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Kappatos, Vassilis
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Publications (16/16 displayed)
- 2017An ultrasonic guided wave approach for the inspection of overhead transmission line cablescitations
- 2017An investigation of shape memory alloys as actuating elements in aerospace morphing applicationscitations
- 2017Theoretical assessment of different ultrasonic configurations for defects detection in composite componentscitations
- 2016An experimental investigation of Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers applied to high temperature plates for potential use in solar thermal industry
- 2016Inspection and Structural Health Monitoring techniques for Concentrated Solar Power plantscitations
- 2015Developing a Novel Ice Protection System for Wind Turbine Blades Using Vibrations of Both Short and Long Wavelengthscitations
- 2014Development of an ultrasonic NDT system for automated in-situ inspection of wind turbine blades
- 2014Airfoil morphing based on SMA actuation technologycitations
- 2014Enable the powder metallurgy process to expand to new markets with more reliable parts and lower manufacturing costs through the inspection of green parts
- 2014Development of an automated digital radiography system for the non-destructive inspection of green powder metallurgy parts
- 2013PM parts fast in-line x-ray digital radiography
- 2013Tensile mechanical properties prediction of reinforcing B500C steel bars in coastal structures
- 2012Structural health monitoring of ship and other offshore structures using acoustic emission testing
- 2012Preliminary NDT investigation of sintered Powder Metallurgy parts by high-resolution TDI based X-ray digital radiography
- 2012Development of a digital radiographic inspection technique for production friendly quality assessment of powder metallurgy parts
- 2010Assessment of the effect of existing corrosion on the tensile behaviour of magnesium alloy AZ31 using neural networkscitations
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Development of an ultrasonic NDT system for automated in-situ inspection of wind turbine blades
Abstract
<p>It is crucial to maintain wind turbine blades regularly, due to the high stress leading to defects or even damage. Conventional methods require shipping the blades to a workshop for inspection off-site, which is extremely time-consuming and very costly. This work investigates using pulse-echo ultrasound to detect internal damages in wind turbine blades without the necessity to ship the blades off-site. A prototype of 2D ultrasonic non-destructive testing (NDT) system has been developed and optimised for in-situ wind turbine blade inspection. The system is designed to be light weight so it can be easily carried by an inspector climbing onto the wind turbine blade for in-situ inspection. It can be operated in 1D A-Scan, 2D C-Scan or 3D Volume Scan. A software system has been developed to control the automated scanning and show the damage areas in a 2D/3D map with different colours so that the inspector can easily identify the damage areas. Experiments on Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastics (GFRP) and wind turbine blades (made of GFRP) samples showed that internal defects can be detected. The main advantages of this system are fully automated 2D spatial scanning and flaw displaying. It is potentially to be used for in-situ inspection to save maintenance time and hence considered to be economically beneficial for the wind energy industry.</p>