A multi-frequency impedance analysing instrument for eddy current testing

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 393-402

  Yin, W ^a   Dickinson, S J ^b   Peyton, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eddy current testing; Impedance spectroscopy; Multi frequency electrical tomography

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENT TESTING; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; SENSORS;

FREQUENCY-SPECTRA ANALYSIS; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; INDUCTIVE MEASUREMENT; MULTI-FREQUENCY ELECTRICAL TOMOGRAPHY;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE;

EDDY CURRENT TESTING; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; SENSORS;

EID: 31144468367     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/17/2/022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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