Time-of-flight diffraction (TOFD) technique for accurate sizing of surface-breaking cracks

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作者
Baby, S [1 ]
Balasubramanian, T
Pardikar, RJ
Palaniappan, M
Subbaratnam, R
机构
[1] Reg Engn Coll, Dept Phys, Tiruchirappalli 15, India
[2] Bharat Heavy Elect Ltd, NDTL, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
[3] Indira Gandhi Ctr Atom Res, Kalpakam, Tamil Nadu, India
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10.1784/insi.45.6.426.52885
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
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0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
This paper deals with an experimental study for evaluation of TOFD technique for determination of size of the surface-breaking cracks. It extends the results presented in a previous paper((1)). The study was confined to simulated cracks (machined slits). Difficulty was experienced using TOFD to size simulated cracks extending less than about 2 mm depth. This is due to the presence of the lateral wave, which obscures the tip-diffracted signals from the simulated cracks close to the surface and also due to the inherent lack of time resolution near the surface. Experimental errors are presented.
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页码:426 / 430
页数:5
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