Masters Theses
Abstract
"Monitoring the wall thickness of a refractory furnace while in operation is a difficult task due to the high temperature environment. Pulse-ultrasound is a nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technique that is commonly used to measure the thickness of a sample but is difficult to apply at elevated temperatures due to the lack of a high temperature transducer. An aluminum-nitride (AlN) transducer, that is capable of sustained temperatures up to 800°C in air, was tested. The results obtained from this study indicate that the combination of AlN transducers and pulse-ultrasound shows promise in monitoring a refractory wall at elevated temperatures. It was shown that the AIN transducer determined the thickness of a common glass contact ceramic sample up to ~300°C with a less than an 18% error. One limiting factor preventing higher temperature measurements was the failure of the ultrasonic couplants between the transducer and the ceramic sample. The transducers could be redesigned to improve the signal quality"--Abstract, page iii.
Advisor(s)
Kosbar, Kurt Louis
Committee Member(s)
Velez, Mariano
Watkins, Steve Eugene, 1960-
Smith, Jeffrey D.
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Electrical Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Publication Date
Spring 2004
Pagination
ix, 50 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 48-49).
Rights
© 2004 Thomas George Burns, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Restricted Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Nondestructive testing -- Evaluation
Thickness measurement
Transducers
Ultrasonic imaging
Thesis Number
T 8513
Print OCLC #
56587913
Electronic OCLC #
905602499
Link to Catalog Record
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http://merlin.lib.umsystem.edu/record=b5130093~S5Recommended Citation
Burns, Thomas George, "Monitoring of refractory thickness using pulse-ultrasound and aluminum nitride (AIN) transducers" (2004). Masters Theses. 2522.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/2522
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