Environmental effects on nondestructive evaluation
Conference
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OSTI ID:489030
- Texas A and M Univ., College Station, TX (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
While the effect of nondestructive evaluation is to reduce waste, and lost material, the affect of nondestructive evaluation on the environment also must be considered. In this paper, the various techniques are briefly reviewed from an environmental view. Some such as eddy current and acoustic emission have minimal environmental affect. Others such as radiography and penetrant, however, use considerable quantities of chemicals which may have significant environmental impact. The choice of NDE technique must always be based on the suitability of the technique to perform the needed task. Overall, NDE is probably a minimal contributor to environmental damage. Nonetheless, judicious use of materials should always be practiced in performing the inspection, in order to assure minimal environmental affects from the inspection.
- OSTI ID:
- 489030
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-970146--; ISBN 1-890277-04-5
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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