@inproceedings{6f17910756f546e481b9067c1062ebc3,
title = "Development of high temperature ultrasonic transducer for structural health monitoring",
abstract = "Structural health monitoring (SHM) techniques are needed to maintain the reliability of aging power plants for long term operation. The high temperature transducers are necessary to realize SHM (monitor wall thickness of the pipings, crack growth in the materials and material evaluation) under the working condition of power plants. We have developed high temperature transducer using lithium niobate (LiNbO3) single crystal which is well known as a high Curie temperature piezoelectric material. The LiNbO3 was bonded onto a stainless steel substrate. The transducer was heated in an electric furnace while measuring the bottom echoes from the substrate. We confirmed that the high temperature transducer could work up to 1000°C.",
author = "A. Baba and Searfass, {C. T.} and Tittmann, {B. R.}",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1063/1.3591929",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780735408883",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
pages = "793--799",
booktitle = "Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation",
note = "37th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, QNDE ; Conference date: 18-07-2010 Through 23-07-2010",
}