Comparison of near-field millimeter wave probes for detecting corrosion pit under paint

Mohammad T. Ghasr; Sergey N. Kharkovsky; Reza Zoughi; Russell Austin

Comparison of near-field millimeter wave probes for detecting corrosion pit under paint

Mohammad T. Ghasr, Sergey N. Kharkovsky, Reza Zoughi, Russell Austin

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Corrosion pitting detection is a critical issue in the maintenance of aircraft. Near-field microwave nondestructive techniques have been successfully used for detection of corrosion under paint. In this paper a comparison between several different millimeter wave probes is made for the detection and evaluation of corrosion precursor pitting under paint at Ka-band and V-band. Since the pittings investigated here are very small in size, spatial resolution and sensitivity of the probes are critical issues. It is shown that modified open-ended rectangular probes namely, tapered waveguide and dielectric slab-loaded waveguide probes provide high resolution and sensitivity for the detection and evaluation of very small pittings under paint.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 21st IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 18-20 May 2004. IMTC 04. Vol. 3
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	078038248X
Publication status	Published - 2004
Event	IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference - Duration: 16 May 2005 → …

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Conference	IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference
Period	16/05/05 → …

Keywords

pitting
corrosion
paint
aircraft
aluminium
millimetre wave imaging
dielectric waveguides
nondestructive examination

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Ghasr, MT, Kharkovsky, SN, Zoughi, R & Austin, R 2004, Comparison of near-field millimeter wave probes for detecting corrosion pit under paint. in Proceedings of the 21st IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 18-20 May 2004. IMTC 04. Vol. 3. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 16/05/05.

Comparison of near-field millimeter wave probes for detecting corrosion pit under paint. / Ghasr, Mohammad T.; Kharkovsky, Sergey N.; Zoughi, Reza et al.
Proceedings of the 21st IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 18-20 May 2004. IMTC 04. Vol. 3. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2004.

Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Conference Paper

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