N.D.T. Consultants Limited

The rapid growth of electric vehicles and renewable energy storage is increasing the number of lithium-ion batteries reaching end of life. Many of these batteries still retain significant usable capacity, but there is currently no fast and practical way to assess their health outside specialist laboratories. As a result, valuable batteries are often recyc...

In this project NDT Consultants LTD (NDTC) will partner with NPL to carry out research characterization of delamination defects and analysis of data in Glass Fibre Re-enforced Polymer composites using terahertz (THz) imaging. The current most widely used method by the NDT industry to assess delamination defects in composites is ultrasonic. However, this m...

NDT Consultants LTD (NDTC) will partner with NPL to look into the feasibility of improving the the non-destructive, safe and cost-effective method the company uses to assess galvanisation corrosion in powerline Aluminium Conductors Steel Reinforced (ACSR) cables. The partners will focus on magnetism technologies such as Eddy current and line current-based...

In this project NDT Consultants LTD (NDTC) would like to partner with NPL in order to carry out comprehensive research characterization of porosity contents and analysis of data in composite samples. The current main method used by the NDT industry to assess porosity levels in composites is Ultrasound Attenuation (UA). However, this method has drawbacks s...

This project aims at developing an instant and real-time measurement instrument to measure the percentage concentration of magnetic particles in the liquid mixture used in Magnetic Particle Testing (MPT). The instrument will be fixed to the MPT bench and will enable instant reading of the magnetic particle concentration at any time during inspection. This...

Air void density is an essential aspect of the quality assurance of pavement construction. Therefore, in newly built asphalt pavement the industry specifications require assessment of asphalt layers thicknesses as well as air void density in the pavement surface layer. These measured values need to comply with the industry standards and failure to comply ...

With the ever-growing demand for Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs), especially due to the exponential expansion of electrical vehicles (EV) usage, it is anticipated there will be an explosion in the number of spent LIB's, and the need for key metals for new batteries and other technologies. Spent LIBs contain heavy metals, organic chemicals, plastics, _etc._, ...

"Offshore wind energy has been instrumental in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and rendering the UK less dependent on imports to cover its energy needs. As such, large investment programmes and favourable legislation have been driving growth in the sector with overall capacity doubling every five years, a trend that is set to continue by 2030. However, ...

The project will develop sensing capability for coatings being developed for erosion on wind turbine blades, and for similar applications in aviation. Focus will be on the development of sensors for the helicopter rain erosion test, ASTM G73, for continuous measurement of strain and changes in thickness, for better correlation between coatings, test rigs ...

While cranes are used offshore they face heavy load operations up to 10,000t and environmental challenges (e.g. wind,vessel motion)that increase the risk of structural failures. A structural failure of a large crane unavoidably lead to serious damages or total collapses; such accidents are followed by high financial losses and serious injuries and / or fa...

Failure of ship-hull welds can result in loss of vessels, loss of life and pollution of the environment. This is prevented by inspecting all welds with ultrasound (as required by Classification Society rules) which is labour-intensive, expensive and hazardous to operators. The aim of this project is to develop a new, automated robotic inspection system th...

The feasibility of a method to provide assurance of the compliance of inspections of component quality to international standards will be assessed. The method applies to magnetic particle inspections which detect cracks in metallic components and involves the use of a high frequency electromagnetic sensor. The sensor resonates at a frequency in the microw...