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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jorg Ininger, Cologne, DE;
Stephan Falter, Simmerath, DE;
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/26 (2006.01); G10K 11/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/262 (2013.01); G10K 11/346 (2013.01); G01N 2291/044 (2013.01); G01N 2291/106 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2675 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for non-destructive inspection of a weld seam. An array of ultrasonic transducers is positioned such that the array of transducers extends over at least part of the width of the weld seam. Each transducer element in the array of transducer elements is excited so that each transducer emits an ultrasonic signal. A plurality of reflected ultrasonic signals are received at the array of transducer elements and the reflected ultrasonic signals are converted to electrical signals. The electrical signals are analyzed to identify a defect, or a plurality of defects.