EDDY CURRENT TESTING LEVEL III Questions in APRIL 2012

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1. Thick material inspection done with
Low frequency
2. Purpose of spring loaded eddy current probe
To minimize Lift off
3. Adding Cu, Mg alloys to Aluminium
Conductivity and Permeability decreases
4. Fill factor problems
F = (OD) 2 / (ID) 2
5. Carbon content increases
Permeability decreases
6. Shielding effects
Decreases magnetic flux and Penetration
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12.
Purpose of
encircling coil

Cover the
entire part at
a time

13. Disadvantage of Encircling coil

Location of defect cannot found

14. Pure resistive current and voltages are

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In phase

15. In a coil Current and voltages are

Current lags the voltage or Out of phase

16. Bobbin coil cannot detect

Transverse crack

17. Probe wears effect the

Sensitivity decreases

18. Maximum current flow in the circuit based on the capacitive reactance with Inductive reactance

Capacitive reactance equal to inductive reactance

19. Speed of the eddy current inspection

100 m / min

20. Inseparable parameters

Permeability and dimensions.

21. To suppress unwanted high frequency signals

Apply Low pass filters

22. One advantage of absolute coil over differential coil

Gradual wall loss

23. Temp variations can be determined by

Absolute coil

24. Oscilloscope displays

Both Signal amplitude and phase

25. To reduce edge effect

Use small dia probe and shielding

26. Mechanical and chemical effect causes

Stress corrosion crack

27. Current density measurement for a far surface from the Surface with a Standard depth of
penetration 1 mm of thickness of article is 3 mm?

5%

28. Limit frequency and diameter relation

Frequency inversely proportional to square of dia probe (Fg α 1/D2)

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29. The f/fg is defined as

Divide by limit frequency

30. The probe coil and test specimen separation defined as

Lift Off

31. As the frequency increases?

Skin effect increases

32. Mutual Induction possible with

A.C current

33 f/fg for a solid rod cylinder

4-100

34. For conductivity measurement the depth of penetration should be

Penetration = 3 Thickness

35. Thickness measurement the depth of penetration should be

Penetration = Thickness

36. Conductivity increases

Resistivity decreases

37. Mechanical damage causes

Fretting

38. Profilometry gives

Surface contour and details

39. IACS full form

International annealed copper standard

40. High conductive material

Copper

41. Fill factor means

Ratios of crossectional areas specimen to probe

42. When the coil is placed inside ferromagnetic material

Phase angle separation and Amplitude increases

43. Major properties of Eddy current system

Conductivity, Permeability and material geometry

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44. Frequency selection for DC saturated Ferromagnetic material

Considering the test piece is Non Magnetic material

45. Phase difference between ID and OD Defects

90-120 degrees

46. Carbon content increases

Permeability and conductivity decreases

47. High frequency is best for

Surface crack

48. Differential coil arrangement

Series to Opposite

49. The steps involved during the Modulation analysis

Basic freq and Subtraction frequency

50. Feed through coil speed of inspection can increase by

Frequency increase

51. Strip chart recorder test speed

Frequency response

52. Strip chart recorder data read

In X and Y axis movement

53. Spiral scanning carrying out with having the continuous defect from edge to edge the indication
appearance will be

Same interval

54. Encircling coil having defect continuously end to end how the signal appear

No signal

55. What is the best coil to inspect pipe mill tube with length and tube dia is small

a. Bobbin coil, b. Encircling coil, C.Feed through coil, D. Surface probe

56. Conductivity measurement by

57. Indication appeared at certain frequency then later the frequency altered +- 6 Khz, even though
the defect amplitude response remains

Deep crack

58. Frequency increases the phase angle get increases

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Surface crack

59. Needle movement in the coil integrator using in DC Saturation magnetic material

Magnetic flux of the test article

60. Conductivity increasing movement shows in the impedance diagram

Clockwise

61. Linear time base, ellipse, Vector point methods are subdivisions of

Phase Analysis

62. Band pass filters are used in

Multi frequency systems or Modulation analysis

63. Frequency increases how the phase angle varies

Phase angle also increases

64. Conductivity of a material depends on

Cold work, Heat treatment

Problems Based on the below formulas

1. Fill factor

2. Phased Angle measurement

3. Inductance measurement

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