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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
