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Table of Eddy Current Methods Comparison

This document compares partial saturated eddy current (PSEC) testing to other non-destructive testing methods for detecting defects in ferromagnetic heat exchanger tubes. PSEC uses specially developed probes that can detect both local and extensive corrosion, cracks, and erosion and differentiate between defect types. It allows for fair accuracy in identifying defects and faster inspection speeds of up to 70 tubes per hour on average. Some interpretation challenges exist when multiple defect types are present. Experience is required and detection of external defect depth is slightly less accurate than conventional eddy current.

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Table of Eddy Current Methods Comparison

This document compares partial saturated eddy current (PSEC) testing to other non-destructive testing methods for detecting defects in ferromagnetic heat exchanger tubes. PSEC uses specially developed probes that can detect both local and extensive corrosion, cracks, and erosion and differentiate between defect types. It allows for fair accuracy in identifying defects and faster inspection speeds of up to 70 tubes per hour on average. Some interpretation challenges exist when multiple defect types are present. Experience is required and detection of external defect depth is slightly less accurate than conventional eddy current.

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Comparison of methods for testing ferromagnetic heat exchanger tubes

Partial Saturated be identified with fair accuracy. This Prerequisites / Limitations:


Eddy Current - PSEC is a decisive advantage compared to Several types of defects present at
competing NDT procedures like the same time make interpretation
Eddy current test procedures with remote field tests (RFT) for instance. of the eddy current signals more
premagnetization have been devel- Test speeds of up to 70 tubes per difficult. For this reason, experi-
oped for detection of internal and hour (average 30 to 40 tubes per enced inspection personnel is re-
external damages in tubes made hour) can be achieved. Even damages quired. The depth of external
from ferromagnetic materials like like cracks and corrosion in the tube defects can only be determined by
carbon steel, low-alloy steel, duplex sheet area are detected with special signal amplitudes compared to
or nickel alloys. The central item for rotating probes. Fair tube cleaning conventional eddy current. The test
this specific challenge are test is still necessary, but by far not as accuracy resulting from this can be
probes that were especially devel- critical as for IRIS testing. Only slightly below that of conventional
oped for this task, which can detect magnetic and electrical conduc- eddy current procedures (depend-
Dymoma
local as wellCo. Comparison
as extensive of methods
corrosion, tive for testingmust
deposits heat be
exchanger
removedtubes
ing on the tube material, tube di-
cracks and all known erosion types from the tubes´ interior. Probe mension and type of defect).

INSPECTIONS
TUBULAR
and differentiate between them. access with 1 mm undersize
Even damages near by or under across the entire tube length must
vulnerable support plate areas can be ensured.
be determined, and their depth can

Dymoma Co. Comparison of methods for testing heat exchanger tubes table:

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