Defect depth estimation using pulsed eddy current with varied pulse width excitation

Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 69-72

  Abidin, Ilham Zainal ^a   Mandache, Catalin ^b   Tian, Gui Yun ^a   Li, Yong ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES; CORROSION DEFECTS; DEFECT DEPTHS; DEFECT DETECTIONS; DEPTH INFORMATIONS; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; FREQUENCY COMPONENTS; GEOMETRICAL SIZES; LOW FREQUENCIES; MULTI LAYERS; NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; NUMERICAL MODELLING; PULSE SPECTRUMS; PULSE WIDTHS; PULSED EDDY CURRENTS; SAFE LIVES; SINGLE EXCITATIONS;

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE; AIRFRAMES; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; DEFECTS; MATERIALS TESTING;

EDDY CURRENT TESTING;

EID: 64349104297     PISSN: 13542575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1784/insi.2009.51.2.69     Document Type: Conference Paper

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