Technical Description
The invention is an ultrasonic inspection system that uses a single transducer combined with a custom-engineered holey buffer plate to dynamically manipulate flat ultrasonic wavefronts into curved profiles matching the contours of pipes or curved structures.
Problems Addressed
- High Cost of Phased Arrays
- Multiple Transducer Cluster Requirements
- Out-Of-Phase Curved Wave Distortions
- Complex Driving Electronics Overheads
Tech Features
- Custom Hole Patterns
- Single-Sensor Design
- In-Phase Beam Targeting
- Convex/Concave Double-Sided Matching
- Tough Copper Body
- Precise Hole-Mapping
Target Audience
- Pipeline NDT Testing Operators
- Aerospace Structural Inspection Engineers
- Ultrasound Medical Imaging Manufacturers
Tech ID: P13-2291 TRL 3 Patent Status: Granted Available For Exclusive and Non-exclusive License
