Application of Water Immersion Ultrasonic Phased Array Technology in Wheel Rim Inspection

摘要

Rim is an important part of the wheels. It is often over loaded and has a complicated stress in use. Specially, at high speed circumstances, the quality of the work piece is closely connected. This paper combines the water immersion technology with the ultrasonic phased array technology to wheel detection. It introduces the basic principle, current situation at home and abroad of the water immersion ultrasonic phased array technology, and the comparison with the contacted ultrasonic phased array detection technology. According to the feature of the rim flaws, the methods to detect rim flaws with water immersion ultrasonic phased array technology are analyzed and tested. This system can finish the whole scanning in one time, improve the work efficiency and satisfy the testing requirements.