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Neutron radiography and other NDE tests of main rotor helicopter blades

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dc.contributor.author De Beer, FC en_US
dc.contributor.author Coetzer, M en_US
dc.contributor.author Fendeis, D en_US
dc.contributor.author Silva, ADC en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2007-01-12T13:08:25Z en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2007-06-07T10:04:20Z
dc.date.available 2007-01-12T13:08:25Z en_US
dc.date.available 2007-06-07T10:04:20Z
dc.date.copyright en_US
dc.date.issued 2004-10 en_US
dc.identifier.citation De Beer, FC, Coetzer, M, Fendis, D and Silva, ADC. 2004. Neutron radiography and other NDE tests of main rotor helicopter blades. Applied radiation and isotopes, vol 61 (4), pp 609-616 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0969-8043 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1402 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1402
dc.description.abstract A few nondestructive examination (NDE) techniques are extensively being used worldwide to investigate aircraft structures for all types of defects. The detection of corrosion and eliminations, which are believed to be the major initiators of defects leading to aircraft structural failures, are addressed by various NDE techniques. In a combined investigation by means of visual inspection, X-ray radiography and shearography on helicopter main rotor blades, neutron radiography (NRad) at SAFARI-1 research reactor operated by Necsa, was performed to introduce this form of NDE testing to the South African aviation industry to be evaluated for applicability. The results of the shearography, visual inspection and NRad techniques are compared in this paper. The main features and advantages of neutron radiography, within the framework of these investigations, will be highlighted en_US
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dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Pergamon-Elsevier Sciences Ltd en_US
dc.rights Copyright: Pergamon-Elsevier Sciences Ltd en_US
dc.source en_US
dc.subject Neutron radiography en_US
dc.subject Aircraft structures en_US
dc.subject Corrosion en_US
dc.subject Nondestructive examination en_US
dc.subject Shearography en_US
dc.subject SAFARI-1 en_US
dc.subject NDE en_US
dc.subject Nondestructive testing en_US
dc.subject NDT en_US
dc.subject NRad en_US
dc.title Neutron radiography and other NDE tests of main rotor helicopter blades en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation De Beer, F., Coetzer, M., Fendeis, D., & Silva, A. (2004). Neutron radiography and other NDE tests of main rotor helicopter blades. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1402 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation De Beer, FC, M Coetzer, D Fendeis, and ADC Silva "Neutron radiography and other NDE tests of main rotor helicopter blades." (2004) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1402 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation De Beer F, Coetzer M, Fendeis D, Silva A. Neutron radiography and other NDE tests of main rotor helicopter blades. 2004; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1402. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - De Beer, FC AU - Coetzer, M AU - Fendeis, D AU - Silva, ADC AB - A few nondestructive examination (NDE) techniques are extensively being used worldwide to investigate aircraft structures for all types of defects. The detection of corrosion and eliminations, which are believed to be the major initiators of defects leading to aircraft structural failures, are addressed by various NDE techniques. In a combined investigation by means of visual inspection, X-ray radiography and shearography on helicopter main rotor blades, neutron radiography (NRad) at SAFARI-1 research reactor operated by Necsa, was performed to introduce this form of NDE testing to the South African aviation industry to be evaluated for applicability. The results of the shearography, visual inspection and NRad techniques are compared in this paper. The main features and advantages of neutron radiography, within the framework of these investigations, will be highlighted DA - 2004-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Neutron radiography KW - Aircraft structures KW - Corrosion KW - Nondestructive examination KW - Shearography KW - SAFARI-1 KW - NDE KW - Nondestructive testing KW - NDT KW - NRad LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2004 SM - 0969-8043 T1 - Neutron radiography and other NDE tests of main rotor helicopter blades TI - Neutron radiography and other NDE tests of main rotor helicopter blades UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1402 ER - en_ZA


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