| Title |
Determination of Optimal Frequency in Magnetic Eddy Current Testing for Discrimination of Inner Defect or Outer Defect |
| Authors |
채승안(Seung Ahn Chae) ; 송민승(Min Seung Song) ; 엄대용(Dae Yong Um) ; 박관수(Gwan Soo Park) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5370/KIEE.2024.73.3.531 |
| Keywords |
DC magnetization; driving frequency; eddy current testing; magnetic permeability; non-destructive testing |
| Abstract |
This paper is a study on the determination of optimal frequency in Magnetic Eddy Current Testing (MEC) for characterizing defects in ferromagnetic steel pipe inspection. Conventional methods have their own limitations so that cannot distinguish between inner defects and outer defects. MEC can overcome the limitations of conventional methods. It can not only detect both inner defect and outer defects, but also distinguish between them. It is important to determine frequency to distinguish two defects in MEC. In this paper, the principle of distinguishing two defects has been explained and appropriate frequency was proposed. By using frequency that makes the phase of signal varies for each defect, two defects can be distinguished. Finite element simulation and experiment were performed. The result shows that the frequency increases, the phase difference between two defects also increases so that it can distinguish two defects through the phase difference of the signals. |