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Detection, location, and classification of space shuttle main engine nozzle leaks by transient thermographic inspection
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Russell, Samuel S. Walker, James L. |
| Copyright Year | 1998 |
| Description | Leak checking and evaluation of pressure vessels by observing the slight temperature changes resulting from structural anomalies has been made possible through developments in high resolution infrared cameras and advanced image processing. These developments have made thermal nondestructive analysis a very practical and efficient method to determine material consistency and structural quality as well as monitor processes. The Space Shuttle Main Engine Nozzle has regions which can not be inspected with standard leak check methods. The Thermographic methods being developed to nondestructively test the Nozzle for leaks in inaccessible regions are reported. Also, a flash heating Thermographic investigation of the braze line bonding the cooling tubes to the outer structural jacket of the nozzle is reported. |
| File Size | 577937 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19990008765 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3jx39m38 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1998-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Leakage Nondestructive Tests High Resolution Position Location Classifications Metal Bonding Image Processing Inspection Infrared Imagery Nozzle Design Pressure Vessels Space Shuttle Main Engine Thermal Analysis Detection Jackets Thermography Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |