MMS15 Interactive Knowledge Base on NDE of Composites

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• MMS15 Interactive Knowledge Base on NDE of
  Composites
• SUMMARY Presentation

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Industry Perception

• Perception of NDE does not often tally with
  reality
• Its too novel
• I dont have a procedure
• Its not applicable in my sector
• Its a research tool
• Its too expensive
• Ill stick with what I know...

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Industry Need for the IKB...

• This will enable the knowledge and experience
  that is currently spread around a number of
  industry sectors to be consolidated in a form
  that is useful to Airbus UK

The thing I need most is a single-point of
focus for information on NDE. I know the
information is there, but I cannot find it. -
Ford UK CPD4D
If I use composites.how will I inspect them
We spend thousands in developing new NDE
procedures.. I suspect that they may already
exist
"The outcome of this project would be useful ...
to assess the quality of our products.. in
helping to prove to our customers that the
product was built to an acceptable standard-
Vosper Thorneycroft
The knowledge is there but industry cannot find
it.
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What questions will the IKB answer

• Is the equipment portable and usable in the
  field?
• What size of defect will it find?
• Is it applicable to my application?
• Are there procedures and standards I can use?
• What does the data look like and show me?
• Will it work in my composite fabrication?
• Can it size and characterise the defect?
• What is the status of the method?
• What are the limitations?
• How do I use the data in defect assessment or
  design?
• Who else in my sector is using the method?
• ...

...An authoritative answer..all in one place.
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What will MMS15 deliver?

• A step change in the use of NDE by UK industry. A
  gain in the quality of composite components.
• A single focal point for industry on NDE of
  compositesthe IKB .on your desk
• Transfer of NDE expertise across industry
• An NDE forum for exchange of practical and new
  information (Technology transfer)
• A live IKB that will evolve and grow with time
• Inclusive of all industry sectors and NDE
  methods. Focused where it matters

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MMS15 - Project Team

• Team
• 30 years relevant experience
• across all industries and full diversity of NDE
• includes the two main centres of composite NDE
  AEA Technology National NDT Centre (NNDTC),
  Qinetiq
• pre-eminent centre on inspection performance and
  reliability (NNDTC)
• NetComposites portal gives effective
  dissemination
• Several years experience running IKBs for
  industry
• Value for Money
• concentrate on delivering data, knowledge and
  guidance
• Substantive knowledge committed to programme

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Essential input to the IKB

• Knowledge on Inspection performance is crucial to
  the application of NDE and essential in the IKB
• Performance
• Sensitivity
• Speed
• coverage
• reliability (Probability of detection (POD),
  false calls, human reliability)
• Capability
• Theoretical sensitivity
• Expert judgement
• Key where information is limited
• Other factors
• coatings, materials, defect type, fabrication
  method, geometry environment etc.
• .this is a key team strength

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MMS15 Distinctive Features

• Inclusive .expertise is across industry and
  covers full diversity of NDE
• Quantitative NDE performance data ... Probability
  of detection (POD) data and models included
• Economic and cost-benefit models Inspection Value
  included vital to industry
• A recommend-a-technique capability based on the
  best of expert judgement
• State-of-the-art user-interface and effective
  dissemination via NetComposites portal

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MMS 15 - Outputs

• Relevant
• Knowledge and guidance more than just data
• taking the data further, answering the how to
  questions
• Accessible
• available from the users desk. anywhere
  anytime
• up-to-date.changes available in real time
• presented in the right language
• Value
• making best use of todays information,
  augmenting in key areas, extracting the maximum
  benefit
• IKB.we have used the concept before
• ...can concentrate on delivering knowledge and
  guidance on composites NDE not on software

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MMS15 - Dissemination

• Main dissemination route is via the NetComposites
  portal
• 400 unique visitors per day
• -regularly consulted by 7000 companies
• respected source
• Other
• Significant initial publicity
• direct interactions with industry
• presentation and demonstration to industry
  (workshops)
• the Industrial Advisory Group (IAG)

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MMS15 - Industry Interest and Project Value
at 1 Dec 2001

• Project Value
• Participation will give industry access to
  Project work valued at close to 250,000
• Leveraged to over 400,000 if the value of
  in-kind and other Industrial Contributions are
  included

• Industry interest at proposal stage
• Vosper Thorneycroft (UK) Limited
• Airbus
• Advanced NDT Instruments
• Lot Oriel Group
• Composites Repair Group
• Amerada Hess Limited
• BG Hydrocarbon Resources Ltd
• BP British Petroleum
• Clockspring Limited
• DML Devonport Marine Limited
• IMG International Materials Group
• Shell Expro
• Walker Technical Resources