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One of the oldest testing methods |
Electromagnetic testing |
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--- discovered that a compass placed bear a wire transmitting an electric current tends to set itself perpendicular to the wire. |
Oersted |
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The first scientist who discovered the effect of electromagnetic induction |
Faraday |
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The first practical system for measurement of flux leakage fields was discovered by.. |
Hasting |
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Eddy current testing is based on the principles of |
Electromagnetic testing |
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Means using electricity and sound waves |
Electromagnetic |
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Magnetic flux leakage can be used by using what techniques |
Magnetic particle testing (wet or dry), hall effect probe, and induction coil |
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The presence of ----- on or near the surface of a test object disturbs the magnetic flux lines and results in a local leakage field around the ---- |
Discontinuity |
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How many levels of nondestructive personnel certification are there |
3 |
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Qualification of nondestructive testing personnel should involve |
Training, experience, and pass written and practical test |
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The electromagnetic field produced around the coil is directly proportional to |
Magnitude of applied current,rate of change in current, and coil parameters |
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---- is defined as the movement of electrons through a conductor |
Electrical current |
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The unit of electromagnetic force is called |
Volt |
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The unit of resistance is |
Ohm |
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Ohms law is stated in this equation |
E=ir |
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The resistance of a coil is determined by |
The length of wire used to wind a coil |
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The frequency of an alternating current is defined as the number of cycles of current that occur in one |
Second |
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The opposition to changes in alternating current flow through a coil is |
Inductive reactance |
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The unit of impedance is |
Ohm |
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-- and the -- cause results that occur 90 degree out of phase with each other |
Resistance and the inductive reactance |
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A basic Eddy current instrument circuit consists of |
Alternating current source, test coil(s), and display apparatus |
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A display apparatus in an Eddy current instrument circuit can consist of |
Analog meter, cathode ray tube scope, lcd |
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A Wheatstone bridge circuit consists of |
Alternate current source, balancing resistors, display apparatus, and testing coil |
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When a test coil is placed on or near a test subject |
The impedance of the coil changes |
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When the bridge in a Wheatstone bridge is in balance |
The display apparatus will read 0 |
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--- occurs in the electromagnetic field of the coils assembly |
Signal modulation |
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Signal excitation, signal modulation, signal demodulation, and signal display are considered |
Internal functions of an Eddy current instrument |
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The purpose of signal preparation is to |
Amplify the probe signal and reject extraneous noise |
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The signal to noise ratio is defined as |
The ratio of signals of interest to unwanted signals |
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It is standard nondestructive testing industry recommendation that signal o noise ratio should be at least |
3:1 |
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The purpose of saturation coil |
To improve signal to noise ration |
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What would the best coil be to use on a 2 in tube |
The 213 coil would be the best |
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In setting the sensitivity on the unit what must you make sure of |
Equal amplitude of alarm around the standard at 3 6 8 12 locations |
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Why is it important to demag the tube after testing |
To remove as much residual magnetism as possible |
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What is the easiest discontinuity to pick up on our unit |
A short abrupt type |
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If you increase the number know the sensitivity setting do we get an increase\decrease in sensitivity |
Increase sensitivity |
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What causes a defect to be detected on the ec |
There is a change in the coils impedance |
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What are the acceptance standards of the test |
Only acceptable material that has passed being compared to a standard is to be passed |
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What are the different types of artificial defects in standards |
Drilled holes, 1\4 filed transverse notch, longitudinal notch, and an ID chip |
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How do you mark a reject |
Put reject tape on both sides of the reject |
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How do we set the end suppression |
Set it to shut off as the tube end approaches |
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What must we do if you run your standard and it doesn't pick up |
Recalibrare and rerun all the material since the last acceptable standard check |
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If the alarm sounds on the unit what does that mean |
That a spot on the tube is interrupting at least as many Eddy currents as the reference standard |
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What Is the operating frequency of your unit |
5 khz |
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If a defect seems to move on the piece being tested what could be the cause |
Could be something in the tube |
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Is the conductivity affected by temperature |
Yes |
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What must be done after a tube has been tested |
Demaged |
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How do we electronic center the standard |
Use the centering unit adjust meter to the centering position |
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How often should the standard be run |
Beginning of the end of every order and every shift. Every 2 hours of long order. Anytime you suspect some things wrong |
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The readout mechanism is the part of the Eddy current instrument that |
Quantified the change in the test coil impendance |
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The read out mechanism can be |
Module that is plugged into the test set, integral part of the system, or separate device connected to the system |
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The indicating device used in an Eddy current test system |
should meet the adequate speed,accuracy and range needed |
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There a typically two typed if read out mechanisms used in Eddy current instruments |
Analog meters and digital displays |
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Audio alarms indicate only |
Qualitative information that nay be caused by abnormal conditions |
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The strip chard recorder is |
A read out device that produces permanent and fairly accurate record |
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When evaluating a liquid crystal display the following factors should be considered |
Matrix type, resolution, and input viewing angle |
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The combination of components from different test frequencies is known as |
Digital mixing |
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Crts give contentious presentation of signals and are considered |
Accurate |
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Digital storage and digital mixing are types of |
Digital displays used in Eddy current testing |
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A surface probe can also be called |
Flat coil and absolute coil |
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The magnetic field produced by a surface coil is approximately the size of the |
Coil |
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Encircling coils are used to test ____ diameter surfaces of objects |
Outside |
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Encircling coils are used to located discontinuities that are___ or ___ to the length of the rod |
Parallel or longitudinal |
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The following are could that are used to inspect test objects from the inside diameter |
Bobbin coils, inside coils, inner diameter coils |
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Test coil arrangements can be |
Absolute differential and hybrid |
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Absolute coil arrangements can can be |
Single and double |
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Differential coil arrangements can be either |
Self comparison or external comparison |
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The through transmission technique involves inducing eddy currents into the subject by |
A transmitting coil places on one side of the material and the presence of eddy current is sensed by a receiving coil placed on the opposite side of the material |
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The following are factors that affect the choice of test coils |
Frequency, sample rate, digitization , excitation, horizontal and vertical deviation, gain linearity, quadrature rate, sample rate, bandwidth |
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Magnetic flux leakage is an electromagnetic technique that can provide quick assessment of the integrity of |
Ferromagnetic materials |
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Magnetic flux leakage can be detected using the following sensord |
Induction coil and hall effect |
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A ligament magnet can be considered an |
Agglomeration of domains |
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The law of magnetism states that |
Like poked repel and unlike poles attract |
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The unit of flux density is |
Gauss |
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Flux density is defined as the number of lines of force |
That pass through a given area at a right angle to the lines of force |
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According to the right hand rule, the direction of the magnetic field around the wire depends |
On the direction of the current flow through the wire |
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If straight wire is wound into a coil |
The lined of force encircling the wire form the magnetic field inside and outside the coil |
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All ferromagnetic materials have certain magnetic properties that are specific to that material |
Magnetic hysteria |
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Magnetic permeability is calculated by the formula |
U=b\h |
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Flux leakage sending elements can be the following |
Hall effect sensors, inductive coil sensors, and flux gate magnetomer |
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Ferried are usually used in |
Pick up inductive sensors |
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Ferrite materials have high or low electrical conductives |
Low |
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In inductive coil applications, pick up could should be used to generate |
Voltages not currents |
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When a voltage develops across the two faces of the crystal in a hall effect sensors, the voltage is |
Proportional to the strength of the magnetic field |
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The flux gate magnetometer is also referred as |
Forster probe and ferry probe |
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The flux density in an inductive coil must change through the coil in order to |
Produce a signal |
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Hall elements are made of |
Semiconductive materials |
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The following are considered methods of magnetic leakage field detection |
Magnetic tape system, magnetic particles, and magnetic resonance sensors |
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Magnetic resonance sensor application is based on |
The fact that characteristic atomic frequencies also depend on the strength of the magnetic fields |
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The approximate maximum of depth LG eddy current in our tubes is |
1\4 in |
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Loop on graph |
Hysteresis loop |
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Weird backwards u symbol |
Permability |
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O symbol with tail |
Conductivity variable |
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The depth of penetration decreases |
If you increase the frequency |
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The time it requires to complete one cycle |
Period |
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Unit of frequency |
Hertz |