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Title:
NON-DESTRUCTIVE METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF CREEP DAMAGE IN FERROMAGNETIC PARTS WITH A DEVICE CONSISTING OF AN EDDY CURRENT COIL AND A HALL SENSOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005074349
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A non-destructive method for the detection of creep damage present in ferromagnetic power plant components. First a measurement device consisting an eddy current coil and a hall sensor with a magnetisation joke is manufactured. The measurement device is calibrated with tensile calibration specimens with defined creep strain by measuring the most significant NDT (non-destructive techniques) relevant measured properties. A multi-regressio: method is used for the correlation between NDT relevant measured properties and the defined creep strain. The calibrated meas-urement device is used for measurement of the creep strain present in said power plant components.

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Inventors:
GERMERDONK KLAUS (CH)
KERN ROLF (DE)
DENK JOSEF (DE)
LAWIN NILS (CH)
KOPP HARALD (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2005/050277
Publication Date:
August 03, 2006
Filing Date:
January 24, 2005
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Assignee:
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD (CH)
GERMERDONK KLAUS (CH)
KERN ROLF (DE)
DENK JOSEF (DE)
LAWIN NILS (CH)
KOPP HARALD (DE)
International Classes:
G01N27/82; G01N27/90
Foreign References:
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US4425545A1984-01-10
EP0969267A12000-01-05
DE4235387C11994-03-24
Other References:
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