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http://dx.doi.org/10.7779/JKSNT.2016.36.2.155

Parametric Study of Rectangular Coil for Eddy Current Testing of Lamination

Wang, Pengfei (School of Aerospace Engineering, Xiamen University)
Zeng, Zhiwei (School of Aerospace Engineering, Xiamen University)

Publication Information

Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing / v.36, no.2, 2016 , pp. 155-159 More about this Journal

Abstract

Eddy current testing (ECT) is an important nondestructive testing technology for the inspection of flaws in conductive materials. However, this widely used technology is not suitable for inspecting lamination when a conventional pancake coil is used because the eddy current (EC) generated by the pancake coil is parallel to the lamination and will not be perturbed. A new method using a rectangular coil placed vertical to the work piece is proposed for lamination detection. The vertical sections of the rectangular coil induce ECs that are vertical to the lamination and can be perturbed by the lamination. A parametric study of a rectangular coil by finite element analysis was performed in order to examine the capability of generating vertical EC.

Keywords

Eddy Current Testing; Rectangular Coil; Vertical Eddy Current; Finite Element Method;

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