Vector potential integral formulation for eddy-current probe response to cracks

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 461-469

  Yoshida, Yoshikatsu ^b,c   Bowler, John R ^a,d,e  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^e Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CRACKS; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS;

BOUNDARY INTEGRAL VECTOR POTENTIAL FORMULATION; FORWARD PROBLEM; PROBE RESPONSE;

EDDY CURRENT TESTING;

EID: 0033876072     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.825808     Document Type: Article

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