Comparison of PEC and SFEC NDE techniques

Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 153-164

  Morozov, M ^a   Tian, G Y ^a   Edgar, D ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frequency domain; Nondestructive evaluation; Pulsed eddy currents; Swept frequency eddy currents

Indexed keywords

EDDY CURRENTS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3D DEFECTS; DEFECT DEPTHS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN; HIGH POTENTIALS; MULTIPLE FREQUENCIES; NDE TECHNIQUES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; PULSED EDDY CURRENTS; RECENT DEVELOPMENTS; SAMPLE THICKNESSES; SINGLE EXCITATIONS; SWEPT FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENTS; TEST CASES;

EDDY CURRENT TESTING;

EID: 58049165037     PISSN: 10589759     EISSN: 14772671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10589750802195543     Document Type: Article

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