A theoretical model of eddy current nondestructive test for electromagnetoelastic materials (Q581113)

This paper investigates the problem of theoretical modelling of eddy current non-destructive tests for electromagnetoelastic materials. With the aid of an adjustable static magnetic field acting on test electromagnetic solids, an eddy current NDT approach, which can account for the effect of electromagnetomechanical interaction, is proposed and a fundamental system of linearized field equations governing this approach is then derived. A perturbation analytical solution for the ECT systems with circular symmetry is also obtained. The results are being used to study quantitatively the effects of elastic deformation fields coupled with electromagnetic fields in eddy current NDT. It is shown that the proposed approach may provide more flexibilities and information than conventional eddy current method which is based on a rigid-body model.