RFT Training

Calibration

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 Setup with Single Exciter Probe
Wizard

 Select Wizard in the Setup

menu.
 Type a name and a
description for the setup.
 Select the RFT
technology.

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 Setup with Single Exciter Probe
Frequency Selection

 Select the material to inspect.

 Select the thickness.
 Select the type of probe (single or dual exciter).
 Set the preamplifier gain (written on the probe cable close
to the connector).

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 Setup with Single Exciter Probe
Channel Selection
 Select the active channels. For R/D Tech probe:
 Channel 1 = absolute signal
 Channel 2 = differential signal.
 Specify the bandwidth for each channel.

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 Setup with Single Exciter Probe
Calibration Points

 Select the calibration defects present in the tube.

 With the Voltage Plane Option, long and taper defects can
be calibrated with just one short defect.

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 Setup with Single Exciter Probe
Depth Curves
 Select the codes and the type of defect you want to size.
 PIT (or small volume loss with the differential signal)
 WLS (wall loss short with the absolute signal)
 WLL (wall loss long with the absolute signal)
 WLT (wall loss taper with the absolute signal)

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 Setup with Single Exciter Probe
Calibration
 For the differential signal, the hole can be rotated
to 90° and 1 volt.
 For the absolute signal, the support plate signal is
used as a reference to calibrate the channel in the
Voltage Plane.

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 Setup with Single Exciter Probe
Manual Modifications of the Setup
 In the setup mode, double-click RFT, MFL.
 Modify the parameters and click OK.

Injection

Frequency

Bandwidth

Channel name

Channel type

October 2001
 Calibration with Single Exciter Probe
Manual Measurement of the TSP
1. Acquire the tube.

2. Zoom on the support plate

signal.

3. In manual measurement,
measure the support signal
End of the
from the operating point to support plate
the end of the support
signal.

4. In the toolbar, click Remote

Field Calibration. Operating
point

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 Frequency Verification
102°
 Select two defects with 20% depth
difference (like OD groove 20% and
40%). 17-degree
 difference
Measure the angle of both signals.
 For a 20% depth difference, the
angle difference should be around
15°. 119°
 In fact, a phase difference between
12° and 18° is fine.
 If the angle difference is too small, you
need to increase the frequency
 If the angle difference is too high, you
need to reduce the frequency

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 Calibration with Single Exciter Probe
After TSP Adjustment
After the calibration:
 The operating point is
placed at the bottom of
the logarithmic spiral.
 A rotation is applied to
the signal to set the
TSP at 180°.
 A gain is applied to the
signal to set the TSP at
1 V.
 The Amplitude and
Phase strip charts are
updated.

October 2001
 Calibration with Single Exciter Probe
Defect Measurement on Absolute and Differential Signals
 In the setup mode, click the System Calibration icon:

 In the system
calibration windows:
1. Select Channels &
depth curves.
2. With the red
cursors, select the
defect you want to
measure.
3. Match the defect
selected with its
Reference name.
4. Measure the signal.
5. Repeat step 2 to 4 for all defects (and all tubes), and
then click the Calibrate button.
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 Calibration with Single Exciter Probe
Defect Measurement Result
 After the defect measurement,
you can display the phase to
depth curve by double-clicking
Depth Curves in the Setup
menu.
 A curve is displayed for each
type of defect that you have
measured (short, long, taper,
and/or pit).
 If you do not have long and
taper defect, the system
extrapolates the depth from the
short defect curve, but no
curve is displayed. To use the defect extrapolation feature, you
need to use the S, L and T extensions for the
absolute channel depth curve.

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 Setup with Dual Exciter Probe
Wizard

 Select Wizard in the Setup

menu.
 Type a name and a
description for the setup.
 Select the RFT
technology.

October 2001
 Setup with Dual Exciter Probe
Frequency Selection
 Select the material to inspect.
 Select the thickness.
 Select Dual exciter probe.
 Set the Probe preamplifier gain to 30 dB.

October 2001
 Setup with Dual Exciter Probe
Channel Selection
 Select the active channels. For R/D Tech probe:
 Channel 1: absolute signal for Freq. 1 only.
 Channel 2: differential signal for Freq. 1, Freq. 2 and the Mix.
 Specify the bandwidth for each channel.

Mix
selection

October 2001
 Setup with Dual Exciter Probe
Calibration Points
 Select the calibration defects present in your tube.
 With the Voltage Plane Option, long and taper defects can
be calibrated with just one short defect.
 The mix channel can be calibrated with a minimum of two
pit defects, but three is better.

October 2001
 Setup with Dual Exciter Probe
Depth Curves
 Select the codes and the type of defect you want to size.
 PIT (small defect sizing with the differential signal)
 WLS (short wall loss sizing with the absolute signal)
 WLL (long wall loss sizing with the absolute signal)
 WLT (taper wall loss sizing with the absolute signal)
 DSI (small defect sizing at the support plate)

Channel
DIF_MIX2
Phase/depth
curve
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 Setup with Dual Exciter Probe
Calibration
 For the differential signal, the hole can be rotated
to 90° and 1 volt.
 For the absolute signal, the support plate signal is
used as a reference to calibrate the channel in the
Voltage Plane.

October 2001
 Calibration with Dual Exciter Probe
Support Plate Signal Selection
 DIF DIF_MIX
Acquire the
calibration tube. At
the first acquisition, DIF
the support plate is
not mixed and the
DIF_MIX channel
is identical to the
DIF channel.

 Locate the support DIF_MIX

plate signal and
select it by placing
the red cursors on
each side of the
signal (see figure
on the right).
Important: the support plate signature is different with a
dual driver probe. Be sure to select the entire signal.
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 Calibration with Dual Exciter Probe
Support Plate Mixing
 In the setup mode, click the
System Calibration icon:

 In the system calibration dialog

box:
1. Select Channels & depth curves.
2. Select the References SUP_MIX.
3. Select the Partial calibration check
box.
4. Measure the signal (be sure to have
the support plate signal between
the red cursors).
5. Click the Calibrate button.

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 Calibration with Dual Exciter Probe
Support Plate Mixing Result
DIF DIF_MIX
 When the Calibrate
button is clicked, the DIF
support plate is
automatic.

 The figure on the right

shows the result of the
mix.
DIF_MIX
Support plate on the
standard differential
channel (DIF)

Support plate on the mixed

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channel (DIF_MIX2)
 Calibration with Dual Exciter Probe
Support Plate Mixing Result

Important note:
 The support plate mix in remote field is less
efficient than the support plate mix in eddy
current. You should not expect the same
sensitivity.
 Because the carbon steel properties change a lot
from tube to tube and also within the same tube,
the residual support plate signal is not constant.

October 2001
 Calibration with Dual Exciter Probe
Defect Measurement
 In the setup mode, click the System Calibration icon:
 In the system
calibration windows:
1. Select Channels &
depth curves.
2. With the red
cursors, select the
defect you want to
measure.
3. Match the defect
selected with its
Reference name.
4. Measure the signal.

5. Repeat step 2 to 4 for all the defects, and

then click the Calibrate button.
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 Calibration with Dual Exciter Probe
Defect Measurement Result
DIF DIF_MIX
 After the defect
measurement, the DIF
HOLE signal is rotated
at 90° and the
amplitude set to 1 V.
 A phase to depth is
automatically built for
the DIF and the
DIF_MIX channel.
DIF_MIX

HOLE signal at 90°

October 2001