This slide presentation reviews NASA's use of digital radiography to inspect the welds of the external tanks used to hold the cryogenic fuels for the Space Shuttle Main Engines. NASA has had a goal of replacing a significant portion of film used to inspect the welds, with digital radiography. The presentation reviews the objectives for converting to a digital system from film, the characteristics of the digital system, the Probability of detection study, the qualification and implementation of the system.
Application of Digital Radiography to Weld Inspection for the Space Shuttle External Fuel Tank
American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Digital Imaging 12th
2009-07-20
Conference paper
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English
Friction plug weld repair of space shuttle external tank
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