Diseño y desarrollo de un sistema semiautomático tipo araña para la inspección de juntas soldadas en tuberías mediante el equipo MFD 800B utilizado en el laboratorio de materiales de la Carrera de Ingeniería Mecánica de la Facultad de Ingeniería Civil y Mecánica

Abstract

The development of this research project is focused for use in the materials laboratory of the Mechanical Engineering Career at the Universidad Técnica de Ambato, specifically for the area of non-destructive testing. The mechanism is designed to generate greater reliability and veracity in the acquisition of data for an ultrasound test. Currently, a conventional or manual test is used in the facilities, which, in general, and for reasons proper to the experience of the personnel involved in this context., yields unreliable results. Its main structure is made of acrylic and steel. The elements have been joined by using bolts and nuts. Instead, bearings and wheels have been used for movement around the pipe. Similarly, a worm screw and two motors were required to produce the movement when handling in free software. The final results required the use of API 1104, here are all the minimum factors that must be included in the generation of results in the analysis (manual, automatic, seiautomatic) by ultrasound in pipes. Likewise, the data that must be available for the measurement equipment is appreciated. Finally, the efficacy of a semi-automatic ultrasound test with respect to a conventional test was determined.