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Liquid penetrant testing is used primarily for detecting surface discontinuities. Description download ji2027jsa 033 liquid penetrant testing comments. The technique is based on the ability of a liquid to be drawn into a clean in other words, unobstructed surface breaking flaw by capillary action. V22a, 6th main, 2nd stage, peenya industrial estate, bangalore560058, india. Liquid penetrant inspection is a nondestructive test method which does not harm the parts being inspected. Recommend the dye penetrant test for a specific material. The technique works via the principle of capillary action, a process where a liquid.
Ndt procedure for liquid penetrant inspection a nondestructive testing ndt procedure suitable for general liquiddye penetrant inspections. The importance of writing a nondestructive testing ndt report correctly is often underestimated, or the case may be that report writing was not provided during training. The method can be manual, semiautomatic or fully automated. Revised in 2011, the liquid pentrant testing book features 247 level i, level ii and iii questions, many new and improved. The parts to be tested are either dipped into or covered with a penetrant testing liquid which has very good wetting and penetrating ability.
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Practical demonstration of penetrant testing, applications of penetrant testing. Dye penetrant inspection dp, also called liquid penetrate inspection lpi or penetrant testing pt, is a widely applied and lowcost inspection method used to check surfacebreaking defects in all nonporous materials metals, plastics, or ceramics. The test specimen shall then be wiped clean and excess penetrant removed. This method is used to reveal surface discontinuities by bleed out of a colored or fluorescent dye from the flaw. American society for nondestructive testing, columbus, oh, 1999, isbn 1571170286. The oil and whiting method used an oil solvent for cleaning followed by the application of a whiting or chalk.
This is a sample lpt procedure and may be required to be modified as per specific requirements. In particular, by pt we can nd the following kind of discontinuities. Liquid penetrant inspection report an ndt inspection test report, useful for documenting observations of liquiddye penetrant examinations format no. In this work we report an analysis of the different diagnostic target, according to the process parameters.
Introduction 1 scope 2 normative references 3 terms and definitions 4 safety precautions 5 general principles 6 products, sensitivity and designation 7 compatibility of penetrant testing materials with the parts to be tested 8 test procedure 9 test report and its form 10 classification of indications and discontinuities 11 marking annex a. Lab report 10 lab report 1 lab session 10 to study dye. Liquid penetrant testing lpt is one of the most widely used nondestructive testing methods. Lpt is based on capillarity or capillary attraction, where a liquid is able to flow into narrow spaces without the assistance of or even in opposition to external forces such as gravity. Liquid penetrant testing is one of the oldest and simplest ndt methods.
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