Measuring and testing – Vibration – By mechanical waves
Patent
1998-04-29
2000-06-27
Williams, Hezron
Measuring and testing
Vibration
By mechanical waves
73643, G01N 2904
Patent
active
060792736
ABSTRACT:
A method for non-destructively testing closely-spaced objects, such as header tube stubs for a furnace or boiler using electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) having meander coil sensors. The small size of the sensor combined with the need to move the sensor only a small fraction of the circumference of a tube to scan the entire circumference of the tube under test permits easy and accurate testing of an entire tube, even when the tube is one of a closely-spaced bundle.
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Latimer Paul J.
Murphy Ralph D.
Overby Charles B.
Baraona Robert C.
Edwards Robert J.
Marich Eric
McDermott Technology Inc.
Miller Rose M.
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