Sub-pixel high precision dimensional measurement method for aero-engine hollow turbine blade based on industrial computed tomography image

Aero-engine hollow turbine blades are work under prolonged high temperature,requiring high dimensional accuracy.Blade profile and wall thickness are important parameters to ensure the comprehensive performance of blades,which need to be measured accurately during manufacturing process.In this study,a high accuracy industrial computed tomography(ICT)measuring method was developed based on standard cylindrical pin and ring workpieces of different sizes.Combining ICT with cubic spline interpolation,a sub-pixel accuracy was achieved in measuring the dimension of component.Compared with the traditional and whole-pixel level image measurement method,the cubic spline interpolation algorithm has the advantages of high accuracy in image edge detection and thus high accuracy of dimensional measurement.Further,the technique was employed to measure the profile and wall thickness of a typical aerospace engine turbine blade,and an accuracy higher than 0.015 mm was obtained.

Development of the Mechanical System on a Third-Generation Industrial Computed Tomography Scanner in Brazil

The development of measurement geometry for medical X-ray computed tomography （CT） scanners was carried out from the first to the fourth-generation. This concept has also been applied for imaging of industrial processes such as pipe flows or for improving design, operation, optimization and troubleshooting. Nowadays, gamma CT permits to visualize failure equipment points in three-dimensional analysis and in sections of chemical and petrochemical industries. The aim of this work is the development of the mechanical system on a third-generation industrial CT scanner to analyze laboratorial process columns which perform highly efficient separation, turning the ^6oCo, ^75Se, ^137Cs and/or ^192Ir sealed gamma-ray source（s） and the NaI（Tl） multidetector array. It also has a translation movement along the column axis to obtain as many slices of the process flow as needed. The mechanical assembly for this third-generation industrial CT scanner is comprised by strength and rigidity structural frame in stainless and carbon steels, rotating table, source shield and collimator with pneumatic exposure system, spur gear system, translator, rotary stage, drives and stepper motors. The use of suitable spur gears has given a good repeatability and high accuracy in the degree of veracity. The data acquisition boards, mechanical control interfaces, software for movement control and image reconstruction were specially development. A multiphase phantom capable to be setting with solid, liquid and gas was testing. The scanner was setting for 90 views and 19 projections for each detector totalizing 11,970 projections. Experiments to determine the linear attenuation coefficients of the phantom were carried out which applied the Lambert-Beer principle. Results showed that it was possible to distinguish between the phases even the polymethylmethacrylate and the water have very similar density and linear attenuation coefficients. It was established that the newly developed third-generation fan-beam arrangement gamma scanner unit has a good spatial resolution acceptable given the size of the used phantom in this study. The tomografic reconstruction algorithm in used 60 ~ 60 pixels images was the Alternative Minimization （AM） technique and was implemented in MATLAB and VB platforms. The mechanical system presented a good performance in terms of strength, rigidity, accuracy and repeatability with great potential to be used for education or program which dedicated to training chemical and petrochemical industry professionals and for industrial process optimization in Brazil.

Characteristics of rock fragments in different forest stony soil and its relationship with macropore characteristics in mountain area, northern China

Rock fragments have major effect on soil macropores and water movement. However, the characteristics of rock fragments and their relationship with macropore characteristics remain elusive in forest stony soils in northern mountainous area of China. The objectives of this study are to(1) use Industrial Computed Tomography(CT) scanning to quantitatively analyze rock fragment characteristics in intact soil columns in different forest lands and(2) identify the relationship between characteristics of rock fragments and that of the macropores. Intact soil columns that were 100 mm in diameter and 300 mm long were randomly taken from six local forest stony soils in Wuzuolou Forest Station in Miyun, Beijing. Industrial CT was used to scan all soil column samples, and then the scanned images were utilized to obtain the three-dimensional(3 D) images of rock fragments and macropore structures. Next, theparameters of the rock fragments and macropore structure were measured, including the volume, diameter, surface area, and number of rock fragments, as well as the volume, diameter, surface area, length, angle, tortuosity and number of macropores. The results showed that no significant difference was found in soil rock fragments content in the 10-30 cm layer between mixed forest and pure forest, but in the 0-10 cm soil layer, the rock fragments in mixed forest were significantly less than in pure forest. The number density of macropores has significant negative correlation with the number of rock fragments in the 0-10 cm soil layer, whereas this correlation is not significant in 10-20 cm and 20-30 cm soil layers. The volume density of macropore was not correlated with the volume density of rock fragments, and there is no correlation between the density of macropore surface area and the density of rock fragment surface area. Industrial CT scanning combined with image processing technology canprovide a better way to explore 3 D distribution of rock fragments in soil. The content of rock fragments in soil is mainly determined by parent rocks. The surface soil(0-10 cm) of forest contains fewer rock fragments and more macropores, which may be caused by bioturbation, root systems, gravitational settling and faunal undermining.

Research of Large Field of View Scan Mode for Industrial CT

For industrial computed tomography systems, generation II scan mode has a large field of view but time consuming and generation III has a small field of view but fast. In order to realize the rapid ICT test of large objects, a scan mode based on generation III called large field of view scan was discussed and its reconstruction algorithm based on FBP was deduced. The validity of the algorithm was verified by the results of computer simulation and experiments. Analysis showed that the effective scan field of view could be improved by more than 90% compared with that of generation III.

Intelligent detection method for workpiece defect based on industrial CT image

In order to solve the problem of internal defect detection in industry, an intelligent detection method for workpiece defect based on industrial computed tomography (CT) images is proposed. The industrial CT slice image is preprocessed first with the combination of adaptive median filtering and adaptive weighted average filtering by analyzing the characteristics of the industrial CT slice images. Then an image segmentation algorithm based on gray change rate is used to segment low contrast information in industrial CT images, and the feature of workpiece defect is extracted by using Hu invariant moment. On this basis, the radial basis function (RBF) neural network model is established and the firefly algorithm is used for optimization, and the intelligent identification of the internal defects of the workpiece is completed. Simulation results show that this method can effectively improve the accuracy of defect identification and provide a theoretical basis for the detection of internal defects in industry.

Effect of warhead wall thickness on charge uniformity in industrial CT detection

Uniformity of warhead axial charge and influences of different warhead wall thicknesses on measurement results were studied by industrial computed tomography(C T).By comparing the differences of relative density values of the same simulation charge sample assembled in simulation bodies with different wall thicknesses,effects of warhead wall thickness on charge CT relative density values were analyzed.The results show that CT value increases by about1%with the increase of each additional1mm of wall thickness under the same simulation charge for the projectile with outer diameter of100mm and internal diameterof90mm.There fore,to detect uniformity along warhead axial(upper,middle and lower sections)charge density within penetration ability range of industrial CT(IC T),the CT values of various parts(upper,middle and lower sections)may be only measured without measuring absolute density of charge.By subtracting changes in the CT values caused by warhead wall thickness variation,the CT values of various parts under the same charge can describe warhead axial charge uniformity.