Development and test of an ultrasonic transducer for high temperature environments

The power industry has aging infrastructure operating at high temperatures (up to 600°C) subjecting it to accelerated corrosion that regularly leads to disasters. Periodic inspections are used to assess structures using ultrasound but require operations to be shut down so that workers can operate safely. Continuous monitoring is complex at high temperatures, which has many drawbacks: production shutdowns based on a maintenance schedule are inaccurate and costly, while corrosion progression goes undetected during operations and can lead to accidents. The main goal is therefore to improve the safety of these infrastructures while saving costs related to calendar based inspections. The proposed project aims to test in real conditions and further develop a sensor that can measure the residual thickness and assess the integrity of structures exposed to high temperatures.

Faculty Supervisor:

Paula Wood-Adams;Effrosyni Diamantoudi;Mazdak Nik-Bakht

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Partner:

V1 Studio

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

Concordia University

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