Phased Array Level II (80-Hour)

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Learning Event: eLearning, Self-Paced
Contact Hours: 80 (40 Recertification Hours)
Valid for ASNT Level III recertification: Yes

Pricing:

  • Member: $1,295
  • Nonmember: $1,395
ASNT members receive member pricing on course registration. To receive member pricing, you must join/renew prior to registering for a course.

IMPORTANT: Within 24-48 business hours after registration for this course, learners will receive instructions on how to complete this course on a third-party site. Please email education@asnt.org with any questions.

Course description

The training course is divided into the following sections:

  1. Ultrasound
  2. Phasing
  3. Steering
  4. Focusing
  5. Data Quality
  6. Review

EACH SECTION CONTAINS:

  • Pages explaining the underlying theory
  • Videos explaining the theoretical and practical aspects of Phased-Array Ultrasound Testing
  • Silverlight Interactive exercises in which the student can build a setup, practice calibration and scanning and learn to evaluate real data
  • A Section test for auto-evaluation
  • At the end of the training a general exam is administrated and depending on the results of this exam the student is graded

SECTION 1: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ULTRASOUND AND ULTRASOUND TESTING

  • Sound versus Ultrasound
  • Physical properties of ultrasound waves
  • Description of conventional UT hardware
  • Origin and use of A-, B- and C-Scans
  • Production of ultrasound waves
  • Properties of the ultrasound beam
  • Structure and content of a UT procedure
  • Choosing the right hardware for an inspection
  • Importance of calibration
  • Inspection guidelines
  • Data analysis principles

SECTION 2: PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING PHASED-ARRAY ULTRASOUND

  • Origin of phasing
  • Phased-array hardware
  • Scans and views specific to phased-array
  • Production of phased-array ultrasound
  • Properties of 0-degree phased-array ultrasound beam
  • Phased-array specific procedures
  • How to build a 0-degree phased-array ultrasound setup
  • Calibration of a 0-degree phased-array setup
  • Introduction to 0-degree phased-array scanning
  • Analyzing 0-degree phased-array data

SECTION 3: BEAM STEERING IN PHASED-ARRAY ULTRASOUND

  • Introduction to beam steering
  • Inner workings of phased-array instrument
  • Scans and views specific to angled phased-array
  • Beam steering theory and limitations
  • How to build an angled phased-array ultrasound setup
  • Calibration of an angled phased-array setup
  • Introduction to angled phased-array scanning
  • Analyzing angled phased-array data

SECTION 4: BEAM FOCUSING IN PHASED-ARRAY ULTRASOUND

  • Introduction to focusing
  • Phased-array probes
  • Multiple scans and views
  • Beam focusing theory and limitations
  • Choosing between focused and non-focused beams
  • Calibration with focused beams
  • Defects shape vs. focal distance
SECTION 5: OPTIMIZING DATA QUALITY

  • Introduction to data quality
  • Selecting optimal hardware
  • Instrument limitations
  • Data quality theory and limitations
  • Optimizing setup parameters
  • Encoder calibration
  • Remote data analysis

SECTION 6: REVIEW

  • Introduction
  • Hardware
  • Scans and views
  • Theory
  • Setups
  • Calibration
  • Inspection
  • Data analysis

*A passing score of 70% on the final exam is required to complete the course and receive a certificate of completion.  Learners will receive three attempts to pass the exam.  If the learner is unable to pass the final exam within the three attempts, the course will need to be repurchased.*

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