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The operating principle and design of an eddy-current transducer intended for in-service measurement of the wall thickness of light-alloy drill pipes are described. The block diagram and algorithm of conversion are provided for measurement-data signals from the eddy-current thickness gauge. The main technical specs are listed for a thickness gauge prototype.
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Original Russian Text © A.E. Goldstein, V.Yu. Belyankov, 2017, published in Defektoskopiya, 2017, No. 8, pp. 57–64.
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Goldstein, A.E., Belyankov, V.Y. An eddy-current gauge for measuring the wall thickness of light-alloy drill pipes. Russ J Nondestruct Test 53, 588–595 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061830917080022
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