The choice of torsional or longitudinal excitation in guided wave pipe inspection

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 373-377

  Alleyne, D N ^a   Vogt, T ^a   Cawley, P ^b  

^a Guided Ultrasonics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE-MODE; GUIDED WAVE; INDUSTRIAL USE; PIPE INSPECTION; PIPEWORKS; TORSIONAL MODES; TRANSDUCTION SYSTEM;

GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

PIPE;

EID: 70349114300     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1784/insi.2009.51.7.373     Document Type: Article

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