General Industry Term

TOFD meaning in oil and gas

Definition

Time of Flight Diffraction

TOFD means Time of Flight Diffraction. A method of ultrasonic testing on welds. It utilizes two angle beam probes (usually 45 degrees) in a transmitter-receiver arrangement across the weld and is used to detect crack…

A method of ultrasonic testing on welds. It utilizes two angle beam probes (usually 45 degrees) in a transmitter-receiver arrangement across the weld and is used to detect crack like defects in welds.

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