Long-term installations of the DC-potential drop method in four nuclear power plants and the accuracies thereby obtained for monitoring of crack initiation and crack growth

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 287-292

  Oppermann, W ^a   Hofstotter P ^a   Keller, H P ^a  

^a T V Rheinland Industrie Service GmbH   (Germany)

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EID: 0037797582     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0029-5493(97)00127-1     Document Type: Article

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2. Keller, H.P., 1991. Further development of the DC-potential drop method for the measurement and monitoring of cracks in plant operation. VGB Kraftwerkstechnik 71 (11) 1057-1060 in german).
3. Kluttig, B., Steinmill, H., Stoppler, W., Keller H.P., 1992. Crack growth measurements on components under cyclic loading - comparison of different methods. 18th MPA Semin., 1992 (in german).
4. Oppermannn, W., Keller, H.P., 1991. An improved potential drop method for measuring and monitoring defects in structures. 17th MPA Semin., 1991 (in german).
5. Oppermann, W., Keller, H.P., Stoppler, W., 1992. Determination of crack growth in pipes, elbows and branches under complex loading by means of the DC-potential drop method. 18th MPA Semin., 1992 (in german).