Roos, THQuin, RLDe Beer, FCNshimirimana, RM2012-01-092012-01-092011-09Roos, TH, Quin, RL, De Beer, TC and Nshimirimana, RM. 2011. Neutron tomography as a reverse engineering method applied to the IS-60 Rover gas turbine. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, Vol 651(1), pp 329-3350168-9002http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900211005079http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5451Copyright: 2011 Elsevier. This is an ABSTRACT ONLYProbably the most common method of reverse engineering in mechanical engineering involves measuring the physical geometry of a component using a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). Neutron tomography, in contrast, is used primarily as a non-destructive testing technique. This paper, however, explores the use of this technique in its tomographic application (neutron CAT scanning mode) as a reverse engineering tool, particularly for complex internal geometries, as it has the added advantage of being a non-destructive and non-invasive method. Several components from an IS-60 Rover gas turbine were scanned using neutron tomography and through the analyses it was demonstrated that the technique may be promising for reverse engineering purposes.enReverse engineeringNeutron tomographyIS-60 Rover gas turbineNuclear instrumentsSAFARI-1NecsaArticleRoos, T., Quin, R., De Beer, F., & Nshimirimana, R. (2011). Neutron tomography as a reverse engineering method applied to the IS-60 Rover gas turbine. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5451Roos, TH, RL Quin, FC De Beer, and RM Nshimirimana "Neutron tomography as a reverse engineering method applied to the IS-60 Rover gas turbine." (2011) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5451Roos T, Quin R, De Beer F, Nshimirimana R. Neutron tomography as a reverse engineering method applied to the IS-60 Rover gas turbine. 2011; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5451.TY - Article AU - Roos, TH AU - Quin, RL AU - De Beer, FC AU - Nshimirimana, RM AB - Probably the most common method of reverse engineering in mechanical engineering involves measuring the physical geometry of a component using a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). Neutron tomography, in contrast, is used primarily as a non-destructive testing technique. This paper, however, explores the use of this technique in its tomographic application (neutron CAT scanning mode) as a reverse engineering tool, particularly for complex internal geometries, as it has the added advantage of being a non-destructive and non-invasive method. Several components from an IS-60 Rover gas turbine were scanned using neutron tomography and through the analyses it was demonstrated that the technique may be promising for reverse engineering purposes. DA - 2011-09 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Reverse engineering KW - Neutron tomography KW - IS-60 Rover gas turbine KW - Nuclear instruments KW - SAFARI-1 KW - Necsa LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2011 SM - 0168-9002 T1 - Neutron tomography as a reverse engineering method applied to the IS-60 Rover gas turbine TI - Neutron tomography as a reverse engineering method applied to the IS-60 Rover gas turbine UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/5451 ER -