Inspection of ship hulls using automated ultrasonic inspection

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 744-747

  Carvalho, Alves A ^a   Silva, I C ^a   Rebello, J M A ^a   Carneval, R O ^b   Farias, J A B ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; HULLS (SHIP); IMAGE CONVERTERS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LAPTOP COMPUTERS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PROBES; PULSE GENERATORS; SCANNING; SEAWATER CORROSION; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; UNDERWATER IMAGING;

AUTOMATED ULTRASONIC INSPECTION; NON-DESTRUCTIVE UNDERWATER INSPECTION; SCAN IMAGES;

ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 29244440194     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1784/insi.2005.47.12.744     Document Type: Article

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