NDT 2008 Programme: 15-16 September
Provisional programme – subject to change


Monday 15 September
16.00 onwards Registration
19.00-21.00  Welcome Buffet

Tuesday 16 September
08.00-09.20
Registration
09.20
Opening Plenary Paper – Roy Sharpe Prize Lecture
Building confidence in ultrasonic capability – a personal perspective,
Dr M Toft, Magnox Electric Ltd 
10.00
Coffee and Exhibition

Session 1A –
Electromagnetics 1
Chairman – S Dixon

Session 1B – Power
Chairman – C Brett

Session 1C – Modelling 1
Chairman – L Fradkin

10.45
Detection and characterisation of guns and knives via RF measurenents
Y Li and G Y Tian, School of Electrical, Electronic computer Engineering, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
The development and application of a novel camera system for visual inspection of graphite fuel channels at Magnox nuclear power stations
A L Smith and P J Norman
Magnox North, Engineering Support Dept

Use of Monte-Carlo modelling methods to derive quantitative probability of defect detection data
A E Walker, T Cool and A Stevens
Rolls-Royce Naval Marine

11.15
Numerical analysis of propagation effects in electromagnetic acoustic transducers
S Thomas, S S A Obayya
and D Dulay
School of Electronic and Engineering, University of Leeds, NDT Consultants Ltd
Robotic inspection system for non-destructive evaluation (NDE) of pipes
L Mackenzie, G Pierce and G Hayward
Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering, University of Strathclyde

Simulation of X-ray spectra
A Deresch, G-R Jaenisch, C Bellon and A Warrikhoff
BAM Berlin and Rontgentechnik Dr Warrikhoff


11.40
Initial tests for designing a high temperature EMAT with pulsed Electromagnet
F Hemandez-Valle, Dept of Physics, University of Warwick
Recent experiences using AIRIS as a platform for phased-array ultrasonic and remote visual inspections
G R Elston
Doosan Babcock Energy


Does scattering unsharpness and contrast exist in radiography? – Monte Carlo simulation and experimental verification
G-R Jaenisch, U Ewert and M Jechrow
BAM Berlin

12.05
NDE to Reduce Defect Related Failures in Turbocharger Turbine Wheels
S Winwood, L Hankin, S Dixon.
Cummins Turbo Technologies, RCNDE, University of Warwick
The application of a water cooled EMAT system for high temperature ultrasonic wall thickness scanning
A Hipkiss, Applus RTD UK
M Potter, Sonemat

Towards improved finite element modelling of the interaction of elastic waves with complex defect geometries
P Rajagopal, M Drozdz and M Lowe
Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College

12.30
Lunch and Exhibition

Session 2A – Electromagnetics 2
Chairmen – D Edgar & R A Smith

Session 2B – NDT of In-service Defects
Chairman – A Crawford

Session 2C – Modelling 2
Chairman – R Chapman

14.00
Investigation of lift-off intersection characteristics in eddy current evaluation using magnetic camera
Y Li, A Simm and G Y Tian
School of Electrical, Electronic Computer Engineering, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne


Online condition monitoring of stress corrosion cracking in austenitic stainless steel
D Ludlow
Inspection Validation Centre, Serco


An optimisation model for time-of-flight fast screening
A Lea, Imperial College and Shell Global Solutions International BV
M Lowe, Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College
S Terpstra, Shell Global Solutions International BV

14.30
Defect depth estimation using pulsed eddy currect with varied pulse width excitation
I Z Abidin1, C Mandache2, G Y Tian1 and Y Li1
1School of Electrical, Electronic and Computing Engineering, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
2Institute for Aerospace Research, National Research Council Canada

Fatigue crack, squat and wheelburn detection by a multi-scale statistical image processing technique
N Bowring, I Williams, A Malik and J Jaiswal
University of Manchester


Model-based reconstruction of ultrasonic array data
S Chatillon, E Iakovleva, F Reverdy and P Calmon
CEA LIST, France


14.55
Development of electromagnetic coverters and techniques of measurement of thickness of multilayered metal coatings
V A Syasko, I S Pivovarov
and P V Solomenchyuk
Constanta Ltd, Russia 
Some applications of optical interferometric NDT technique in defect detection and stress evaluation
H Shang
TWI Technology Centre (Wales) Ltd


Using simulations to minimise signal disturbance generated by an acoustic window in an ultrasonic measurement system
C Bosschaart, M S van der Heiden and J L Deltombe*
TNO Industrie & Techniek, Delft
*Advanced Logic Technology (ALT), Luxembourg

15.20
Tea and Exhibition
16.15
Assessment of the influence of re-magnetised calibration plates on MFL inspection systems
A R Ramirez, J S D Mason and N Pearson, School of Engineering, Swansea University
A novel guided wave rail inspection system – on-line results from simulated defects in rail track
M D G Potter1, S Dixon1, Y Fan1, R S Edwards1,
M Papaelias2 and C Davis2
1Dept of Physics, University of Warwick
2Dept of Metallurgy and Materials, Birmingham University

The first Fresnel zone of the angled beam transducer fluid coupled to the undulated surface
V Zernov and L Fradkin
London South Bank University

16.40
High speed inspection of rolling contact fatigue in rails using ACFM sensors
M PH Papaelias, B Blakeley, C Roberts, C L Davies, M C Lugg, Rail research centre, The University of Birmingham
Wideband Ultrasonic Time of Flight Diffraction Combining B-Scans and Cross-Sectional Imaging 
P Petcher
Dept of Physics, University of Warwick


Use of modelling tools for the development of ultrasonics phased array techniques
C Carpentier and C Nageswaran
TWI Ltd

17.05
Condition Monitoring of Three - Phase Squirrel cage, Induction Motor using JavaNNS and LabVIEW
R. Saravana, Research Scholar
Dr. K.K. Ray, Professor, VIT University
Advances in defect characterisation using long range ultrasonic testing of pipes
P Catton
TWI Ltd

Finding fault with non-destructive evaluation
A-H Ali, D Balint, P Leevers and A Temple
Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College


18.30
Evening function