TY - JOUR
T1 - Microwave and millimeter wave testing for the inspection of the space shuttle spray on foam insulation (SOFI) and the acreage heat tiles
AU - Zoughi, R.
AU - Kharkivskiy, S.
AU - Hepburn, F. L.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The utility of microwave and millimeter wave nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E) methods, for testing the Space Shuttle’s external fuel tank spray on foam insulation (SOFI) and the acreage heat tiles has been investigated during the past two years. Millimeter wave NDE techniques are capable of producing internal images of SOFI. This paper presents the results of testing several diverse panels with embedded voids and debonds at millimeter wave frequencies. Additionally, the results of testing a set of heat tiles are also presented. Finally, the attributes of these methods as well as the advantageous features associated with these systems are also provided.
AB - The utility of microwave and millimeter wave nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E) methods, for testing the Space Shuttle’s external fuel tank spray on foam insulation (SOFI) and the acreage heat tiles has been investigated during the past two years. Millimeter wave NDE techniques are capable of producing internal images of SOFI. This paper presents the results of testing several diverse panels with embedded voids and debonds at millimeter wave frequencies. Additionally, the results of testing a set of heat tiles are also presented. Finally, the attributes of these methods as well as the advantageous features associated with these systems are also provided.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/528488
M3 - Article
SN - 0743-0760
VL - 25
SP - 439
EP - 446
JO - Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation
JF - Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation
ER -