Non-destructive techniques based on eddy current testing

J García-Martín, J Gómez-Gil, E Vázquez-Sánchez - Sensors, 2011 - mdpi.com
Non-destructive techniques are used widely in the metal industry in order to control the
quality of materials. Eddy current testing is one of the most extensively used non-destructive …

Pulsed eddy current non-destructive testing and evaluation: A review

A Sophian, G Tian, M Fan - Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2017 - Springer
Pulsed eddy current (PEC) non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E) has been
around for some time and it is still attracting extensive attention from researchers around the …

Surface crack detection for carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) materials using pulsed eddy current thermography

L Cheng, GY Tian - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There is currently a requirement in many industries to inspect carbon fiber reinforced plastic
(CFRP) components, such as those used in aircraft and for wind turbine blades to identify …

A novel pulsed eddy current method for high-speed pipeline inline inspection

G Piao, J Guo, T Hu, Y Deng, H Leung - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2019 - Elsevier
High-speed inspection of inner diameter (ID) and outer diameter (OD) surface defects on
thick-wall steel pipes is an important aspect to advance the pipeline inline inspection (ILI) in …

Pulsed eddy current imaging and frequency spectrum analysis for hidden defect nondestructive testing and evaluation

Y He, M Pan, F Luo, G Tian - Ndt & E International, 2011 - Elsevier
Hidden defect characterisation in some complex structures is difficult. Pulsed Eddy Current
(PEC) imaging based on rectangular excitation coil is investigated in this paper and hidden …

Coupling pulse eddy current sensor for deeper defects NDT

L Xie, B Gao, GY Tian, J Tan, B Feng, Y Yin - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2019 - Elsevier
Deep defect detection for ferromagnetic materials is a challenging task for Eddy Current
testing (ECT) due to the skin effect of the low penetration depth. Pulsed Eddy Current testing …

Lift-off invariant inductance of steels in multi-frequency eddy-current testing

M Lu, X Meng, R Huang, L Chen, A Peyton, W Yin - NDT & E International, 2021 - Elsevier
Eddy current testing can be used to interrogate steels but it is hampered by the lift-off
distance of the sensor. Previously, the lift-off point of intersection (LOI) feature has been …

Measuring lift-off distance and electromagnetic property of metal using dual-frequency linearity feature

M Lu, X Meng, R Huang, L Chen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Lift-offs of the sensor could significantly affect the measurement signal and reconstruction of
material properties when using the electromagnetic (inductive) eddy current (EC) sensor …

Evaluation of coating thickness using lift-off insensitivity of eddy current sensor

X Meng, M Lu, W Yin, A Bennecer, KJ Kirk - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Defect detection in ferromagnetic substrates is often hampered by nonmagnetic coating
thickness variation when using conventional eddy current testing technique. The lift-off …

Thickness measurement of metallic film based on a high-frequency feature of triple-coil electromagnetic eddy current sensor

M Lu, L Chen, X Meng, R Huang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Previously, various techniques have been proposed for reducing the lift-off effect on the
thickness measurement of the nonmagnetic films, including the peak-frequency feature and …