Some advances in numerical analysis techniques for quantitative electromagnetic nondestructive evaluation

Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 69-102

  Chen, Zhenmao ^a   Yusa, Noritaka ^b   Miya, Kenzo ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b IIU Corp   (Japan)

Author keywords

ECT; Forward analysis; Inverse analysis; Numerical simulation

Indexed keywords

CLARIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONJUGATE GRADIENT METHOD; CRACK DETECTION; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC FLUX; MAGNETIC LEAKAGE; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REPAIR; RESTORATION; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3D GEOMETRIES; ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; ARBITRARY SHAPES; CONJUGATE GRADIENTS; CURRENT DISTRIBUTIONS; ECT; ELECTROMAGNETIC NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATIONS; FORWARD ANALYSIS; HIGH ACCURACIES; HYBRID CODES; HYBRID SCHEMES; INVERSE ANALYSIS; INVERSE SIMULATIONS; MAGNETIC FLUX LEAKAGE TESTING; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; MEASURED SIGNALS; META-HEURISTIC METHODS; MULTIPLE CRACKS; NATURAL CRACKS; NN METHODS; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; OPTIMISATION; PARAMETERISATION; POTENTIAL FIELDS; QUALITATIVE ESTIMATIONS; REGULAR MESHES; REMOTE FIELDS; RESEARCH GROUPS; SIGNAL SIMULATIONS; STRATEGY USING; STRESS CORROSIONS;

CRACKS;

EID: 58049151139     PISSN: 10589759     EISSN: 14772671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10589750802195501     Document Type: Article

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