1. Optimal Axial-Probe Design for Foucault-Current Tomography: A Global Optimization Approach Based on Linear Sampling Method.
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Benaissa, Brahim, Khatir, Samir, Jouini, Mohamed Soufiane, and Riahi, Mohamed Kamel
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GLOBAL optimization ,STEAM generators ,SAMPLING methods ,NONDESTRUCTIVE testing ,INVERSE problems ,TOMOGRAPHY ,IMAGE processing - Abstract
This paper is concerned with the optimal design of axial probes, commonly used in the Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) of tube boiling in steam generators. The goal is to improve the low-frequency Foucault-current imaging of these deposits by designing a novel probe. The approach uses a combination of an inverse problem solver with global optimization to find the optimal probe characteristics by minimizing a function of merit defined using image processing techniques. The evaluation of the function of merit is computationally intensive and a surrogate optimization approach is used, incorporating a multi-particle search algorithm. The proposed design is validated through numerical experiments and aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of identifying deposits in steam generator tubes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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