Three-dimensional computed tomography for rocket motor inspection

James E. Youngberg; Paul Burstein

doi:10.1117/12.213543

7 July 1995 Three-dimensional computed tomography for rocket motor inspection

James E. Youngberg, Paul Burstein

Proceedings Volume 2455, Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Aircraft, Airports, Aerospace Hardware, and Materials; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.213543
Event: Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Infrastructure, 1995, Oakland, CA, United States

Abstract

An alternative to conventional computed tomography (CT) inspection of solid rocket motor (SRM) component bondlines provides high radial resolution at critical bondlines for large SRM components. By concentrating measurement, computation, and radial resolution at the periphery of the test specimen, this new technique promises to improve bondline anomaly detection by approximately a factor of ten. This technology and a project to demonstrate it in a full-scale implementation using a variety of real-time radiography (RTR) acquisition devices and test articles are discussed.

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James E. Youngberg and Paul Burstein "Three-dimensional computed tomography for rocket motor inspection", Proc. SPIE 2455, Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Aircraft, Airports, Aerospace Hardware, and Materials, (7 July 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.213543

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