Performance characteristics of ultrasonic NDT probes at high hydrostatic pressure for inspection of offshore installations

Ultrasonics

Volumn 34, Issue 2-5, 1996, Pages 125-129

  Bindal, V N ^a   Jain, S K ^a   Gupta, Reeta ^a   Chandra, Subhash ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

High pressure effects; NDT; Offshore inspection; Ultrasonic transducers

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INSPECTION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; PERFORMANCE; PROBES;

OFFSHORE INSPECTION; PULSE ECHO SENSITIVITY;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0030168405     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0041-624X(96)00025-X     Document Type: Article

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