An array-based system for monitoring cracks in industrial plant at high temperatures

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 722-727

  Kirk, K J ^a   Cornwall, I ^b   McNab, A ^c   Cochran, A ^c   Hayward, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c BInstNDT ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; DEFECTS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HIGH TEMPERATURE TESTING; IMAGE PROCESSING; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; MONITORING; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; STEEL; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT;

CRACK MONITORING SYSTEM; IMAGING ALGORITHM; LITHIUM NIOBATE; ULTRASONIC ARRAYS;

ACOUSTIC ARRAYS;

EID: 0030265069     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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