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Space shuttle main engine computed tomography applications

Author
Sporny, Richard F.
Published
Dec 1, 1990.
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Summary
For the past two years the potential applications of computed tomography to the fabrication and overhaul of the Space Shuttle Main Engine were evaluated. Application tests were performed at various government and manufacturer facilities with equipment produced by four different manufacturers. The hardware scanned varied in size and complexity from a small temperature sensor and turbine blades to an assembled heat exchanger and main injector oxidizer inlet manifold. The evaluation of capabilities included the ability to identify and locate internal flaws, measure the depth of surface cracks, measure wall thickness, compare manifold design contours to actual part contours, perform automatic dimensional inspections, generate 3D computer models of actual parts, and image the relationship of the details in a complex assembly. The capabilities evaluated, with the exception of measuring the depth of surface flaws, demonstrated the existing and potential ability to perform many beneficial Space Shuttle Main Engine applications.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
Note
Document ID: 19910008878.
Accession ID: 91N18191.
NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Second Conference on NDE for Aerospace Requirements; p 25-32.
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