The major components of the AIS Rotorbore inpsection system is an industial data system, data acquisition and analysis software, a sled scanner, and an air/couplant system.

The data system consists of two industrial computers and an 8 channel UT Megapulser instrument installed in shock proof rack mount enclosure.

The scan sled is aligned with the rotor and then clamped to the rotor flange. The scan sled, bore head, couplant system, heavy duty clamps,9 torque tubes, and flat panelncomputer monitors, are neatly stored in a 6 foot Knaack box storage container. The container has four heavy duty swivel casters for easy maneuverabliliy.

Standard Bore Head

An air actuated scan head articulates 3 forks radially. Each fork can hold up to two transducer wedges for a total of 6 transducers. Typically, one fork will hold two 45 degree circumferential shear wave transducers, one looking clockwise, one looking counter clockwise. The second fork will hold two 60 degree circumferential shear wave transducers, one looking clockwise, the other looking counter clockwise. The third fork will hold a Ghent style eddy current probe.

Though the configuration might hold 45 and 60 circ shear waves, other configurations might include axial looking shear waves and/or a straight beam probe. The scan head contracts down to approximately 2.8"; hence the smallest inspectable bore diameter is 2.8".

Optional Small Bore Diameter Scan Head

An optional small bore head is available to fit botes from two inch to three inch diameters. Though this small head has two forks and holds two transducers/probes. Like the standard bore head shown above, the two forks are air actuated.