Detection of leakage magnetic flux from near-side and far-side defects in carbon steel plates using a giant magneto-resistive sensor

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Singh, W Sharatchandra ^a   Rao, B P C ^a   Vaidyanathan, S ^a   Jayakumar, T ^a   Raj, Baldev ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon steel; Defects; GMR sensor; Magnetic flux leakage

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUX; OPTIMIZATION; SENSORS;

GMR SENSOR; MAGNETIC FLUX LEAKAGE;

CARBON STEEL;

CARBON STEEL; DEFECTS; MAGNETIC FLUX; OPTIMIZATION; SENSORS;

EID: 38849093997     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/19/1/015702     Document Type: Article

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