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Ultrasound Applications Demonstration - Audio Samples

   Ultrasound Applications - Audio Samples

  • Airborne/Structure borne Ultrasound Technology has a versatility that is unmatched in the inspection arena. It may be used to locate leaks, faulty steam traps, electrical emissions and mechanical faults. It integrates well with vibration and infrared technologies and can be used independently.

  • It is cost effective and the instrumentation is relatively easy to use. So easy, that first time users are often able to identify sounds and potential problems with little training.

  • The following are examples of common sounds taken from actual equipment to help you understand how easy ultrasonic inspection with an Ultraprobe can be. See also Application PDF Summary

  • Electrical Inspection: Arcing, Tracking & Corona

  • Arcing, tracking, & corona discharge produce ultrasound at the site of emission. These electrical discharges can be located quickly
    by scanning an area with Ultraprobe. The signal is heard as a frying or buzzing sound in the headset. As with pressure or vacuum leak detection, the closer the instrument is to the discharge, the more intense the signal. Test: switchgear, transformers, circuit breakers, buss bars, relays, junction boxes, insulators, and other electrical gear.

Play Arcing WAV sample | Play Tracking WAV sample | Play Corona WAV sample (06 sec)

  • Bearing Inspection & Monitoring

  • Ultraprobe detects the earliest stage of bearing failure. NASA research has demonstrated that ultrasound bearing monitoring will locate potential bearing failure long before it is detected by traditional heat and vibration methods. With the Ultraprobe, users hear the sound quality of a bearing as well as monitor amplitude changes on the display/meter. This provides the ability to trend, trouble shoot and confirm potential bearing problems.

Play Faulty Bearing WAV sample | Play Good Bearing WAV sample | Play Faulty Slow Bearing WAV sample

  • Steam Trap Inspection

  • Major steam trap manufacturers have recommended ultrasound inspection of steam traps as one of the most reliable methods available. By converting the ultrasonic elements of a working steam trap into the audible range, Ultraprobe allows users to hear through headphones and see on a display/meter the exact condition of a steam trap while it is on line. Blow-by, machine gunning, oversized traps or line blockage are all easily detected. Frequency tuning enhances Ultraprobe’s ability to discriminate between condensate and steam.

  • Pressure/Vacuum Leaks

  • As any gas (air, oxygen, nitrogen, etc.) passes through a leak orifice, it generates a turbulent flow with detectable high frequency components. By scanning the test area with an Ultraprobe, a leak can be heard through the headset as a rushing sound or noted on the display/meter. The closer the instrument is to the leak, the louder the rushing sound and the higher the reading.

Play Air Leak WAV sample

Note: The Ultraprobe heterodynes sounds you can't hear into the audible range.

het·er·o·dyne adj. - Having alternating currents of two different frequencies that are combined to produce two new frequencies, the sum and difference of the original frequencies, either of which may be used in radio or television receivers by proper tuning or filtering.

tr.v. het·er·o·dyned, het·er·o·dyn·ing, het·er·o·dynes  - To combine (a radio-frequency wave) with a locally generated wave of different frequency in order to produce a new frequency equal to the sum or difference of the two. 

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