Eddy current measurement of tube element spacing

Title: Eddy current measurement of tube element spacing

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A method of electromagnetically measuring the distance between adjacent tube elements in a heat exchanger. A cylindrical, high magnetic permeability ferrite slug is placed in the tube adjacent the spacing to be measured. A bobbin or annular coil type probe operated in the absolute mode is inserted into a second tube adjacent the spacing to be measured. From prior calibrations on the response of the eddy current coil, the signals from the coil, when sensing the presence of the ferrite slug, are used to determine the spacing between the tubes.

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Latham, Wayne Meredith ^[1]; Hancock, Jimmy Wade ^[2]; Grut, Jayne Marie ^[3]

(Forest, VA)
(Lynchburg, VA)
(Madison Heights, VA)

Issue Date:: 1998-01-01

Research Org.:: BABCOCK & WILCOX CO

OSTI Identifier:: 871510

Patent Number(s):: 5744952

Assignee:: McDermott Technology, Inc. (New Orleans, LA) OSTI

DOE Contract Number:: AC11-95PN38196

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: eddy; current; measurement; tube; element; spacing; method; electromagnetically; measuring; distance; adjacent; elements; heat; exchanger; cylindrical; magnetic; permeability; ferrite; slug; placed; measured; bobbin; annular; coil; type; probe; operated; absolute; mode; inserted; prior; calibrations; response; signals; sensing; presence; determine; tubes; current measurement; magnetic permeability; tube adjacent; eddy current; heat exchange; heat exchanger; adjacent tube; current coil; element spacing; tube element; /324/165/

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