultrasonic energy
- Basic math review
- Responsibilties of levels of certification
- Basic Principles of Acoustics
- Nature of sound waves
- Modes of sound-wave generation
- Velocity, frequency and wavelength of sound waves
- Attenuation of sound waves
- Acoustic impedance
- Reflection
- Refraction and mode conversion
- Snell's law and critical angles
- Fresnel and Fraunhofer effects
- Equipment
- Basic pulse-echo instrumentation (A scan, B scan, C scan and computerized systems)
- Electronics — time base, pulser, receiver and various monitor displays
- Control functions
- Calibration
- Basic instrument calibration
- Calibration blocks (types and use)
- Digital thickness instrumentation
- Transducer operation and theory
- Piezoelectric effect
- Types of transducer elements
- Frequency (transducer elements, thickness relationships)
- Near field and far field
- Beam spread
- Construction, materials and shapes
- Types (straight, angle, dual, etc.)
- Beam-intensity characteristics
- Sensitivity, resolution and damping
- Mechanical vibration into part
- Other type of transducers (laser UT, EMAT, etc.)
- Couplants
- Purpose and principles
- Materials and their efficiency
- Basic Testing Methods
- Contact
- Immersion
- Air coupling
Ultrasonic Technique Course
Total hours of instruction for this course: 20 hours
- Testing Method
- Contact
- Straight beam
- Angle beam
- Surface wave and plate waves
- Pulse-echo transmission
- Multiple transducer
- Curved surfaces
- Flat entry surfaces
- Cylindrical and tubular shapes
- Immersion
- Transducer in water
- Water column, wheels, etc.
- Submerged test part
- Sound-beam path - transducer to part
- Focused transducers
- Curved surfaces
- Plate waves
- Pulse-echo and through-transmission
- Calibration (Electronic and Functional)
- Equipment
- Monitor displays (amplitude, sweep, etc.)
- Recorders
- Alarms
- Automatic and semiautomatic systems
- Electronic distance/amplitude correction
- Transducers
- Calibration of equipment electronics
- Variable effects
- Transmission accuracy
- Calibration requirements
- Calibration reflectors
- Inspection calibration
- Comparison with reference blocks
- Pulse-echo variables
- Reference for planned test (straight beam, angle beam, etc.)
- Transmission factors
- Transducer
- Couplants
- Materials
- Straight Beam Examination to Specific Procedures
- Selection of parameters
- Test standards
- Evaluation of results
- Test reports
- Angle Beam Examination to Specific Procedures
- Selection of parameters
- Test standards
- Evaluation of results
- Test reports