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Thermal nondestructive characterization of corrosion in boiler tubes by application fo a moving line heat source
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Cramer, K. Elliott Winfree, William P. |
| Copyright Year | 2000 |
| Description | Wall thinning in utility boiler waterwall tubing is a significant inspection concern for boiler operators. Historically, conventional ultrasonics has been used lor inspection of these tubes. This technique has proved to be very labor intensive and slow. This has resulted in a "spot check" approach to inspections, making thickness measurements over a relatively small percentage of the total boiler wall area. NASA Langley Research Center has developed a thermal NDE technique designed to image and quantitatively characterize the amount of material thinning present in steel tubing. The technique involves the movement of a thermal line source across the outer surface of the tubing followed by an infrared imager at a fixed distance behind the line source. Quantitative images of the material loss due to corrosion are reconstructed from measurements of the induced surface temperature variations. This paper will present a discussion of the development of the thermal imaging system as well as the techniques used to reconstruct images of flaws. The application of the thermal line source, coupled with this analysis technique, represents a significant improvement in the inspection speed for large structures such as boiler waterwalls while still providing high-resolution thickness measurements. A theoretical basis for the technique will be presented thus demonstrating the quantitative nature of the technique. Further, results of laboratory experiments on flat Panel specimens with fabricated material loss regions will be presented. |
| File Size | 663772 |
| Page Count | 16 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20000021485 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3rv5h30h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2000-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Heat Sources Nondestructive Tests Analytic Functions Inspection Surface Temperature Boilers Pipes Tubes Temperature Profiles Infrared Imagery Thermal Mapping Thickness Atmospheric Temperature Corrosion Infrared Radiation Steels Spatial Resolution Thermography Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
