..., 2018; published online June 26, 2018. Assoc. Editor: San Iyer. 11 09 2017 11 05 2018 Finite element NDE Boundary element methods The scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM) uses ultrasound to visualize both surface and subsurface microstructures. The V ( z ) curve, which...

... for publication in the J OURNAL OF P RESSURE V ESSEL T ECHNOLOGY . Manuscript received May 26, 2017; final manuscript received May 19, 2018; published online June 18, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Steve J. Hensel. 26 05 2017 19 05 2018 Finite element Life extension NDE Property databases Safety...

... for publication in the J OURNAL OF P RESSURE V ESSEL T ECHNOLOGY . Manuscript received August 14, 2017; final manuscript received December 28, 2017; published online February 20, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Hardayal S. Mehta. 14 08 2017 28 12 2017 Fabrication Finite element Metals NDE PVP...

.... , Drinkwater , B. , and Konstantinidis , G. , 2007 , “ Strategies for Guided-Wave Structural Health Monitoring ,” Proc. R. Soc. , 463 ( 2087 ), pp. 2961 – 2981 . 10.1098/rspa.2007.0048 Life extension NDE Safety Reliability Guided wave inspection is a good candidate technology...

... received October 17, 2017; published online December 7, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Hardayal S. Mehta. 22 02 2017 17 10 2017 Finite element NDE Boundary element methods Seamless metallic pipes are generally used to in pipelines for transporting fluids, such as oil, gases, water...

... of the interior surfaces of long tubes or pipes [ 5 ]. Life extension NDE PVP materials Safety Reliability The operating frequencies ( f ) of microwaves in an air-filled pipe (circular waveguide) are related to the working mode. The group velocity ( V C ) is a function of this relationship...

... studies in the literature. Fabrication NDE PVP materials Pressure vessels comprise critical plant equipment within industrial operations. The fact that the vessel operates under pressure, and may carry toxic, dangerous, or hazardous contents, necessitates that care is taken to ensure safety...

... . Manuscript received November 1, 2016; final manuscript received May 18, 2017; published online August 25, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Xian-Kui Zhu. 01 11 2016 18 05 2017 Finite element NDE Boundary element methods Induction pressure welding (IPW) is a rapid solid-state butt welding...

... in an inert environment inside dry storage casks before being transported to a repository for disposal. Life extension NDE Safety Reliability 12 08 2016 11 01 2017 Contributed by the Pressure Vessel and Piping Division of ASME for publication in the J OURNAL OF P RESSURE V...

... ECHNOLOGY . Manuscript received March 23, 2016; final manuscript received December 19, 2016; published online February 3, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Haofeng Chen. 23 03 2016 19 12 2016 NDE PVP materials Under the combined effects of high temperatures (1100 °C, for example), severe...

... ISI is the probability of defect detection, which is equal to 0.8 for ECT (average value according to [ 8 ]) and 1 for the HT and other leakage methods, and N is the total number of the defects. Fatigue NDE Safety Fracture prediction Reliability Long-term operation experience...

.... , Watts , M. W. , Moran , T. L. , and Anderson , M. T. , 2011 , “ Assessment of NDE Methods to Detect Lack of Fusion in HDPE Butt Fusion Joints ,” ASME Paper No. PVP2011-57908. 10.1115/PVP2011-57908 [5] Abel , S. L. , Brandes , M. D. , Corley , L. J. , Fortman , J. L...

... C. Smith. 25 01 2015 06 02 2016 Equipment qualification NDE Pressure pulsations cause vibration and noise in industrial plants that can lead to failure of plant components such as piping and pumps. Many failure events [ 1 , 2 ] have been reported in power and chemical...

... and the second bend is totally different, and the defect detection sensitivity in the second bend is different from that in the first bend. NDE Fig. 4 The three pipe configurations: ( a ) plane-U pipe, ( b ) plane-Z pipe, and ( c ) space-Z pipe Fig. 5 Cracks in two different areas...

.... Editor: Haofeng Chen. 20 03 2015 24 08 2015 Fabrication NDE High-strength low-alloy steel or high strength steel (HSS), as the name suggests, is produced by controlling the alloy element contents within specified limits. According to ASTM A-941-13b, the yield point...

.... Editor: Kunio Hasegawa. 26 09 2014 15 06 2015 NDE An FAC is a fundamental problem for nuclear, fossil, and combined cycle power plants which can result in the loss of power generation, damage to the equipment, and personal injury. Flow-assisted corrosion, also known as FAC...

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