Patent ID: 11953471
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A system for evaluating a bond comprising:
a first vessel comprising,
one or more sidewalls and an endwall,
a liquid port configured to connect to a source to fill the first vessel with a liquid, and
an open portion configured to be placed against a bonded structure to be inspected;

a second vessel surrounding the open portion of the first vessel, comprising a vacuum port configured to connect to a vacuum system to pull a vacuum in a space between an outer surface of the first vessel and an inner surface of the second vessel when the open portion of the first vessel and an open portion of the second vessel are adjacent to the bonded structure to be inspected;
a pair of electrodes disposed within the first vessel; and
a power supply connected to the pair of electrodes, wherein the power supply is configured to provide an electrical pulse to create an underwater plasma between the pair of electrodes to generate a compression wave.