NF EN ISO 18563-3, A09-022-3 (05/2024)

ISO 18563-3:2015 concerns ultrasonic testing equipment equipped with multi-element linear translators, in contact (with or without shoe) or in immersion, with central frequencies between 0.5 MHz and 10 MHz. It describes the methods and acceptance criteria applicable to the verification of the performance of the complete equipment (i.e. device, translator and connected cables). The methods described are suitable for users working on site or in a factory. The objective of this part is to verify the proper functioning of the system before the tests, and also to characterize the acoustic beams or to verify the absence of degradation of the system. The methods are not intended to demonstrate the suitability of the system for particular applications but to confirm the ability of the complete system to generate acoustic beams depending on the settings used. Calibration of the system for a specific application is outside the scope of this part of ISO 18563 and is intended to be covered by the test procedure. ISO 18563-3:2015 does not concern the following cases: - encircling networks; - series of openings having different numbers of elements; - different settings for transmission and reception (e.g. active aperture, number of active elements, delays); - techniques using post-processing of individual element signals in a more complex manner than a simple delay law (e.g. acquisition of the integral matrix).
(Automatic translation from French)