The synthetic aperture focusing technique (SAFT) is a well-established method for improving the resolution of an ultrasonic image. A major shortcoming is the inherent assumption that the pulse reflected from a flaw has a spectral content that is independent of the flaw's location relative to the transducer. In this project, we address the issue by using SAFT combined with Wiener filtering and a...

Synthetically focused imaging has been used for some time in the NDE community. The techniques have primarily been directed towards imaging using bulk waves. There has recently been use of SAFT (Synthetic Aperture Focusing Technique) using guided waves in plates. Here, we review three different synthetically focused imaging algorithms for a linear array aperture: CSM (Common Source Method), SAF...

We propose a GPU-accelerated implementation of frequency-domain synthetic aperture focusing technique (SAFT) employing truncated regularized inverse k-space interpolation. Our achieves sub-1s reconstruction time for data sizes up to 100 M voxels, providing more than tenfold decrease in as compared CPU-based SAFT. provide an empirical model that can be used predict the execution quasi-3D any siz...

A statistical associating fluid theory for potentials of variable range to model dipolar fluids is presented. The new theory, termed the SAFT-VR+D equation (the statistical associating fluid theory for potentials of variable range plus dipole), explicitly accounts for dipolar interactions and their effect on the structure of the fluid. This is achieved through the use of the generalized mean sp...

Due to scarce available experimental data, as well as due to the absence of predictive models, the influence of salts on the solubility of ionic liquids (ILs) in water is still poorly understood. To this end, this work addresses the solubility of the IL 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([C4C1im][NTf2]), at 298.15 K and 0.1 MPa, in aqueous salt solutions (from 0.1 to...