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Comparison of Simulated PEC Probe Performance for Detecting Wall Thickness Reduction  

Shin, Young-Kil (Kunsan National University)
Choi, Dong-Myung (Kunsan National University)
Jung, Hee-Sung (Sae-An Engineering Corporation)
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Abstract
In this paper, four different types of pulsed eddy current(PEC) probe are designed and their performance of detecting wall thickness reduction is compared. By using the backward difference method in time and the finite element method in space, PEC signals from various thickness and materials are numerically calculated and three features of the signal are selected. Since PEC signals and features are obtained by various types and sizes of probe, the comparison is made through the normalized features which reflect the sensitivity of the feature to thickness reduction. The normalized features indicate that the shielded reflection probe provides the best sensitivity to wall thickness reduction for all three signal features. Results show that the best sensitivity to thickness reduction can be achieved by the peak value, but also suggest that the time to peak can be a good candidate because of its linear relationship with the thickness variation.
Keywords
Pulsed Eddy Current; Wall Thickness Reduction; Numerical Modeling; Normalized Features;
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