Usage of conductive polymer composite as the object film of eddy current gap sensor

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3202-3208

  Wang, Luheng ^a   Han, Yanyan ^a   Huang, Yannan ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; conductive polymer composite; eddy current effect; gap sensor; noncontact measurement; silicone rubber

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITES; EDDY-CURRENT EFFECTS; GAP SENSORS; NONCONTACT MEASUREMENTS; SILICONE RUBBER;

CARBON NANOTUBES; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; EDDY CURRENTS; POLYMERS; SENSORS; SILICONES;

EDDY CURRENT TESTING;

EID: 84888070856     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2013.2270920     Document Type: Article

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