Abstract
In this paper, a code of finite element method is developed for numerical simulation of electromagnetic acoustic testing (EMAT) signals. In order to improve the simulation efficiency of ultrasonic field, a new explicit integration algorithm of time domain is introduced in the simulation code. As an extending application of EMAT to the quality control of Thermal Barrier Coating (TBC), the feasibility of an EMAT transducer, which is proposed for detecting delaminating defect in TBC, is investigated by using the new code.