QNDE 2009, Rhode Island, USA
26th - 31st August 2009
Gabriel Bolu, Rahul Summan and Dr. Tony Gachagan presented 4 papers at this NDE conference on the CUE research activities in thermosonics, remote sensing agents and ultrasonic array technology. This conference is increasingly important to CUE as our NDE research activities continue to expand. The conference was attended by over 300 delegates and provided an excellent forum for the first oral presentation at an international conference by Gabriel and Rahul. Interestingly, Tony scored a goal in a football match organised between the delegates, with his 'team' winning 5-3 on the night.....the opposition must have been poor!!
The presented papers were as follows. For further information please contact the authors directly:
Monitoring Crack Propagation in Turbine Blades Caused by Thermosonic Inspection
G. Bolu, A. Gachagan, G. Pierce, University of Strathclyde, Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering, Glasgow, United Kingdom; G. Harvey, Rolls Royce, East Kilbride, United Kingdom; W. L. Choong, Vibrant NDT Ltd., Smithfield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Reliable Crack Detection in Turbine Blades Using Thermosonics: An Empirical Study
G. Bolu, A. Gachagan, G. Pierce, University of Strathclyde, Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering, Glasgow, United Kingdom; G. Harvey, Rolls Royce, East Kilbride, United Kingdom
Hexagonal Array Structure for 2D NDE Applications
J. Dziewierz, S. N. Ramadas, A. Gachagan, R. L. O’Leary, and G. Hayward, Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G1 1XW United Kingdom
A Probabilistic Approach to Robotic NDE Inspection
R. Summan, G. Dobie, G. Pierce, and G. Hayward, University of Strathclyde, Centre for Ultrasonic Engineering (CUE), Glasgow, United Kingdom; J. Hensman and K. Worden, University of Sheffield, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sheffield, United Kingdom