Wall thickness measuring method and apparatus
- Los Alamos, NM
An apparatus for measuring the wall thickness of a nonmagnetic article having a housing supporting a magnet and a contiguous supporting surface. The tubular article and the housing are releasably secured to the supporting surface and a support member of an optical comparator, respectively. To determine the wall thickness of the article at a selected point, a magnetically responsive ball is positioned within the tubular article over said point and retained therein by means of a magnetic field produced by the magnet. Thereafter, an optical comparator is employed to project a magnified image of the ball on a screen and the wall thickness at the selected point is calculated by using a ball surface measurement taken with the comparator in conjunction with a previously determined base line measurement.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4798002
- OSTI ID:
- 866816
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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