A MODEL OF EDDY-CURRENT PROBES WITH FERRITE CORES
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Abstract
This paper describes an application of modern methods of computational electromagnetics to the problem of eddy-current nondestructive evaluation (NDE). Specifically, a volume integral equation is developed that can be used to model eddy-current probes with ferrite cores, or it can be used to compute flaw-field interactions. Both of these problems are of considerable importance in applying electromagnetic techniques to NDE, for they are intimately involved in detecting flaws and inverting eddy-current data for reconstructing flaws. The model is fully three-dimensional and the discretized integral equation is solved iteratively using conjugate gradients and FFT techniques. Problems with 12,000 unknowns have been routinely solved on the Alliant FX/1 minisupercomputer in reasonable times. The model is used to compute such important probe parameters as impedance and coupling. It is also used to compute the electromagnetic response of flaws as the geometry of the flaw changes, or as a function of frequency.
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OpenAlex topics: Non-Destructive Testing Techniques · Geophysical Methods and Applications · Magnetic Field Sensors Techniques
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