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© 2020 The Author(s).Comprehensive non-destructive testing (NDT) for pipelines is a critical and challenging task. This paper proposes a novel physic perspective fusion NDT method of electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) and pulsed Eddy current testing (PECT) for detecting hybrid defects. This transceiver-integrated fusion sensor structure can simultaneously excite ultrasound and pulsed eddy current. Therefore, the generated ultrasound is applied to detect deep defects, while the eddy current detects surface defects. The theoretical derivation of EMAT and PECT fusion mechanism has been developed for analysis and interpretation of the results. In addition, numerical simulation on the detection of hybrid defects including surface defects with different width, depth and multiple bottom-thinning defects has been conducted. Experiments on both ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic material verify the feasibility of composite detection. Finally, tests have been validated on pipeline with weld defects, and the results show that the composite inspection method is capable of monitoring thickness variations and inspecting surface defects. This article is part of the theme issue 'Advanced electromagnetic non-destructive evaluation and smart monitoring'.
Author(s): Guo W, Gao B, Tian GY, Si D
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Year: 2020
Volume: 378
Issue: 2182
Print publication date: 16/10/2020
Online publication date: 14/09/2020
Acceptance date: 05/07/2020
ISSN (print): 1364-503X
ISSN (electronic): 1471-2962
Publisher: Royal Society Publishing
URL: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0608
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2019.0608
PubMed id: 32921232
Notes: Physic fusion of EMAT and PECT
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