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7.8 Thickness and Level Sensors 293<br />

(A)<br />

(B)<br />

Fig. 7.45. (A) Maximum depth for various materials; (B) graphic presentation <strong>of</strong> measured<br />

bedding in wet sand deposits. (Courtesy <strong>of</strong> Sensors & S<strong>of</strong>tware, Inc., Canada, www.sens<strong>of</strong>t.ca.)<br />

7.8 Thickness and Level Sensors<br />

In many industrial applications, the measurement <strong>of</strong> thickness <strong>of</strong> a material is essential<br />

for manufacturing, process and quality control, safety, airspace, and so forth. The<br />

methods <strong>of</strong> thickness gauging range from the optical, to ultrasonic, to x-ray. Here, we<br />

briefly review some less known methods.<br />

7.8.1 Ablation Sensors<br />

Ablation is dissipation <strong>of</strong> heat by melting and removal <strong>of</strong> the sacrificial protective<br />

layer during atmospheric reentry. Aerospace vehicles subjected to significant aerody-

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