Flexible GMR Sensor Array for Magnetic Flux Leakage Testing of Steel Track Ropes | Zendy

W. Sharatchandra Singh | Zendy; B.P.C. Rao | Zendy; S. Thirunavukkarasu | Zendy; T. Jayakumar | Zendy

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Flexible GMR Sensor Array for Magnetic Flux Leakage Testing of Steel Track Ropes

Author(s) -

W. Sharatchandra Singh,

B.P.C. Rao,

S. Thirunavukkarasu,

T. Jayakumar

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of sensors

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.399

H-Index - 43

eISSN - 1687-7268

pISSN - 1687-725X

DOI - 10.1155/2012/129074

Subject(s) - magnetic flux leakage , track (disk drive) , wire rope , leakage (economics) , rope , nondestructive testing , materials science , acoustics , structural engineering , finite element method , sensor array , engineering , electrical engineering , mechanical engineering , magnet , computer science , physics , macroeconomics , quantum mechanics , economics , machine learning

This paper presents design and development of a flexible GMR sensor array for nondestructive detection of service-induced defects on the outer surface of 64 mm diameter steel track rope. The number of GMR elements and their locations within saddle-type magnetizing coils are optimized using a three dimensional finite element model. The performance of the sensor array has been evaluated by measuring the axial component of leakage flux from localized flaw (LF) and loss of metallic cross-sectional area (LMA) type defects introduced on the track rope. Studies reveal that the GMR sensor array can reliably detect both LF and LMA type defects in the track rope. The sensor array has a fast detection speed along the length of the track rope and does not require circumferential scanning. It is also possible to image defects using the array sensor for obtaining their spatial information

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