Condenser tube examination using acoustic pulse reflectometry

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Amir, N ^a   Barzelay, O ^a   Yefet, A ^a   Pechter, T ^a  

^a AcousticEye Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PULSE REFLECTOMETRY; BACKWARD PROPAGATING WAVES; DETECTION METHODS; INDIRECT METHODS; INDUSTRIAL USE; INPUT IMPEDANCE; INTERNAL DIAMETERS; MEASUREMENT TIME; TUBE SYSTEMS; TUBULAR SYSTEM; WALL THINNING; WAVE SEPARATION;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FAULT DETECTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRY; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CONDENSER TUBES;

EID: 78149282747     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3125302     Document Type: Article

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