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Porosity of a part

US11703440B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Andrew Frank Ferro · West Chester, US
Christopher Meier

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 24, 2021
Grant date	Jul 18, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 24, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2223/649
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for determining porosity of a part is provided. The method includes: determining scan data of the part, the scan data including data of a plurality of sequential segments; determining a background model for the part, the scan data, or both; and determining a bulk porosity based on a difference between the scan data and the background model.

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