A torsional mode guided wave probe for long range, in bore testing of heat exchanger tubing

Materials Evaluation

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 430-433

  Kwun, Hegeon ^a   Crane, James F ^a   Kim, Sang Y ^a   Parvin, Albert J ^a   Light, Glenn M ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Finned tube; Guided wave; Heat exchanger tube; Long range testing; Magnetostrictive sensor; Steam generator tube; Torsional wave; Tubing

Indexed keywords

FINNED TUBE; GUIDED WAVE; HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE; LONG RANGE TESTING; MAGNETOSTRICTIVE SENSORS; STEAM GENERATOR TUBE; TORSIONAL WAVE;

CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; INSPECTION; MAGNETOSTRICTIVE DEVICES; SCANNING; SENSORS; STEAM GENERATORS; TUBING;

GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 19944402516     PISSN: 00255327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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