High-temperature integrated and flexible ultrasonic transducers for nondestructive testing

NDT and E International

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-161

  Kobayashi, M ^a   Jen, C K ^a   Bussiere, J F ^a   Wu, K T ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flexible ultrasonic transducers; High temperature; Integrated ultrasonic transducers; NDT

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COLLOIDS; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GAGES; GELATION; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SEMICONDUCTING BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL; THICKNESS GAGES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

BISMUTH TITANATE FILMS; BISMUTH TITANATES; CERAMIC FILMS; COUPLANT; DELAY LINES; FLEXIBLE ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; INTEGRATED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATES; LITHIUM NIOBATE; NDT; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; OPERATION FREQUENCIES; PULSE-ECHO MODES; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIOS; SOL - GELS; STAINLESS STEEL FOILS; STEEL SUBSTRATES;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 59349086080     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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