Study of pulse eddy current probes detecting cracks extending in all directions

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-19

  Shu, Li ^a   Songling, Huang ^a   Wei, Zhao ^a   Peng, Yu ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Crack direction; Probe design; Self nulling; Sensitivity; Symmetrical

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

CRACK DIRECTION; EDDY CURRENT PATH; PROBE DESIGN; PULSE EDDY CURRENT PROBES; SELF-NULLING;

CRACK DETECTION;

EID: 36348929958     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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