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Electromagnetic Testing

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Experimental Approach<br />

This approach usually involves trail and error fabrication of probes suiting the<br />

geometry. In this approach, the coil dimensions and the test frequency are<br />

usually optimized by comparing the detection sensitivity of artificial reference<br />

notches as well as natural cracks if available. This approach was used to<br />

design encircling EC probes for inspection of stainless steel cladding tubes of<br />

Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) and also to design probes for Cr-Mo<br />

steam generator tubes of Prototype Fast Breeder Reactors (PFBR). In<br />

another instance, in order to minimize low sensitivity zones of phased-array<br />

eddy current probes for inspection of heat exchanger tubes, tandem probe<br />

was developed.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang<br />

http://www.geocities.ws/raobpc/Probes.html

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