Ultrasonic guided wave parameters for detection of axial cracks in feeder pipes of PHWR nuclear power plants

Ultrasonics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-9, 2004, Pages 883-888

  Cheong, Yong Moo ^a   Lee, Dong Hoon ^a   Jung, Hyun Kyu ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Crack detection; Feeder pipe inspection; Guided wave

Indexed keywords

CATHODE RAY OSCILLOSCOPES; CRACKS; DATA ACQUISITION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FREQUENCIES; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PIPE; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

CRACK DETECTION; FEEDER PIPE INSPECTION;

GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 1642585858     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2004.01.073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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