Wind turbine blade nondestructive testing with a transportable radiography system

Science and Technology of Nuclear Installations

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Fantidis, J G ^a   Potolias, C ^b   Bandekas, D V ^b  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KAVALA   (Greece)

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EID: 79959195516     PISSN: 16876075     EISSN: 16876083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/347320     Document Type: Article

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