Use of phased array ultrasonics for automated aerospace testing applications

Materials Evaluation

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-73

  Kramb, Victoria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerospace; Alignment; Automation; Calibration; Phased array; Reliability; Turbine disk

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE; PHASED ARRAY ULTRASONICS; TURBINE DISKS; ULTRASONIC TESTING REQUIREMENTS;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AUTOMATION; CALIBRATION; RELIABILITY; THROUGHPUT; TRANSDUCERS; TURBINES;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 33846357148     PISSN: 00255327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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