Time of Flight Diffraction (ToFD) - Appreciation eLearning Package

Immerse yourself in the world of ultrasonic testing with our comprehensive eLearning package. Designed for individuals who work indirectly with ultrasonic testing, such as equipment vendors, auditors, and supervisors, this program provides a valuable understanding of time of flight diffraction.

With 60 days of access to the eLearning materials, you can delve into the training at your own pace. Each section is delivered step by step, allowing you to absorb the content without any time pressure.

Upon completion of the full package, you will be awarded a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion, validating your knowledge and proficiency in time of flight diffraction appreciation.

Expand your expertise in ultrasonic testing and enhance your professional profile with this engaging eLearning program.

This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit hours.

CPD: 15 Credit

Duration: 15 hrs

Price: CA$ 499.00

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The Time of Flight Diffraction (ToFD) eLearning Package is divided in three modules:

  •  Module 1: Theory

  •  Module 2: Interactive exercises

  •  Module 3: Self-evaluation test

When you have booked your online training, you will receive an email notification with your login details.

SECTION 1: Theory

• Instrument, digitizers, filters

• Probes, frequency spectrum, signal waveform, pitch and catch

• B-Scan, gray scale

• Whisker effect, parabolic cursors

• Non-parallel and parallel scans

• Huygens’ principal, diffraction

• Snell’s law, incident and refracted waves

• RF signals, phase shift, averaging

• PCS, depth calculation, position uncertainty

• Beam spread, lateral wave, backwall, mode-converted backwall

• Limitations, dead zones, accuracy, resolution

• Indications, top-surface breaking, bottom-surface breaking, embedded

• Geometrical indications, double-V welds, pipe misalignment, double thicknesses

• Settings, filters, averaging, time window, sensitivity, scan resolution, PRF

• Velocity calibration, lateral wave straightening

• Analysis, signal start, grouping, point-like

• Analysis, basic analysis, detailed analysis

• Analysis, height and depth, length and position

SECTION 2: Interactive exercises

• Defect viewer, top-surface breaking, bottom-surface breaking, embedded

• velocity calibration, wedge delay calibration, Lateral wave straightening, Data

analysis

SECTION 3: Self-evaluation test

• 40-question test

• Link to an explanatory video for each question

• Grade

So that your computer can run the Phased Array eLearning modules you will need the following basic systems:

Operating System
Windows: 10 and higher

Browser
Chrome or Edge

Internet connection:

A decent internet connection (5 Mb/s) 

Taster

To get an idea of what you can expect when you begin the course, and view some helpful tutorial videos, click the link below:

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