Ultrasound InstituteKaunas University of Technology

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Activities of Ultrasound Institutein the field of ultrasonic measurements and non-destructive testing over 40 years;over 1000 publications in internationally recognized scientific journals;over 150 patents; publishing the scientific journal Ultragarsas (Ultrasound) since 1969; master and post-graduate studies.

The main partners and contractors:Endress+Hauser Flowtec AG (Switzerland);Paul Scherrer Institut (Switzerland);Belgian Nuclear Research Center SCK/CEN (Belgium);Commissariat a lenergie atomique/ Service des techniques advancees (France, Saclay); Swedish International Project/ Nuclear safety (Sweden);Lithuanian Nuclear Safety Authority;The Ignalina State Nuclear Power Plant (Lithuania);European Non destructive Examination Forum (European Comission, JRC Petten, Netherlands);FORCE Institute (Danmark, Copenhagen);VOLVO Automation (Sweden, Skovde);De Montfort University (Leicester, Great Britain);University College London (Great Britain);Institute of Fundamental Technical Problems (Poland, Warsaw)

The newest projects:EC FRAMEWORK 6 project Condition monitoring of large oil and chemical storage tanks using ultrasonic guided wave tomography without the need to empty and clean the tanks (TANK INSPECT), COOP-CT-2003-508486)EC FRAMEWORK6 project Development of comprehensive in-line quality control system for printed circuit board assemblies (MICROSCAN) FRAMEWORK 5 projectDevelopment of new and novel inspection systems for composite aircraft non-destructive testing (NANOSCAN)Co-operative project between Belgian Nuclear Research Center SCK/CEN and Ultrasound Institute CO-90 01 1487/V7606. Development of high temperature ultrasonic transducers and investigation of acoustic properties of liquid Pb/Bi alloy for accelerator driven system MYRRHA PHARE LI9806-01 project Support to Lithuanian Power Safety Inspectorate (VATESI) and its Technical Support OrganisationsINCO-COPERNICUS project No.ERB IC15-CT96-0726 Intelligent semi-autonomous vehicles for material handling : Development of smart ultrasonic sensors for guidance of robots

The main fields of activity:Ultrasonic industrial measurements; Ultrasonic non-destructive testing & evaluation (NDT&E);Simulation and signal processing in ultrasonic measurements;Investigation of material properties by ultrasonic techniques.

Ultrasonic industrial measurementsMeasurements in nuclear reactors;Ultrasonic distance, position and level meters;Air coupled ultrasonics;Ultrasonic flow and heat energy meters;Ultrasonic gas thermometry.

Ultrasonic non-destructive testing & evaluation (NDT&E)Ultrasonic transducers;Ultrasonic imaging for NDT purposes;Ultrasonic NDT&E of composite materials;Ultrasonic NDT&E of journal and sleeve bearings.

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Simulation and signal processing in ultrasonic measurementsComputer simulation of ultrasonic measurement systems;Ultrasonic signal processing;Ultrasonic data processing;Ultrasonic image processing;

Investigation of material propertiescharacterization of multi-layered composite materials;physical acoustics and ultrasonic interferometry;applications in biology and medicine.

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