Laser phased array measurement of simulated solidified weld penetration depth

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 266-271

  Yang, J ^a   Sanderson, T ^b   Graham, G ^b   Ume, C ^b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ARRAYS; FIBER LASERS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); OPTICAL FIBERS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC DEVICES; ULTRASONICS; WAVE INTERFERENCE;

BUTT JOINTS; OPTICAL FIBER LASER PHASED ARRAY; ULTRASONIC RECEIVER; V GROOVE JOINTS; WELD PENETRATION DEPTH; WELD PENETRATION DEPTH MEASUREMENT;

WELDS;

EID: 0030149560     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2831020     Document Type: Article

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