Peak NDT 1

Case Study

Peak NDT + University of Strathclyde

(Project 1) To embed expertise in focal law calculator development to develop and create an innovative, sophisticated NDT capability.

Awards and Achievements

KTP Final Grade: A ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The project was awarded the grade of "Outstanding" by the KTP Grading Panel for its achievement in meeting KTP's objectives.

Peak NDT

Peak NDT is a world-leading designer and manufacturer of high performance conventional and phased-array ultrasonic instruments used in a wide range of advanced engineering sectors including civil nuclear, aerospace, oil and gas and other high value manufacturing applications.

What was the need?

The Challenge

The Associate's role was to understand and develop a focal law calculator for planar/nonplanar interface component compensation and inspection using PA ultrasonics and also advanced Non-Planar Interface Imaging. The project also required investigating ultrasonic wave propagation understanding, knowledge (wave frequency, velocity, refraction and attenuation) and compensation techniques (Focal Law Calculations and Post Processed FMC) in planar and non-planar surfaces and objects through simulation and practical experimental work. A key output of this stage was the initial architecture and development of a Focal Law Calculator.

What did we do?

The Solution

The KTP Associate began mainly by focussing on the algorithm development, simulation and LabVIEW coding, specifically in Single Point Focussing, (SPF), Dynamic Depth Focussing (DDF), Beam Steering (BS) and Sectorial Scanning (SC) for different phased array methods. The Associate was responsible for generating focal values for all the above phased array (PA) methods. The role also requires involvement in the development of MP script files similar to ArrayGen MP script file and the ability to import to ArrayGen software. The Associate carried out various experiments for different PA methods and verified with results of existing ArrayGen. This has led to the development being easier, replicas of existing software being produced and finally, making the instrumentation user friendly.

The People

Meet the Team

Dr Sumana

KTP Associate

Prof Charles Macleod

Knowledge Base Supervisor

Simon Parke

Company Supervisor