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PNNL Publications

2024

• Jacob R.E., M.S. Prowant, and C.A. Hutchinson. 2024. "Development and Testing of Coarse-grained Models for Ultrasonic Simulations of Cast Austenitic Stainless Steel." Ultrasonics 136. PNNL-SA-184732. doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2023.107157
• Prowant M.S., R.E. Jacob, C.A. Hutchinson, J.M. Harrison, A.E. Holmes, and A.A. Diaz. 2024. Evaluation of Commercial Advanced NDE. PNNL-36928. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Evaluation of Commercial Advanced NDE

2023

• Glass S.W., M.P. Spencer, A. Sriraman, L.S. Fifield, M.S. Prowant, and S. Kingston. 2023. "Spread Spectrum Time-Domain Reflectometry and Frequency Domain Reflectometry to Detect Shielded and Unshielded Cable Moisture Exposure." In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Insulated Power Cables (Jicable 2023), June 18-22, 2023, Lyon, France, P1-10. PNNL-SA-183810.
• Glass S.W., M.P. Spencer, M.S. Prowant, A. Sriraman, J. Son, and L.S. Fifield. 2023. "The ARENA Test Bed - A Versatile Resource for I&C Development and Validation." In Proceedings of the 13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023), July 15-20, 2023, Knoxville, TN, 1325-1334. Downers Grove, Illinois:American Nuclear Society. PNNL-SA-182564.
• Spencer M.P., A. Sriraman, M.S. Prowant, S.W. Glass, and L.S. Fifield. 2023. "Effect of Measurement Temperature on Electrical Cable Frequency Domain Reflectometry Response." In IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP 2023), October 15-19, 2023, East Rutherford, NJ, 1-4. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-186474. doi:10.1109/CEIDP51414.2023.10410576

2022

• Glass S.W., A. Sriraman, M.S. Prowant, M.P. Spencer, L.S. Fifield, and S. Kingston. 2022. Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of Cable Anomalies using Frequency Domain Reflectometry (FDR) and Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR). PNNL-33334. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of Cable Anomalies using Frequency Domain Reflectometry (FDR) and Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR)
• Jacob R.E., M.S. Prowant, M.S. Hughes, and A.A. Diaz. 2022. Modeling and Simulation of Austenitic Welds and Coarse-grained Specimens: Part II. PNNL-32702. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Modeling and Simulation of Austenitic Welds and Coarse-grained Specimens: Part II
• Sriraman A., L.S. Fifield, S.W. Glass, M.P. Spencer, M.S. Prowant, and A.D. Guzman. 2022. "Temperature Dependence of FDR Response for Thermally Aged Low-Voltage Cables." In IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP 2022), October 30-November 2, 2022, Denver, CO, 57-60. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-175797. doi:10.1109/CEIDP55452.2022.9985311

2019

• Miller Q., H.T. Schaef, S.K. Nune, K. Jung, J.A. Burghardt, P.F. Martin, and M.S. Prowant, et al. 2019. "Geophysical Monitoring with Seismic Metamaterial Contrast Agents." In Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC 2019), July 22-24, 2019, Denver, CO, Paper No 1123. Richardson, Texas:Society of Petroleum Engineers. PNNL-SA-148890. doi:10.15530/urtec-2019-1123

2018

• Dib G., S.S. Sexton, M.S. Prowant, S.L. Crawford, and A.A. Diaz. 2018. "On the Usage of Ultrasound Computational Models for Decision Making Under Ambiguity." In 44th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, July 16-21, 2017, Provo, Utah. AIP Conference Proceedings, edited by D.E. Chimenti and L.J. Bond, 1949, Paper No. 110001. Melville, New York:AIP Publishing. PNNL-SA-129297. doi:10.1063/1.5031580
• Glass S.W., M.R. Larche, M.S. Prowant, J.D. Suter, J.P. Lareau, X. Jiang, and K.A. Ross. 2018. "Cold Spray NDE for Porosity and Other Process Anomalies." In AIP Conference Proceedings, 1949, Paper No. 020010. College Park, Maryland:AIP. PNNL-SA-128840. doi:10.1063/1.5031507
• Meyer R.M., P. Ramuhalli, S.R. Doctor, S.L. Crawford, M.S. Prowant, M.R. Larche, and A.A. Diaz, et al. 2018. "Nondestructive Testing Research and Capabilities at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory." Materials Evaluation 76, no. 7:949-958. PNNL-SA-128102.
• Miller Q., S.K. Nune, H.T. Schaef, K. Jung, K.M. Denslow, M.S. Prowant, and P.F. Martin, et al. 2018. "Microporous and Flexible Framework Acoustic Metamaterials for Sound Attenuation and Contrast Agent Applications." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 10, no. 51:44226-44230. PNNL-SA-139317. doi:10.1021/acsami.8b19249
• Ramuhalli P., M.S. Prowant, M.S. Good, C.A. Barrett, T.R. Pope, R. Guerrero, and F. Luzi, et al. 2018. "Acoustic Techniques for UF6 Density and Mass Flow Measurements." In 59th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (INMM 2018), 1, 55-64. Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois:Institute of Nuclear Materials Management. PNNL-SA-135410.

2017

• Larche M.R., M.S. Prowant, P.J. Bruillard, T.J. Hagge, L.S. Fifield, M.S. Hughes, and X. Sun. 2017. "A Comparison of Different NDE Signal Processing Techniques Based on Waveform Entropies Applied to Long Fiber Graphite/Epoxy Plates." In Nondestructive Characterization and Monitoring of Advanced Materials, Aerospace, and Civil Infrastructure, March 25, 2017, Portland, Oregon, Proceedings of the SPIE, edited by HF Wu, AL Gyekenyesi, PJ Shull and T-Y Yu, 10169, Paper No. 101690T. Bellingham, Washington:SPIE. PNNL-SA-125214. doi:10.1117/12.2260490

2016

• Glass S.W., P. Ramuhalli, L.S. Fifield, M.S. Prowant, G. Dib, J.R. Tedeschi, and J.D. Suter, et al. 2016. "Assessment of NDE for Key Indicators of Aging Cables in Nuclear Power Plants - Interim Status." In 42nd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, July 26-31, 2015, Minneapolis, MN. . AIP Conference Proceedings, edited by Art. No. 170006, 1706. Melville, New York:AIP Publishing. PNNL-SA-112712. doi:10.1063/1.4940629
• Larimer C.J., E.M. Winder, R.T. Jeters, M.S. Prowant, I. Nettleship, R.S. Addleman, and G.T. Bonheyo. 2016. "A Method for Rapid Quantitative Assessment of Biofilms with Biomolecular Staining and Image Analysis." Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 408, no. 3:999-1008. PNNL-SA-111904. doi:10.1007/s00216-015-9195-z
• Luzi L., E.G. Gonzalez, P.J. Bruillard, M.S. Prowant, J.R. Skorpik, M.S. Hughes, and S. Child, et al. 2016. "Acoustic Firearm Discharge Detection and Classification in an Enclosed Environment." Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 139, no. 5:2723-2731. PNNL-SA-113865. doi:10.1121/1.4948994
• Prowant M.S., G. Dib, S. Roy, L. Luzi, and P. Ramuhalli. 2016. "Nondestructive Measurements for Diagnostics of Advanced Reactor Passive Components." In International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2016), April 17-20, 2016, San Francisco, California, 1, 321-330. La Grange Park, Illinois:American Nuclear Society. PNNL-SA-115215.
• Prowant M.S., K.M. Denslow, T.L. Moran, R.E. Jacob, T.S. Hartman, S.L. Crawford, and R. Mathews, et al. 2016. "EVALUATION OF ULTRASONIC PHASED-ARRAY FOR DETECTION OF PLANAR FLAWS IN HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) BUTT-FUSION JOINTS." In ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference (2016), July 17-21, 2016, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 6B: Materials and Fabrication, V06BT06A051; PVP2016-63688,. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-115837. doi:10.1115/PVP2016-63688

2015

• Crawford S.L., M.T. Anderson, A.A. Diaz, M.R. Larche, M.S. Prowant, and A.D. Cinson. 2015. "Ultrasonic Evaluation and Imaging." In Integrated Imaging and Vision Techniques for Industrial Inspection: Advances and Applications Series: Advances in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, edited by Z Liu, H Ukida, P Ramuhalli and K Niel. 393-412. London:Springer-Verlag. PNNL-SA-103754. doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-6741-9_13
• Roy S., G. Dib, P. Ramuhalli, E.H. Hirt, M.S. Prowant, L. Luzi, and A.F. Pardini, et al. 2015. "Progress Towards Prognostic Health Management of Passive Components in Advanced Reactors - Model Selection and Evaluation." In IEEE Conference on Prognostics and Health Management (PHM 2015), June 2-25, 2015, Austin, Texas, 1-8. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-109242. doi:10.1109/ICPHM.2015.7245059

2014

• Crawford S.L., M.S. Prowant, A.D. Cinson, M.R. Larche, and A.A. Diaz. 2014. "Ultrasonic Sound Field Mapping Through Coarse Grained Cast Austenitic Stainless Steel Components." In PVP 2014: 2014 Pressure Vessels & Piping Conference: Innovation and Imagination in Pressure Vessels and Piping, July 20-24, 2014, Anaheim, California, Paper No. PVP2014-28832. New York, New York:American Society of Mechanical Engineers. PNNL-SA-100834.
• Meyer R.M., P. Ramuhalli, E.H. Hirt, A.F. Pardini, J.D. Suter, and M.S. Prowant. 2014. "Progress Towards Prognostic Health Management of Passive Components in Advanced Small Modular Reactors." In IEEE Conference on Prognostics and Health Management (PHM 2014), June 22-25, 2014, Cheney, Washington, 1-8. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-101000. doi:10.1109/ICPHM.2014.7036399
• Simmons K.L., P. Ramuhalli, A.F. Pardini, M.S. Prowant, L.S. Fifield, J.R. Tedeschi, and A.M. Jones, et al. 2014. "Determining Remaining Useful Life of Aging Cables in Nuclear Power Plants using Non-destructive Evaluation." In 2014 ANS Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo, November 9-13, 2014, Anaheim, CA. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 111, 456-458. La Grange Park, Illinois:American Nuclear Society. PNNL-SA-104772.

2012

• Cinson A.D., S.L. Crawford, M.S. Prowant, A.A. Diaz, J.E. Hathaway, and M.T. Anderson. 2012. "Ultrasonic Phased Array Sound Field Mapping Through Large-Bore Coarse Grained Cast Austenitic Stainless Steel (CASS) Piping Materials." In Proceedings of the SPIE: Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, March 11, 2012, San Diego, California, edited by AL Gyekenyesi, 8347, Paper No. 83471A. Bellingham, Washington:SPIE. PNNL-SA-86523. doi:10.1117/12.917329
• Crawford S.L., A.D. Cinson, M.S. Prowant, J.B. Coble, A.A. Diaz, and M.T. Anderson. 2012. "Phased Array Ultrasonic Sound Field Mapping through Large-Bore Coarse Grained Cast Austenitic Stainless Steel (CASS) Components." In 9th International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurized Components, May 22-24, 2012, Seattle, Washington, 941-949. Brussels:Joint Research Centre, European Commission. PNNL-SA-87631.
• Moran T.L., A.F. Pardini, P. Ramuhalli, M.S. Prowant, and R. Mathews. 2012. "An Empirical Study on Ultrasonic Testing in Lieu of Radiography for Nuclear Power Plants." In 9th International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurized Components, May 22-24, 2012, Seattle, Washingtion, 512-520. Brussels:Joint Research Centre, European Commission. PNNL-SA-88024.
• Ramuhalli P., R.M. Meyer, A.D. Cinson, T.L. Moran, M.S. Prowant, B.E. Watson, and R. Mathews, et al. 2012. "In-situ Characterization of Cast Stainless Steel Microstructures." In 9th International Conference on NDE in Relation to Structural Integrity for Nuclear and Pressurised Components, May 22-24, 2012, Seattle, Washington, 920-928. Brussels:Joint Research Centre, European Commission. PNNL-SA-87840.

2011

• Cinson A.D., A.A. Diaz, and M.S. Prowant. 2011. "Application and Assessment of Ultrasonic Inspection Methods for Flaw Detection and Characterization of Manganese Steel Frogs." In Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, March 6, 2011 San Diego, California. Proceedings of the SPIE, 7983, Paper No. 79830Z. Bellingham, Washington:SPIE. PNWD-SA-9317. doi:10.1117/12.881987
• Crawford S.L., A.D. Cinson, T.L. Moran, M.S. Prowant, A.A. Diaz, and M.T. Anderson. 2011. "Ultrasonic Phased Array Evaluations Of Implanted And In-Situ Grown Flaws In Cast Austenitic Stainless Steel Pressurizer Surge Line Piping." In Proceedings of the ASME 2011 Pressure Vessels & Piping Division, July 17-21, 2011, Baltimore, Maryland, Paper No. PVP2011-57909. New York, New York:American Society of Mechanical Engineers. PNNL-SA-78594.