Eddy current flaw detector method and apparatus

Details Eddy current flaw detector method and apparatus Eddy current flaw detector method and apparatus

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G01N 27/82 (2006.01) G01N 27/90 (2006.01)

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CA 1240379

Eddy Current Flaw Detector Method and Apparatus Abstract Eddy current test apparatus of the type that gener- ates eddy currents in an object and that senses flaws or defects by sensing changes in the induced eddy current. Two differential encircling coils surround a moving workpiece moving relative to said coils. One of the two test coils has an enclosed tubular pathway forming a loop adjacent to the coil. A steel ball is placed in the enclosed tubular pathway and is air driven through the pathway so that it continuously revolves in close proximity to the coil. The steel ball disrupts the magnetic field flux generated by the test coil in the workups. This disruption modifies the eddy current in the workpiece which in turn induces a well defined output signal in the test coil. In an alternate and preferred embodiment, two ferrite objects are rotated near the two encircling coils to disrupt the eddy cur- rents produced by both coils. The ferrite objects are radially offset so that they do not disrupt the magnetic fluid near a flaw at the same time.

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