Detecting material defects in ship propellers
Monday, April 2, 2012 - 10:02
in Physics & Chemistry
Ship propellers are as large as a single-family home and manufacturing them is quite a challenge. During the casting process, pores and miniscule cracks can form that in the worst case may cause a blade to break. Now these massive components can be inspected for defects in a non-invasive manner, using a new kind of ultrasound process.