In this study, we propose a novel EMAT-ECT multi sensor aiming at advanced structural health monitoring. For the purpose, proto-type EMAT-ECT multi-sensor was developed and their functions both as ECT and EMAT prove were evaluated. Experimental results of pulse ECT using the EMAT-ECT multi-sensor showed that the pr oposed sensor has a capability of detection and sizing of flaws. Experimental results of EMAT evaluation using the EMAT-ECT multi-sensor showed that ultrasoni c wave was transmitted by EMAT-ECT ...
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Development of novel EMAT-ECT multi-sensor and verification of its feasibility

The electromagnetic acoustic resonance (EMAR) method provides accurate and stable evaluation in high temperature environment, and it is an effective tool for online monitoring. In this study, the EMAR method and the superposition of the nth compression (SNC) for data processing are applied to online monitoring of pipe wall thinning, and the accuracy and reliability of the measurements are demonstrated through field tests using a large-scale corrosion test loop at high temperature. To measure the thic...
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Online Monitoring of Pipe Wall Thinning with Electromagnetic Acoustic Resonance Method

Electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) provides non-contacting measurements and is often applied to monitoring in gh temperature environment. One of drawbacks of EMAT is its low sensitivity and S/N ratio. One way to overcome the uwback is to introduce an Electromagnetic acoustic resonance meth od (EMAR); it has a high capability of evaluating ckness or ultrasonic velocity, and it is applied to the measurement of thickness, elastic constants, damping propertiesso on. Since the principle of the method is...
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Measurement and Evaluation of Pipe Wall Thinning by Electromagnetic Acoustic Resonance

In this study, we developed a method to measure pipe wall thinning by electromagnetic acoustic resonance method (EMAR) which is one of electromagnetic ultrasonic method. The EMAR can evaluate the thickness of piping with high accuracy. In addition, we propose a method to obtain the resonance frequency with high accuracy when the thickness reduction progresses and the SN ratio decreases. We applied the technology to PWR and BWR pipings and examined its applicability....
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Wall thickness measurement of piping using electromagnetic acoustic resonance method and its application to nuclear reactor cooling system

Abstract The electromagnetic acoustic resonance (EMAR) method provides accurate and stable evaluation and its capability has been demonstrated through online monitoring using a large-scale corrosion test loop in oper ation at high temperature. This study applies EMAR with the signal processing method of the superposition of n'“ compression to the thickness evaluation of piping in a nuclear power plant during shutdown. Sections of piping evaluated by EMAR include those having long-term service, where thinni...
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Implementation applicability of piping inspection using electromagneticacoustic resonance

Electromagnetic acoustic resonance (EMAR) method is used for online evaluation of pipe-wall-thinning. In this study, the thickness of the specimens corroded under various conditions is evaluated by EMAR. The thickness is estimated applying the superposition of n th compression (SNC) method to the signals obtained from EMAR. The error of thickness evaluation is investigated in view of thinning shape and the roughness caused by corrosion. As a result, it is suggested that the shape on the order of mm does not...
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Study of evaluation accuracy of pipe-wall-thinning using electromagnetic acoustic resonance

Electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) provides non-contacting measurements and is often applied to monitoring in high temperature environment. Electromagnetic acoustic resonance method (EMAR) is transmits an ultrasonic burst wave, and the driving frequency of bust wave is swept. Then signal amplitude of each frequency is computed by the superheterodyne processing at the interval. Pulse-EMAR method is transmits an ultrasonic pulse wave propagating, but the pulse wave is not swept. Then echo waves recei...
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Influence of bottom shape in the pipe wall thinning inspection using an electromagnetic acoustic resonance method

System safety is considered to secure safety in a comprehensive manner as an entire plant by multiple elemen ts serving an entire plant for a common purpose of safety and an interdependent relationship among elements. nder this concept, we considered how the scheme of fatigue crack management in nuclear power plants should b e and also considered the problems to be solved to establish the effective and efficient management system....
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Conderation onHow to Manage Fatigue Cracking in Nuclear Power Plants from the viewpoint of Non-destructive Evaluation

Authors have proposed non-linear eddy current method which is a novel material characterization method foc using on the non-linearity of magnetic properties. This method can be a effective tool to evaluate materia l degradations if the micro-structure changes due to degradations link with change of magnetic properties. In this paper, some examples of its applications are reviewed together with its principle of assessment....
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Nondestructive Evaluation of Material Degradation by Non-linear Eddy Current Method

Abstract: An electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) design using an air-cored solenoid coil as a pulsed electromagnet is proposed for high-temperature non-contact monitoring, and prototype probe is evaluated through performance test in the range from room temperature to 700°C. The coil generates a biasing magnetic field that enables the device to overcome the Curie temperature limitations of conventional EMATs. Pulsed echo measurements of carbon steel are performed at high temperatures, and verify ...
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Development and Evaluation of High Temperature EMAT Aiming at Monitoring of High Temperature Components