Gas coupled Ultrasonic measurement of pipeline wall thickness

Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 290-293

  Shuttleworth, Paul ^a   Maupin, Julie ^a   Teitsma, Albert ^a  

^a GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS PIPELINE INSPECTION; MAGNETIC FLUX LEAKAGE (MFL); PULSE-ECHO METHOD; ULTRASONIC INSPECTION;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); MAGNETIC FLUX; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STEEL STRUCTURES; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT;

GAS PIPELINES;

EID: 24944511516     PISSN: 00949930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1991875     Document Type: Conference Paper

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