General Electric Company

Michael Everett Keller

Edward James Nieters

Richard Eugene Klaassen

Nicholas Joseph Kray

Thomas James Batzinger

Michael Francis Xavier Gigliotti

Francis Howard Little

Waseem Ibrahim Faidi

Prabhjot Singh

James Norman Barshinger

Vamshi Krishna Reddy Kommareddy

Yanyan Wu

Jian Ying Li

Sivaramanivas Ramaswamy

Michael John Danyluk

Nihat Kurkcu

Timothy Jesse Sheets

Mandayam Tondanur Shyamsunder

An ultrasound inspection system is provided for inspecting an object. The inspection system includes an ultrasound probe configured to scan the object and acquire a plurality of ultrasound scan data. The inspection system further includes a processor coupled to the ultrasound probe and configured to apply a transfer function to the ultrasound scan data to compensate for distortion of a plurality of ultrasound signals through the object and thereby generate a plurality of compensated ultrasound scan data, and to process the compensated ultrasonic scan data to characterize a feature in the object.

Systems and methods for inspecting an object using ultrasound

A method and system for microstructural evaluation and degradation evaluation of an object are provided. The method comprises insonifying at least one subvolume of the object with ultrasonic energy at a fundamental frequency and acquiring receive energy from the object at the fundamental frequency and at least one harmonic frequency thereof. A nonlinearity parameter is determined using the receive energy. The nonlinearity parameter is then used to determine a grain size for the subvolume of the object and a variation of the grain size within the object. The nonlinearity parameter is also used to determine fatigue damage or a residual stress.

Ultrasonic inspection system and method

An ultrasonic inspection element and method are provided for improved ultrasonic inspection of curved entry surface parts. The transducer element may be spherically focused, or have a flat surface. The transducer/mirror element combination is used to inspect through a concave or convex surface. A mirror element shapes the sound beam relative to the shape of the curved surface of the part being inspected. Curvature of the mirror is adjusted with a screw, rod, voltage modulator, or other suitable adjustment mechanism. An alternative mechanism includes multiple &ldquo;quick disconnect&rdquo; interchangeable curved mirror elements.

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