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Finite element modeling of absolute eddy current probe signals

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Finite element analysis techniques are applied to the problem of predicting signals from an absolute eddy current probe in the tube sheet region of a PWR steam generator for the purpose of optimizing the probe coil geometry and determining the feasibility of using such a probe to characterize the condition of the tube and tube sheet crevice.

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  1. Electrical Engineering Department, Colorado State University, 80523, Fort Collins, CO

    N. Ida & W. Lord

  2. Fraunhofer Institut für Zerstörungsfreie Prüfverfahren, USA

    K. Betzold

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Ida, N., Betzold, K. & Lord, W. Finite element modeling of absolute eddy current probe signals. J Nondestruct Eval 3, 147–154 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00566556

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