4816 - NUMERICAL VALIDATION OF THE SIZE ESTIMATES APPROACH FOR ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS

This work deals with the so–called size estimates approach for detecting inclusions in electrical conductors on the basis of boundary measurements of the current density and of the corresponding voltage. Following the guidelines drawn up in Alessandrini et al. [1] and the experience made in Alessandrini et al. [2], an extended numerical investigation has been performed in order to prove the effectiveness of this approach. The sensitivity with respect to various relevant parameters is also analyzed. The work is supported by MIUR grant 2003082352 “Metodi non distruttivi per l’identificazione e la diagnosi di materiali e strutture”.