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Hegeon Kwun

 
Hegeon Kwun, Staff Scientist
Sensor Systems and Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Technology Department
Mechanical Engineering Division
 
    Phone: (210) 522-3359
    Email: hegeon.kwun@swri.org
   
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 Patents: 
  • Time-gain Control Method and System for lon-Range Guided-Wave Inspection and Monitoring, 7,610,791
  • Method for Automatic Differentiation of Weld Signals from Defect Signals in Long-Range Guided-Wave Inspection Using Phase Comparison, 7,565,252
  • Method and Device for Long-Range Guided-Wave Inspection of Fire Side of Waterwall Tubes in Boilers, 7,474,092
  • Measurement of Torsional Dynamics of Rotating Shafts Using Magnetostrictive Sensors, 7,131,339
  • Method and System for Torsional Wave Inspection of Heat Exchanger Tubes, 7,019,520
  • Calibration Method and Device for Long Range Guided Wave Inspection of Piping, 6,968,727
  • Time Shift Data Analysis for Long-Range Guided Wave Inspection, 6,925,881
  • Method and Apparatus Generating and Detecting Torsional Wave Inspection of Pipes or Tubes, 6,917,196
  • Method of Detecting Tension Wire Break in Concrete Pole, 6,815,948
  • Measurement of Torsional Dynamics of Rotating Shafts Using Magnetostrictive Sensors, 6,779,409
  • Autonomous Stratospheric Airship, 6,607,163
  • Method and Apparatus Generating and Detecting Torsional Wave Inspection of Pipes or Tubes, 6,429,650
  • Magnetostrictive Sensor Rail Inspection System, 6,424,150
  • Method and Apparatus for Short Term Inspection or Long Term Structural Health Monitoring, 6,396,262
  • Method for Inspecting Electric Resistance Welds Using Magnetostrictive Sensors, 6,373,245
  • Method for Inspecting Liquid Filled Pipes Using Magnetostrictive Sensors, 6,295,677
  • Method and Apparatus for Nondestructive Inspection of Plate Type Ferromagnetic Structures Using Magnetostrictive Sensors, 6,294,912
  • Apparatus and Method for Monitoring Engine Conditions Using Magnetostrictive Sensors, 6,212,944
  • Method for Improving Defect Detectability with Magnetostrictive Sensors for Piping Inspection, 6,205,859
  • Nonlinear Harmonics Method and System for Measuring Degradation in Protective Coatings, 6,201,391
  • Load Sensor for Measuring Engine Cylinder Pressure and Seat Occupant Weight, 6,134,947
  • Determining Average Wall Thickness and Wall-Thickness Variation of a Liquid-Carrying Pipe, 6,000,288
  • Method for Determining Average Wall Thickness for Pipes and Tubes Using Guided Waves, 5,970,434
  • Method and Apparatus for Conducting In-Situ Nondestructive Tensile Load Measurements in Cables and Ropes, 5,821,430
  • Apparatus and Method for Monitoring Vehicular Impacts Using Magnetostrictive Sensors, 5,767,766
  • Method of Non-Invasively Monitoring Pressure of a Compressed Gas In A Closed Container, 5,747,696
  • Nondestructive Evaluation of Pipes and Tubes Using Magnetostrictive Sensors, 5,581,037
  • Nondestructive Evaluation of Non-Ferromagnetic Materials Using Magnetostrictively Induced Acoustic/Ultrasonic Waves and Magnetostrictively Detected Acoustic Emissions, 5,457,994
  • Nondestructive Evaluation of Ferromagnetic Cables and Ropes Using Magnetostrictively Induced Acoustic/Ultrasonic Waves and Magnetostrictively Detected Acoustic Emissions, 5,456,113
  • Detection of Reinforcing Steel Corrosion in Concrete Structures Using Non-Linear Harmonic and Intermodulation Wave Generation, 5,180,969
  • Non-Destructive evaluation of ropes by using transvers impulse vibrational wave method, 4,979,125
  • Method of Wear Monitoring Using Ultrasonic Phase Comparison, 4,711,120
  • Nondestructive Testing of Stress in a Ferromagnetic Structural Material Utilizing Magnetically Induced Velocity Change Measurements, 4,497,209
  • Method and Apparatus for Inspecting Pipelines from an In-Line Inspection Vehicle Using Magnetostrictive Probes, RE40,515

 

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April 08, 2009