The Ultrasonic Phased Array Inspection Technology Used in Tubular Joint Welds of Offshore Platform Structures
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Aimed at the practical requirement of tubular joint welds inspection of offshore platform structures, the ultrasonic phased array inspection algorithm for offshore platform structures is proposed in this paper, and the ultrasonic phased array inspection system for offshore platform structures is developed. The experiment of tubular joint model is performed with the ultrasonic phased array inspection system for offshore platform structures, the flaws characteristic could be exactly estimated and the flaws size could be measured through ultrasonic phased array inspection software system. Experiment results show that the ultrasonic phased array inspection algorithm for offshore platform structures is feasible, the ultrasonic phased array inspection system could detect flaws in tubular joint model, the whole development trend of flaws is factually imaging by the ultrasonic phased array inspection technology of offshore platform structures.
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