The pulsed eddy current differential probe to detect a thickness variation in an insulated stainless steel

Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 248-252

  Angani, C S ^a,b   Park, D G ^b   Kim, C G ^a   Leela, P ^a   Kollu, P ^a   Cheong, Y M ^b  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Differential probe; Insulation; PSD; Time to zero

Indexed keywords

CURRENT PULSE; DIFFERENTIAL PROBES; EXCITATION COILS; HALL SENSOR; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURES; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PEAK VALUES; POWER SPECTRUM DENSITY; PSD; PULSED EDDY CURRENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; STEEL PIPELINE; STEEL TESTS; SUB-SURFACES; THICKNESS VARIATION; TIME TO ZERO; WALL THINNING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EDDY CURRENT TESTING; HALL EFFECT TRANSDUCERS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PIPELINES; PROBES; SAFETY TESTING; SENSORS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 78650239538     PISSN: 01959298     EISSN: 15734862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10921-010-0083-3     Document Type: Article

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