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An
automated surface roughness measurement system developed for Nuclear Electric
PLC. This was designed in their Whythenshaw factory
in Manchester and then transported to Glouster when
they relocated.
Long
term investigations were being performed at Nuclear Electric into the effect of
crack face roughness on the ultrasonic techniques for detecting and sizing of of such cracks on metalic samples.
To aid this investigation accurate information was needed on the surfaces of
various sample blocks. This project is about a small portion of the overall
investigation, and concerns the instrument used to measure the form of rough,
crack-like surfaces. A system devised in 1984 to measure surface roughness
profiles used the now obsolete BBC computer and so needed updating to use a
modern P.C. computer. A number of other improvements were required to increase
the flexibility of the system.
Key Benefits
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Faster than
previous method. |
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Recycled
existing equipment reducing cost. |
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Easier to use. |
Project Report
