Nondestructive evaluation of wall thinning inside a pipe using the reflection of microwaves with the aid of signal processing

Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-184

  Sakai, Yasutomo ^a   Yusa, Noritaka ^a   Hashizume, Hidetoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

degradation; electromagnetic nondestructive evaluation; finite element method; time of flight; wall thinning

Indexed keywords

3D FINITE-ELEMENT SIMULATION; BRASS PIPES; ELECTROMAGNETIC NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS; MICROWAVE SIGNALS; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; OUTER DIAMETERS; SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATIONS; THINNINGS; TIME OF FLIGHT; WALL THICKNESS; WALL THINNING;

DEGRADATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROWAVES; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

PIPE;

EID: 84861424420     PISSN: 10589759     EISSN: 14772671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10589759.2011.633608     Document Type: Article

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