Title :
Electromagnetic system for nondestructive evaluation of train hollow axles
Author :
Chady, Tomasz ; Psuj, Grzegorz ; Kowalczyk, Jacek ; Spychalski, Ireneusz
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., West Pomeranian Univ. of Technol., Szczecin, Poland
Abstract :
The structural integrity of train axles is one of the important factors for safety precautions in a railway industry. Most common techniques used nowadays in the railway industry for manual inspection are visual and magnetic particle techniques as well as ultrasound testing. In this paper, a novel system for electromagnetic inspection is proposed to meet the aforementioned requirements. The system consists of two subsystems and transducers dedicated for flux leakage and eddy current method. Results of measurements and evaluation of the transducers are provided.
Keywords :
axles; eddy current testing; inspection; railway industry; railway safety; transducers; eddy current method; electromagnetic inspection; flux leakage; magnetic particle techniques; manual inspection; nondestructive evaluation; railway industry; safety precautions; structural integrity; train hollow axles; transducers; ultrasound testing; Axles; Magnetic anisotropy; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Magnetic flux leakage; Plastics; Transducers; eddy current testing; flux leakage method; hollow axle inspection;
Conference_Titel :
Nondestructive Evaluation/Testing: New Technology & Application (FENDT), 2013 Far East Forum on
Conference_Location :
Jinan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6018-0
DOI :
10.1109/FENDT.2013.6635523
