EDDY CURRENT TESTING LECTURE GUIDE & SYLLABUS

Type of exam : Objective Type

Total no. of questions : 40 no’s

Maximum mark : 100

Certificate of award : 80% and above.

NOTES:

INTRODUCTION ABOUT ET

 What is flaw?
 What is ET?
 Applications of ET
 Limitations of ET

BASIC PRINCIPLE OF ET

 Basic principle
 Electromagnetic induction
 Primary and secondary force relationships

ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY

 Properties of ET
 Generation of ET by means of an AC field
 Lab demonstration

TYPES OF EDDY CURRENT SENSING ELEMENTS

 Probes and their arrangements

 Modes of operation
 Hall effect sensors and applications
 Factors affecting choice of sensing elements
SELECTION OF INSPECTION PARAMETERS

 Frequency
 Coil drive
 Hall element drive
 Channel gain
 Display sensitivity selections
 Standardization

READOUT MECHANISMS

 Calibrated or un calibrated meters

 Impedance plane displays
 Data recording systems
 Automation and feedback
 Lab demonstration

FACTORS THAT AFFECT COIL IMPEDANCE

 Test part
 Test system
 Signal to noise ratio
 Selection of test frequency
 Coupling

PROCEDURE AND ACCEPTANCE STANDARD

 ASME SEC V Article 8

 Acceptance criteria
 SE 243
 SE 2096
  ASTM E 376

HINTS FOR NOTE:

INTRODUCTION ABOUT ET

 What is flaw?
- Explain about flaw
 What is ET?
- Give introduction about ET
 Applications of ET
- Refer student hand book
 Limitations of ET
- Refer student hand book

BASIC PRINCIPLE OF ET

 Basic principle
- Varying magnetic fields
 Electromagnetic induction

 Primary and secondary force relationship

- Refer student hand book

ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY

 Properties of ET
 - Refer student hand book
- Travel in circular direction
- Small magnitude of current flow
- Frequency and phase
- Conductivity of materials
- Permeability of materials
- Geometrical effects
 Generation of ET by means of an AC field
 Lab demonstration

TYPES OF EDDY CURRENT SENSING ELEMENTS

 Probes and their arrangements

- Explain probe coils, en circling coils, inside coils
 Modes of operation
- Explain about absolute, differential and hybrids
 Hall effect sensors and applications
- Refer student hand book
 Factors affecting choice of sensing elements
- Explain about inspection part ,types of discontinuities, testing elements
and discontinuity location

SELECTION OF INSPECTION PARAMETERS

 Frequency
 Coil drive
 Hall element drive
 Channel gain
 Display sensitivity selections
 Standardization
 - Explain about all the parameters.

READOUT MECHANISMS

 Calibrated or un calibrated meters

– give some practical training
 Impedance plane displays
- Show in practicals
 Data recording systems
- Explain through practical
 Automation and feedback
- Explain about functioning of equipment

FACTORS THAT AFFECT COIL IMPEDANCE

 Test part
- Explain about conductivity , permeability , mass homogenity
 Test system
- Explain about frequency , coupling , field strength , test coil and shape,
hall elements
 Signal to noise ratio
 Selection of test frequency
- Explain above parameters
 Coupling
- Explain about fill factor and lift off
PROCEDURE AND ACCEPTANCE STANDARD

 ASME SEC V Article 8

- Explain about ASME SEC V Article 8
 Acceptance criteria
- Explain about tubular and measuring coating thickness acceptance
 SE 243
 SE 2096
 ASTM E 376
- Explain above standards