发明名称 |
Combined ultrasonic and eddy-current method and apparatus for non-destructive testing of tubular objects to determine thickness of metallic linings or coatings |
摘要 |
A combined ultrasonic and eddy-current method and apparatus for non-destructively determining the liner thickness of a zirconium liner provided at the inner surface of a zirconium alloy nuclear fuel rod tube utilizes dimensional data acquired via conventional ultrasonic measurement techniques and impedance data acquired through electromagnetic techniques to calculate liner thickness in accordance with a specific formula. The apparatus utilizes a computer or programmable arithmetic unit with associated memory and I/O devices connected to electromagnetic and ultrasonic measurement subsystems. A particular eddy-current probe arrangement consisting of a differential coil pair is employed to obtain impedance measurements from the outside of the cladding tube. Calibrated reference impedance values for various different inner and outer tube diameters having a constant liner thickness are measured and retained in a memory. Calibrated reference impedance values for tubes of various liner thicknesses with the same inside and outside diameter dimensions are also measured and stored. A specimen cladding tube is tested and an inside diameter is computed using conventional electromagnetic techniques. The specimen tube inside diameter is also measured ultrasonically and a specific calculation of liner thickness is performed based on the difference between the inside diameter as determined by ultrasonic technique and the inside diameter as measured by eddy-current technique. The specific method of calculation utilized corrects for the erroneous effect that variations in cladding tube liner thickness can have on dimensions computed via conventional electromagnetic eddy-current techniques alone.
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申请公布号 |
US5418823(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1995.05.23 |
申请号 |
US19940177023 |
申请日期 |
1994.01.04 |
申请人 |
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
发明人 |
KERVINEN, JOHN A.;ELLIS, KURT D. |
分类号 |
G01B7/00;G01B7/06;G01B17/00;G01B17/02;G01B21/08;G21C3/20;G21C17/06;(IPC1-7):G21C17/00 |
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G01B7/00 |
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