ISSN:
1573-4862
Keywords:
ultrasonics
;
acoustic imaging
;
computer image analysis
;
failure prediction
;
inhomogeneous materials
;
accept/reject criteria
;
NDE
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
,
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract A computerized technique is presented which has been developed for analyzing acoustic images of an inhomogeneous material. The acoustic imaging system is briefly described with emphasis on its adaptation to billets of graphite for atmospheric reentry body use. Ultrasonic images of such inhomogeneous material contain a nonuniform distribution of anomalies and few, if any, geometrically regular features which can be assessed to establish material integrity. Results obtained with our new algorithms show, for certain discriminants, a high degree of correlation between the numerical accept/reject values obtained from acoustic image processing and the time-to-failure of the graphitic material in simulated atmospheric reentry tests.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00570729
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