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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2009
York Oberdoerfer, Langenfeld, DE;
Michael Berke, Cologne, DE;
Wolf-dietrich Kleinert, Bonn, DE;
Jerome Poirier, Saulx les Chatreux, FR;
Sascha Schieke, Greer, SC (US);
York Oberdoerfer, Langenfeld, DE;
Michael Berke, Cologne, DE;
Wolf-Dietrich Kleinert, Bonn, DE;
Jerome Poirier, Saulx les Chatreux, FR;
Sascha Schieke, Greer, SC (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a nondestructive ultrasonic test method in which at least one ultrasonic pulse is emitted into a workpiece under test by at least one ultrasonic transmitter (), the ultrasonic pulse is reflected on boundary surfaces within the workpiece, the reflected ultrasound is received by at least one ultrasonic receiver (), and the associated signals are evaluated, the ultrasound penetrating a damping block () that is arranged between the workpiece and the transmitter or receiver. The method is characterized in that it includes at least one step for determining at least one dimension (alpha, d, d) of the damping block () that is relevant for the ultrasonic test; in said step, the propagation time of at least one ultrasonic pulse which is generated by the ultrasonic transmitter (), is reflected on a boundary surface () of the damping block (), and is received by the ultrasonic receiver () is measured, and at least one dimension (alpha, d, d) of the damping block () that is relevant for the ultrasonic test is determined from the measurement.