Autors: Petkov P. V., Zyapkov A., Veselinov, N. S., Genkov K., Todorov D., Zografov N.
Title: Thermal Monitoring for Condition Based Maintenance of an X-ray Generator
Keywords: X-ray, Airports, Security, Generator

Abstract: The modern Non-Intrusive Inspection Systems (NIIS) are the backbone of air transportation security. The commercial aviation is impossible without them. Real-time evaluation of the NIIS technical condition is critical for the airport operators. Most of the operated worldwide NIIS were designed before the Internet of Things (IoT) era, and they don’t have the options to provide real-time monitoring of their operational status. The examined X-ray generator, one of the most common types, is equipped with a stationary anode X-ray tube, mounted on an HS 100100V (Smiths Heimann Gmbh). The X-ray tube is immersed in cooling oil bath and encapsulated in stainless steel hull. The set of installed sensors consists of contact sensor arrays combined with a distant infrared sensors system for mapping the outer surface X-ray generator temperature profile. Real-live operational conditions were simulated to study steady-state thermal characteristics.

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    11th International Conference of the Balkan Physical Union (BPU11) / Proceeding of science, 2023, Serbia, https://doi.org/10.22323/1.427.0270

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