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LYFT PRESENTATION
29 NOVEMBER, 2018
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 Lyft story
• More than $350 billion lost to
corrosion per year just in the US
• Eddyfi reaction: Look for solutions
• Technical investigation done between
2010-2015
• Eddyfi decided to invest in PEC:
• Most versatile technique
• Good for countless applications
in a wide range of industries
• Now with 2 years on the market and
millions of $ invested: The Lyft is
a success!
 THE LYFT IN SHORT
• Released in March 2016. 137 units sold
worldwide:
 28% in Asia
 40% in the Americas
 24% in Europe
 9% rest of the world
• Most advanced PEC technology on the
market:
 Faster
 More accurate
 More repeatable and reliable
• Dedicated R&D team: Sustained
support, research and development

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 WHAT IS PEC FOR?
Detect and size wall loss in ferromagnetic steel through liftoff.

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WHY PULSED EDDY CURRENTS?

 PEC is a versatile corrosion screening tool:

 Inspection through insulated structures

 Works through aluminum, stainless or
galvanized steel weather jackets
 Detects far and near side corrosion
 Wall thicknesses up to 100mm (4in)
 Liftoff/insulation/coating thicknesses up to
300 mm (12 in)
 Resists to LO variations of up to 50%
 Works on operating equipment running at up
to Currie temperature
 Safe and efficient deployment
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PEC WORKING PRINCIPLE

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PEC WORKING PRINCIPLES

The footprint represents the surface area seen by the probe

 Used to set grid resolution

 Used to evaluate the minimum detectable defect size

Footprint increases with increasing:

• Probe size –6 dB
(50%)

• Liftoff or Coating/Insulation thickness FP

• Component wall thickness

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PEC WORKING PRINCIPLES

Smallest detectable defect:

 Defect volume > 15% of footprint volume

 This is valid is valid for defects covering at least 1 3 of the FP’s surface

Example:
PEC-089-G2 probe + 50.8 mm (2 in) insulation, FP approx. 95 mm (3.75 in)

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LYFT PROBE SELECTION TABLE

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FOOTPRINT VALUES

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MINIMUM DETECTABLE DEFECT DIAMETERS AT

SPECIFIC DEPTHS

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PEC WORKING PRINCIPLES

The Averaging area (AA):

 The AA is the total area seen by the probe

 PEC measures the average wall thickness within the AA:
 Defect larger than the AA are sized with +/- 10% accuracy
 Defect smaller than the AA are undersized
 AA = 1.8xFP

Accurate sizing Under sizing

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PEC WORKING PRINCIPLES

The compensated wall thickness (CWT) is a unique post processing tool to accurately size
small defects

 The actual signal is a composition of nominal wall + defect signals

 The CWT uses the known nominal and actual signals to extract the defect curve.

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PEC WORKING PRINCIPLES

CWT example; defect sizing through 65mm of insulation, 0.5mm aluminum jacket and a thick
scab crust:
UT scan from the ID

29%

32%

PEC scan: No CWT PEC scan: With CWT 31%

72%

73%
32%

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THE TOOLS
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LYFT / LYFT PRO

Field proven, more than 125 systems in the field
 High quality multi-touch screen
 Rugged casing designed for IP65 rating
 4 anchor points for harness and rope access
 Battery operated
 WIFI, Bluetooth and USB
 Shortcut keypad

Lyft pro, PEC analysis software on PC:

 Additional advanced Lyft data analysis tools
 Benefit from larger data layouts
 Wi-fi connection to Lyft units for fast data transfer
 Same easy to learn interface as the Lyft software
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SURFACEPRO 3D

• Automatic 3D component creation

• Automatic C-scan stitching through data import
• Option to manually create 3D components
• Images, inspection parameters, and defect tables
compilation in final reports
• Report templates with auto-update information
fields
• Dynamic user interface

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THE PROBES
Standard probes:
 CUI
 CUF Etc.
Application specific probes:
 Storage tank annular ring
 Offshore splash zone (15m deep, WT up to 75mm, LO up to 200mm)
 Underwater (100m deep, WT up to 100mm, LO up to 300mm)

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GALVANIZED STEEL PROBE

 Galvanized steel (GS) weather jackets have been a
tough challenge for PEC.
 Unique to Eddyfi; the patent pending specialized GS
probe is design to:

 Improve the Mag. field penetration and the SNR

 Reduce the probe footprint
 Improve detection and sizing accuracy
 Support wall thicknesses up to 38 mm (1.5 in).
 Support insulation thicknesses up to 152mm (6
in).
 Support GS jacket thicknesses up to 1mm
(0.04in).

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LYFT PECA — INSPECTION SOLUTION

First Pulsed Eddy Current Array (PECA) solution for CUI and
CUF applications.

Six-channel medium PECA probe:

• 457 mm (18 in) single-pass coverage

• Minimizes inspection preparation time with Grid-As-U-Go™
• Productivity improved 10X compared with single-element
PEC

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LYFT PECA — APPLICATIONS

CUI: Corrosion Under Insulation

PECA specifications:

 Wall thickness: Up to 25 mm (1 in)

 Insulation/LO thickness: From 25 mm (1 in)
to 102 mm (4 in)
 Aluminum weather jacket: Up to 1 mm (0.04
in)
 Stainless steel weather jacket: Up to 1.5 mm
(0.06 in)

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LYFT PECA — APPLICATIONS

CUF: Corrosion Under Fireproofing and Concrete
Wall thickness measurement through concrete and polymer coatings.
Software features to reduce interference from metallic mesh and reinforcing bars.

Examples:
- Sphere legs of spherical storage tanks
- Vessels

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LYFT PECA — FEATURES

PECA probe
• Locking mechanism to adjust to component ODs from 152 mm (6
in)
• Spring-loaded wheels: smooth scan over buckles and uneven
surfaces.
• Integrated remote controls
• Removable encoder
• Low profile — 62 mm (2.4 in) high
Accessories
• Clip-on handles
• Grid-As-U-Go minimizes gridding time
• System to strap around pipes. Includes quick release straps and
buggies

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SETTING UP FOR AN INSPECTION

Full coverage across the probe (with a minimum 50 % signal overlap) is guaranteed on pipes and plates for
all thickness and liftoff values in the table below.

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SETTING UP FOR AN INSPECTION

Footprint is used to determine the optimal grid resolution

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PEC/PECA — EXPERIMENTAL INSPECTION TIME

Full coverage of a 200 mm (8 in) OD pipe with 50 mm (2 in) insulation.
Pipe length: 24.3 m (80 ft)
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PECA is about 9 time faster than a single-element probe in grid mode.
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Competing systems only supports a slower grid mode

This experiment was not designed to favor PECA:

- Three passes are necessary to cover the pipe circumference.

- The last pass overlaps the first by more than 127 mm (5 in).
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UNIQUE LYFT ADVANTAGES

 Dynamic scanning: Much faster, higher resolution scans

 CWT: Accurate sizing of small flaws
 Smart Pulse: Reliable, less operator dependent results
 Superior performance through galvanized steel
 Rugged technology: Better resistance to extrinsic noise,
LO variations, jacket overlaps and interfering metallic
features
 Inspection of small pipes down to 25mm OD (80% of
failing pipes are 4’’ OD or less)
 PECA: Unprecedented CUI/CUF screening productivity

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