NON-DESTRICTIVE TESTING METHOD AND ITS ADVANCE METHOD

A TECHNICAL SEMINAR REPORT Submitted by

P.NITHYAKALYANI (080111306028)

in partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING in

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NANDHA ENGINEERING COLLEGE, ERODE-52

ANNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY COIMBATORE - 641047

OCTOBER 2011

ANNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, COIMBATORE - 641047.

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE Certified that this Technical Seminar report NON-DESTRICTIVE TESTING METHOD AND ITS ADVANCE METHOD is the bonafide work of P.NITHYAKALYANI (080111306028), who have Carried out the seminar work under my supervision.

SIGNATURE Mr.P.MANICKAVASAGAM,M.E,(Ph.D)., CO-ORDINATOR Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Nandha Engineering College Erode-52

SIGNATURE Mr.M.K.MURTHI,M.E.,MISTE,(Ph.D) HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering Nandha Engineering College Erode-52

Submitted for the university exam held on 10.10.2011

Internal Examiner
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External Examiner

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INTRODUCTION 1.2. Non-destructive testing (NDT) 1.3. Drivers for NDT inspection 1.4. Scope for NDT inspection 1.5. Role of NDT specialist 1.6. Trends in NDT

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REVIEW OF NDT METHODS 2.1.Visual inspection 2.2. Liquid penetrant testing 2.3.Magneticparticle testing 2.4. Electromagnetic or Eddy current testing 2.5. Radiographic testing 2.6. Ultrasonic testing 2.7. Other NDT techniques

DIGITAL RADIOSCOPY 3.1.Digital radioscopy method 3.2 Comparison of classical and digital industrial radiology 3.2.1.New standards on digital industrial radiology 3.2.2.Comparison of digital radioscopy with film radiography

APPLICATIONS OF NDT METHODS 4.1. NDT for plant life assessment 4.2. NDT inspection of metallic structures. 4.2.1. Pipework NDT inspection

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4.2.2.Radiography testing for measuring of corrosion and deposit in pipe 4.2.3 .NDT inspection of boilers & pressure vessels 4.2.4.NDT inspection of heat exchanges & condensers 4.2.5.NDT inspection of turbines & other rotating plant 4.2.6.NDT inspection of bolts,studs 4.2.7.NDT inspection of storage tanks 4.2.8.NDT inspection of pipelines for transporting oil and gas 4.3.NDT inspection of concrete structures 4.3.1.Overall review of available NDT methods for concrete Structure 5 CONCLUSION REFERENCE

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TABLE OF FIGURES
FIG.NO 1 2 3 4 5 NAME OF THE FIGURE Visual inspection of an object Liquid penetrant testing principle Preparation of the object for the Liquid penetrant Principle of magnetic testing Magentic field lines and magnetic particles influenced by a crack 6 7 8 Magentic testing of a gear Eddy current testing principle A small surface probe is scanned over the part surface in a attempt to detect a crack 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Typical set up in radiographic testing Radiographic image of a metallic structure Principle of ultrasonic testing Ultrasonic testing in laboratory Digital radiography setup Inspecting of pipelines weld with digital radioscopy Pipe inspection with NDT techniques
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Corrosion and deposit phenomena in piping system Tangential radiography measuring corrosion and deposit in cladded pipe

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Two NDT technicians setting up equipment to perform an X ray inspection of a pipe weld 36

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Ultrasonic testing pig used for corrosion inspection of buried oil pipeline 37 38

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Magnetic testing pig Robotic crawler for remote visual inspection to assess the condition of the pipe

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Inspection of bridges DIGI SCHMIDT by Proceq (Switzerland) Windsor probe system by James NDT Product (USA) Pull-out test system by Proceq Field impact-echo system by Andec (Canada) Half-Cell Potential instrument for corrosion measurements NMR instrument for moisture content in concrete Ground Penetrating Radars for detection of delaminations , cracks, voids, and reinforcing steel bars in concrete structure

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