Characterization of gas pipeline flaws using wavelet analysis

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5132, Issue , 2003, Pages 485-493

  Tucker Jr , Raymond W ^a   Kercel, Stephen W ^a   Varma, Venugopal K ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMAT; Flaw detection; Pipeline inspection; Ultrasonic waves; Wavelets

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; CRACKS; EARTHMOVING MACHINERY; GAS PIPELINES; INSPECTION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PERMANENT MAGNETS; PITTING; PROBABILITY; STRESSES; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC WAVES; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS (EMAT);

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0344899931     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.515157     Document Type: Conference Paper

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