Numerical evaluation of the ill-posedness of eddy current problems to size real cracks

NDT and E International

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-191

  Yusa, Noritaka ^a   Huang, Haoyu ^a   Miya, Kenzo ^a  

^a IIU   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Eddy current testing; Electromagnetic nondestructive evaluation; Inverse problem; Sizing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETISM; INVERSE PROBLEMS; SIZE SEPARATION; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING;

ARTIFICIAL STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; EDDY CURRENT SIGNALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; SIZE CONDUCTIVE CRACKS;

EDDY CURRENT TESTING;

EID: 33846930891     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ndteint.2006.10.012     Document Type: Article

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