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BS EN 16407-2:2014 Non-destructive testing. Radiographic inspection of corrosion and deposits in pipes by X- and gamma rays - Double wall radiographic inspection, 2014
- Contents Page
- Foreword
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Classification of radiographic techniques
- 5 General [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Protection against ionizing radiation
- 5.2 Personnel qualification
- 5.3 Identification of radiographs
- 5.4 Marking
- 5.5 Overlap of films or digital images
- 5.6 Types and positions of image quality indicators (IQI) [Go to Page]
- 5.6.1 Single wire IQI
- 5.6.2 Duplex wire IQI (digital radiographs)
- 6 Recommended techniques for making radiographs [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Test arrangements [Go to Page]
- 6.1.1 General
- 6.1.2 Double wall single image (DWSI)
- Figure 1 — Test arrangement for double wall single image radiography (DWSI) using a curved detector
- Figure 2 — Test arrangement for double wall single image radiography (DWSI) using a planar detector [Go to Page]
- 6.1.3 Double wall double image (DWDI)
- Figure 3 — Test arrangement for double wall double image radiography (DWDI) [Go to Page]
- 6.1.4 Alignment of beam and film/detector
- 6.2 Choice of radiation source
- Table 1 — Total effective penetrated thickness ranges for gamma-ray and high energy X-ray sources for steel pipes
- Figure 4 — Maximum X-ray voltage U for X-ray devices up to 1 000 kV as a function of penetrated thickness w and material [Go to Page]
- 6.3 Film systems and screens
- Table 2 — Film system classes and metal screens for double wall radiography of steel, copper and nickel based alloy pipes
- Table 3 — Film system classes and metal screens for double wall radiography of aluminium and titanium pipes [Go to Page]
- 6.4 Screens and shielding for imaging plates (computed radiography only)
- Table 4 —Metal front screens for CR for double wall radiography for pipes of steel, copper and nickel based alloys
- Table 5 — Metal front screens for CR for the double wall radiography of aluminium and titanium [Go to Page]
- 6.5 Reduction of scattered radiation [Go to Page]
- 6.5.1 Filters and collimators
- 6.5.2 Interception of back scattered radiation
- 6.6 Source-to-detector distance [Go to Page]
- 6.6.1 Double wall single image
- 6.6.2 Double wall double image
- 6.7 Axial coverage and overlap
- Figure 5 — Axial cross section showing the maximum permissible axial length of the evaluated area for a single source position, on the film/detector, Ld, and along the pipe, Lp, on the source side of the pipe [Go to Page]
- 6.8 Circumference coverage [Go to Page]
- 6.8.1 General
- 6.8.2 DWSI
- Figure 6 — Minimum number of DWSI exposures circumferentially around a pipe, as a function of the ratios t/De and De/SPD, where SPD is the distance from the source to the pipe axis (centre) [Go to Page]
- 6.8.3 DWDI
- 6.9 Selection of digital radiographic equipment [Go to Page]
- 6.9.1 General
- 6.9.2 CR systems
- 6.9.3 DDA systems
- 7 Radiograph/digital image sensitivity, quality and evaluation [Go to Page]
- 7.1 Minimum image quality values [Go to Page]
- 7.1.1 Wire image quality indicators
- 7.1.2 Duplex wire IQIs (digital radiographs)
- 7.1.3 Minimum normalized signal to noise ratio (digital radiographs)
- 7.2 Density of film radiographs
- 7.3 Film processing
- 7.4 Film viewing conditions
- 8 Measurement of differences in penetrated thickness [Go to Page]
- 8.1 Principle of technique
- 8.2 Measurement of attenuation coefficient
- 8.3 Source and detector positioning
- 8.4 Image grey level profiles
- 8.5 Validation
- 8.6 Key Points
- 9 Digital image recording, storage, processing and viewing [Go to Page]
- 9.1 Scan and read out of image
- 9.2 Calibration of DDAs
- 9.3 Bad pixel interpolation
- 9.4 Image processing
- 9.5 Digital image recording and storage
- 9.6 Monitor viewing conditions
- 10 Test report
- Annex A (normative) Minimum image quality values
- Table A.1 — DWDI Iridium 192 – source side wire IQIs
- Table A.2 — DWSI Iridium 192 – detector side wire IQIs
- Table A.3 — DWDI Selenium 75 – source side wire IQIs
- Table A.4 — DWSI Selenium 75 - detector side wire IQIs
- Annex B (informative) Penetrated thickness measurements from image grey levels
- Annex C (normative) Determination of basic spatial resolution
- Bibliography [Go to Page]