CPC G01N 29/043 (2013.01) [G01N 29/221 (2013.01); G01N 29/24 (2013.01); G01N 29/2487 (2013.01); G01N 29/262 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0234 (2013.01); G01N 2291/044 (2013.01); G01N 2291/106 (2013.01); G01N 2291/267 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2634 (2013.01); G21C 15/25 (2013.01); G21C 17/017 (2013.01); Y02E 30/30 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A method of inspecting welds of a pipe in a boiling water nuclear reactor using a phased array transducer assembly, the method comprising:
positioning the phased array transducer assembly adjacent to a surface of the pipe such that a face of a housing of the phased array transducer assembly is positioned adjacent to a weld to be inspected;
generating an ultrasonic beam using a phased array subassembly that is mounted on a wedge of the phased array transducer assembly and oriented at a first angle relative to the face of the housing of the phased array transducer assembly, wherein the wedge is positioned within an internal cavity of the housing of the phased array transducer assembly; and
scanning the pipe, such that a range of the ultrasonic beam comprises an area encompassing the weld of the pipe.
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