• DocumentCode
    1533009
  • Title

    Improved finite element method for EMAT analysis and design

  • Author

    Jafari-Shapoorabadi, R. ; Konrad, A. ; Sinclair, A.N.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    7/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2821
  • Lastpage
    2823
  • Abstract
    Electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) operating in transmitting mode are examined. Two different finite element formulations, derived for two different definitions of source current density, are compared in order to show the importance of skin and proximity effects. An EMAT consisting of six source conductors is modeled as an example. Results obtained with an earlier method are compared with new FEM results at two different frequencies. The effect of lift-off and distance between conductors is investigated
  • Keywords
    acoustoelectric transducers; electromagnetic devices; finite element analysis; skin effect; electromagnetic acoustic transducer; finite element method; proximity effect; skin effect; source conductor; source current density; transmitting mode; Conducting materials; Conductors; Current density; Differential equations; Eddy currents; Finite element methods; Frequency; Proximity effect; Skin; Time domain analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/20.951317
  • Filename
    951317