Application of eddy current inversion technique to the sizing of defects in Inconel welds with rough surfaces

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 235, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1469-1480

  Yusa, Noritaka ^a   MacHida, Eiji ^b   Janousek, Ladislav ^a   Rebican, Mihai ^a   Chen, Zhenmao ^a   Miya, Kenzo ^a  

^a International Institute of Universality   (Japan)

^b Mitoshiro Bldg   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; WELDS;

CONTROL ROD DRIVE (CRD); INCONEL WELDS; STEAM GENERATOR TUBES; STUB TUBES;

EDDY CURRENTS;

EID: 19144363215     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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