NDT 2008 Programme: 17 September
Provisional programme – subject to change


Wednesday 17 September
08.15 Registration
09.00  Plenary Paper: Biologically Inspired Ultrasonics – the potential for future NDE system
Prof G Hayward et al, University of Strathclyde
  Session 3A – Phased Arrays
Chairman – C Bird
Session 3B – Aerospace
Chairman – A Dunhill

Session 3C – Modelling 3
Chairman – A Wooldridge

09.50  Ultrasonic phased array inspection of flaws on weld fusion faces using full matrix capture
R Long and P Cawley
Dept of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College


Update of FPI engineering studies with a focus on developer application
L Brasche, Iowa state University Centre for NDE K Griffiths, Rolls Royce plc


Verification of an eddy current probe magnetic field
A Simm, Y Li, G Y Tian
School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
T Theodoulidis
University of Western Macedonia, Greece

 
10.15
Inspection of components with irregular surfaces using a conformable ultrasonic phased array
J Russell, R Long, P Cawley and N Habgood
Imperial College, London

Automated analysis and advanced defect characterisation from ultrasonic scans of composites
R A Smith, L J Nelson, M J Mienczakowski and R E Challis
NDE Group, QinetiQ Ltd
Applied Ultrsonics Laboratory, The University of Nottingham
Recent advances and current trends of ultrasonic modelling in CIVA
S Mahaut, M Darmon, S Chatillon and P Calmon
CEA LIST, France

10.40
Coffee and Exhibition
Coffee and Exhibition
11.15
Evaluation of two phased array techniques for the inspection of a dissimilar weld with sub-clad defects
C Nageswaran and C R Bird
TWI Ltd




Aerospace Group AGM
Diffraction coefficients for semi-infinite interfacial cracks and cracks in austenitic steels
L Fradkin, A Gautesen, V Kubzin and V Zernov
London South Bank University


11.40
FMC analysis for TFM improvements
C Laurent
Inspection Validation Centre, Serco

Small turbine blade inspection using laser strain techniques
G Harvey, Rolls-Royce plc
J Jones, Laser Optical Engineering

Simulation of thin film ultrasonic sensors for NDT
J Elgoyhen, J P Hood, D Hutson and K J Kirk
Microscale Sensors, University of the West of Scotland

12.05
Something BIG and something new!
L Carter
Inspection Validation Centre, Serco

In-situ inspection for the additive manufacturing of metallic structures
D Clark
Rolls-Royce plc

Physical bases of prediction of the destruction
VA Petrov, A V Petrov, Saint-Petersburg state polytecnical University, Russia 
12.30
BINDT Annual General Meeting followed by Lunch and Exhibition

Session 4A – Phased Arrays
Chairman – P Cawley

Session 4B – Thermal NDT
Chairman – D Almond

Session 4C – Innovative NDT 1
Chairman – G-R Jaenisch

14.15
Progress in high temperature ultrasonic transducers made from thin films
K J Kirk, J Elgoyhen, J P Hood and D Hutson
Microscale Sensors, University of the West of Scotland

Combined thermography and laser generated ultrasound for a defect detection system
S Burrows
ULTS

Simulation and implementation of ultrasonic remote sensing agents for reconfigurable NDE scanning
G Dobie, S G Pierce, W Galbraith and G Hayward
University of Strathclyde

14.45
Thin film arrays for high temperature NDT
J P Hood, K J Kirk, J Elgoyhen and D Hutson
Microscale Sensors, University of the West of Scotland


Detection and evaluation of internal defect in materials by infrared thermography and numerical simulation
H Shang, J Gao and P I Nicholson
TWI Technology Centre (Wales) Ltd

Nonlinear ultrasonics for measurement of material fatigue
I Collison, M Clark, M Somekh, K Milne, T Dunhill and D Wright

15.10 Tea and Exhibition
15.35
Recent progress in the development of flexible and miniature phased array probes
P Dumas
Imasonic

Matched excitation energy comparison of the pulse and lock-in thermography NDE techniques
S Pickering and D Almond
UK Research Centre in NDE, University of Bath

Measurement of the ultrasonic non-Linearity of kissing bonds
D Yan, B Drinkwater and S Neild
Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bristol  
16.00
Phased array inspection – Does the performance meet expectations?
Colin R Bird
TWI Ltd
Evaluation of a strategy to minimise temperature effects during sparse-array guided wave SHM of real complex structures
T Clarke, F Simonetti and P Cawley
Research Centre in NDE, Imperial College

Crack growth monitoring on industrial plant using established electrical resistance 'scanner' technology
D Farrell and B Robbins
Rowan Technologies 
16.25 Phased array technology and its applications in NDT
H Towsyfyan, S Nouruzi, Technical University of Babol-Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Iran

Development of new ultrasound transducers for NDT applications innovative topologies and harsh enironment designs
S Michau, Vermon SA
16.45
President's Honour LectureDr F Burdett, The University of Northampton
19.30
for
20.00

Conference Dinner