| Author | Search for: Kruger, Silvio E.1; Search for: Wu, K.-T.1; Search for: Blouin, Alain1 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. Energy, Mining and Environment
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| Format | Text, Address |
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| Conference | 23rd World Mining Congress, 11-15 August 2013, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Subject | wear; corrosion; ultrasonic; permanent transducer; integrated ultrasonic trans |
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| Abstract | Real time measurement of wear and corrosion provides crucial information needed to determine an optimal schedule for corrective maintenance and is a powerful tool to maximise equipment availability and reliability. It also leads to savings from optimized spare parts handling and helps to avoid costs of accidents and their negative impact on safety and the environment. This paper presents the technology of 'painted-on' ultrasonic transducers that can be integrated to structures and accurately measure the remaining thickness and therefore determine wear or corrosion losses. These transducers have a small footprint, a performance comparable to other commercially available ultrasonic transducers and can sustain temperatures as high as 400 degrees Celsius. The application of this technology to mining equipments and its potential benefits are discussed. |
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| Language | English |
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| NRC number | NRC-EME-BOU-0018 |
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| NPARC number | 21275986 |
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| Record identifier | e947302a-d19f-4b14-9fac-50e1dc1d5b59 |
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| Record created | 2015-08-27 |
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| Record modified | 2020-03-03 |
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