A high-efficiency nondestructive method for remote detection and quantitative evaluation of pipe wall thinning using microwaves

NDT and E International

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 106-110

  Liu, Linsheng ^a   Ju, Yang ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Metal pipe; Microwave; Nondestructive evaluation; Resonance frequency; Wall thinning

Indexed keywords

BRASS PIPES; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH PRECISION; INNER DIAMETERS; LINE SENSOR; METAL PIPES; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION METHODS; NONDESTRUCTIVE METHODS; PIPE WALLS; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; REMOTE DETECTION; RESONANCE CONDITION; RESONANCE EQUATION; RESONANCE FREQUENCY; VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZERS; WALL THICKNESS; WALL THINNING;

ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYZERS; MICROWAVES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PIPE; POLYSULFONES; RADIO WAVES;

MICROWAVE SENSORS;

EID: 78549252013     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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