WEBINAR

Discover

Roman FERNANDEZ
Fabrice FOUCHER
(EXTENDE)
January 30th & February 1st 2018
 Welcome to this webinar !
Introduction to EXTENDE & CIVA

Discover CIVA 2017:

 CIVA UT
 CIVA UT Analysis
 CIVA GWT
 CIVA ET
 CIVA RT-CT
 Metamodels for parametric study, sensivity and POD Analysis
Both a general overview and highlights on the new features will be given

Questions & Answers session, with the « Chat » tools of your Webex

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 The Mission
We believe that high quality and innovative Non Destructive
Evaluation (NDE) will make our world a safer place and will help
preserve the environment
Therefore, our mission is to bring the benefits of Simulation and NDE
Development Methodology to the NDE Community

Neutral and independent

Reactive and industrial

Innovation

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 EXTENDE activities
CIVA Distribution

Technical support

Training courses

Consulting

Research & Development

(Collaborative projects: ADDICT, MUSCAD, ADVISE, Research agreement with CEA, member of 1 cluster)

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 Benefits of NDT modeling
DESIGN, OPTIMIZE AND PREPARE INSPECTION:
 Better understanding, easy variation of parameters :
a wide range of testing scenario to converge
to the optimal solution
 Better mastering of a technique and less iterations
 Less mock-ups, less trials : Save time and money

EXPERTISE:
 Reproduce field results to understand complex situations
and confirm/disprove a diagnosis

QUALIFY: To support performance demonstrations

 Study of influential parameters by simulation (and reduce mock-up tests)
 Predict the worst case scenario or compute POD curves
An element of technical justification in qualification stage

DISCUSS AND CONVINCE:

 To ease technical discussions between all “players”
(inspector, manufacturer, end user, etc.) and convince

TRAIN AND TEACH : page 5

 CIVA in a few words
Software platform dedicated to
NDE modeling

Multi-technics : Developed by CEA LIST

 UT: Ultrasounds  Research Centre in NDE:
 GWT: Guided Waves 100 persons
 RT-CT: Radiography (X-rays &  CIVA Development & validation:
Gamma Rays) & Computed 30 people
Tomography
 ET: Eddy Current
 UT Data analysis

Two versions :
 CIVA « Experts »
 CIVA Education (UT, ET, RT)
 CIVA
CIVA UT includes:
 Beam Calculation tool
 PA settings calculations (delay laws, etc.)
 Inspection Simulation tool (predict echoes)
 Sensitivity analysis & POD curves computation
 UT data analysis: M2M & Olympus data files,
“PlugIn” available to import other
data formats
Techniques covered:
 Pulse-echo conventional UT
 Phased-Array & TFM
 Tandem
 TOFD

Let’s go for a demo !

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 CIVA
Main new features 2017:
 Built-in library of UT industrial probes

 Weld & Nozzle inspection simulation improved

 Arbitrary/Complex trajectories (e.g. robotic),

defined with a txt file

 Enhanced Total Focusing Method

- TFM parameters before the computation
(used to be only available in post-processing)
 Can be run in batch or parametric mode
- FMC-TFM or PWI TFM
- New TFM imaging (T-Scan with cursors, etc.)
- ATFM (stands for Adapted TFM)
- Sliding TFM along the probe scanning

 New FEM model embedded (see next slide)

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 CIVA
New FEM model embedded:
 In addition to the semi-analytical models a new automatic hybrid model is
included allowing to perform 2D and 3D configurations
 Useful when you are out of the validity domain of semi-analytical models (small
defect, critical angles, etc.).
 For planar & rectangular defects in this release
 Example of a parametric study with a flaw varying from 5mm to 0.1 mm

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 CIVA
New FEM model embedded:

Kirchhoff-GTD New FEM

Defect size (mm) Kirchhoff-GTD Transient FEM

5 0dB 0dB
2 -3.5dB -3.9dB
0.5 -9.5dB -13.2dB
0.1 -12.5dB <-35dB
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 CIVA &
Implementation of metamodels in CIVA:
 When running studies with parametric variations
 A metamodel is a “model of the model” or a “smart interpolator”
 Once a first database of CIVA simulations is computed, a metamodel is built and aims at
reproducing the behaviour of results variation for all parameters & in a continuous way:
- Allow real time fine sampling along full variation range
for an extensive parametric analysis
• 1D Curve
• 2D Plots
- Allow sensivity analysis vs Sobol Indices to evaluate
relative impact of all parameters
- Leads to an easy generation of POD analysis
(Probability of Detection) and fine
data resampling in real time
Single POD curve or Array of POD curves

Let’s go for a demo !

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 CIVA
UT Data Analysis:
 A set of « 1 click Tools » for a fast and easy 3D visualization and extractions of
indications from UT Data (conventional, TOFD, Phased-array)
 Advanced and Cutting-edge tools:
- Automation of the analysis process, Segmentation, TFM, Signal Processing,
Simulation on Acquisition, …
 Allowing to open Gekko, m2k and Olympus files
 But also availability to read data acquired by other systems through the
application of a development kit including a plugin for data reading
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Main new features 2017:
 Lateral wave linearization in TOFD

 Advanced template tools to automate the complete analysis process including

the table of indications that can be generated without any user action.
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CIVA GWT includes:
 Dispersion curves computation
 Field computation
(Energy of modes emitted, displacement
& constraints mapping in the cross section)
 Inspection Simulation tool

 Covers:
 Various specimen geometries:
Planar, tubular, weld, Rail or 2D CAD section, ….
 Piezo electric, Magnetostrictive or EMAT probes
 Single element or Arrays

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 CIVA
CIVA ET includes:
 Field Calculation tool
 Probe response
(impedance diagram, lift-off signal)
 Inspection Simulation tool
 Sensitivity analysis & POD curves computation

Techniques covered:
 Conventional ET
 Eddy Current Array
 Remote Field Technique
 Pulsed Eddy Current

Let’s go for a demo !

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 CIVA
Main new features 2017:
 New “U-Yoke” type of sensor in the library

 Pulsed Eddy Current

 Lift-off signal calculation available for both common

and separated T/R functions sensor

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 CIVA
CIVA RT-CT includes:
 Direct radiation (Beer-Lambert model)
 Scattered radiation
(Monte-Carlo method)
 POD Computation

Techniques covered:
 X-Ray
 Gamma-Ray
 High Energies: Linear accelerators & Betatrons
 Tomographic reconstruction
(FDK, PixTV, SART algorithms)

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 CIVA
New “non standard” scanning
 From partial helical or circular scanning
 From “robotic scanning”

SART algorithm for CT reconstruction

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 Thank you
for your attention !
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