An ultrasonic measurement model to predict the response from flat bottom hole for dual crystal contact probe

Dual crystal contact probes play an important role in many practical ultrasonic inspections, so it is essential to develop an ultrasonic measurement model in order to get a thorough understanding of the characteristics of this kind of transducers. By combining the multi-Gaussian beam model and the Kirchhoff approximation scattering model, a complete ultrasonic measurement model is provided to predict testing signals of a flat bottom hole for a dual crystal focused direct contact probe. By comparing with experimental results, the accuracy of predicted signals using this model has been verified.