TY - JOUR A1 - Ewert, Uwe A1 - Redmer, Bernhard A1 - Rädel, Christoph A1 - Schnars, U. A1 - Henrich, R. A1 - Bavendiek, K. A1 - Jahn, M. T1 - Mobile computed tomography for inspection of large stationary components in nuclear and aerospace industries N2 - Mobile Tomographic Computer Aided Radiometry (TomoCAR) is based on the mechanical position control of an X-ray tube in front of an object and the application of a Digital Detector Array (DDA) behind it. Several hundred radiometric projections in small angle steps are acquired during the controlled movement of the X-ray tube along a preselected way. The tomographic or laminographic reconstruction allows the three-dimensional (3D) representation of flaws. A specially designed radiometric detector array with small internal unsharpness and high image contrast was used for visualization and sizing of planar and volumetric defects in austenitic welds in nuclear power plants. A German pilot study was successfully performed on the basis of the European network of inspection and qualification (ENIQ) guidelines. This was the precondition for several applications of TomoCAR in nuclear power stations in Germany and Switzerland. A versatile computed tomography (CT) system was developed on basis of the TomoCAR design for in situ inspection of large aircraft components under production conditions. A gate based planar computed tomograph was constructed and tested for inspection of the integrity of CFRP stringers, embedded in aircraft fibre composite shells. A probability of crack visibility >90% could be determined. KW - Computed tomography KW - X-ray KW - Welding KW - Fibre composites KW - Austenite KW - Nuclear KW - Aerospace PY - 2012 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.I-M2011848 SN - 1345-9678 SN - 1347-5320 VL - 53 IS - 2 SP - 308 EP - 310 PB - Japan Institute of Metals CY - Sendai AN - OPUS4-25997 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -