Contoured search unit for detecting internal flaws

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1977-12-19

1979-03-13

Myracle, Jerry W.

Measuring and testing

Vibration

By mechanical waves

73641, G01N 2900

Patent

active

041435532

ABSTRACT:
A search unit for detecting internal flaws in the web of a railroad rail includes a plastic polymer shoe having a base surface contoured to conform generally to the web surface and of sufficient width to extend substantially across the width of the web. A plurality of dual ultrasonic transducers, each transducer including a transmitter and a spaced receiver, form a linear array across the width of the shoe and are angled with respect to each other. A couplant fluid is injected between the shoe and the rail web through fluid inlets in the shoe as the unit is slid along the rail.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3741003 (1973-06-01), Gunkel
patent: 3837202 (1974-09-01), Hetherington et al.

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