Compensated high temperature SQUID gradiometer for mobile NDE in magnetically noisy environments

被引：5
作者：
Keenan, S. T. [1 ,3 ]
Romans, E. J. [2 ,3 ]
机构：
[1] CSIRO Mat Sci & Engn, Lindfield, NSW 2070, Australia
[2] UCL, London Ctr Nanotechnol, London WC1H 0AH, England
[3] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Phys, Glasgow G4 0NG, Lanark, Scotland
来源：
NDT & E INTERNATIONAL | 2012年 / 47卷
关键词：
Eddy current; SQUID; Surface flaws; EDDY-CURRENT TECHNIQUE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; SYSTEM; OPERATION;
D O I：
10.1016/j.ndteint.2011.11.012
中图分类号：
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号：
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要：
SQUID gradiometers can measure small localised magnetic fields in the presence of much larger background interference. Their high sensitivity at low frequencies means they are especially suited for use in eddy-current nondestructive evaluation (NDE) of aircraft and other conducting structures. However it is very challenging to rotate or tilt SQUID-based devices in the Earth's field without degradation in their sensitivity. Consequently many demonstrations of SQUID NDE have involved the SQUID remaining stationary or only being moved in a straight line. To overcome this issue, we report on the development of a simple, portable NDE scanning system which uses field cancellation techniques to allow the device orientation to change during scanning. We demonstrate that its signal-to-noise performance for defect detection in curved wing structures matches that obtained for flat samples using a stationary SQUID. Crown Copyright (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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