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Electromagnetic Testing Chapter 3- Electromagnetic Testing

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3.3 EDDY CURRENT SENSING PROBES<br />

For reliable flaw detection with eddy currents, various forms of interference,<br />

such as coil clearance, must be reduced and suppressed. The signal-to-noise<br />

ratio of the eddy current system can be favorably enhanced through the use<br />

of:<br />

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Probe design<br />

Vector analysis equipment<br />

Filtering techniques<br />

Elimination of permeability variations in ferromagnetic materials<br />

In the case of the single surface-mounted (absolute) coil or single encircling<br />

(absolute) coil, changes in the coil-to-test piece clearance are a major interference.<br />

Even with a well-guided probe, the problem cannot be eliminated because of the<br />

surface variations of the material and vibrations normally encountered during testing.<br />

However, using a differentially connected probe arrangement as shown in Figure 3.16<br />

can substantially reduce the interference problem. Note that with the differential coil<br />

(two-coil) system, the magnetic lines of flux in the coils (shown by directional arrows)<br />

oppose each other. With this configuration, changes in clearance affect both coils to<br />

the same extent and are therefore self-compensating.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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