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Advanced Tube Inspection Techniques

The document discusses different techniques for inspecting tubes, including visual testing (VT), eddy current testing (ECT), remote field testing (RFT), magnetic flux leakage testing (MFL), and internal rotary inspection system (IRIS). VT can detect surface defects visible to the naked eye but works best after cleaning. ECT, RFT, MFL, and IRIS can detect various internal defects like cracks, corrosion, erosion, and wall loss. Each technique has different capabilities including minimum fill factor, pulling speed, ability to detect defect types, whether tube cleaning is mandatory, and suitable applications. The document compares the techniques and provides examples of probe sizing calculations.

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Advanced Tube Inspection Techniques

The document discusses different techniques for inspecting tubes, including visual testing (VT), eddy current testing (ECT), remote field testing (RFT), magnetic flux leakage testing (MFL), and internal rotary inspection system (IRIS). VT can detect surface defects visible to the naked eye but works best after cleaning. ECT, RFT, MFL, and IRIS can detect various internal defects like cracks, corrosion, erosion, and wall loss. Each technique has different capabilities including minimum fill factor, pulling speed, ability to detect defect types, whether tube cleaning is mandatory, and suitable applications. The document compares the techniques and provides examples of probe sizing calculations.

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  • Introduction
  • Advanced Tube Inspection Techniques
  • Comparison of VT, ECT, RFT, MFL and IRIS Techniques
  • Conclusion

 (1) WHY SHOULD WE PERFORM TUBE INSPECTION??

 (2) ADVANCED TUBE INSPECTION TECHNIQUES


 (a) Visual Testing
 (b) Eddy Current Testing
 (c) Magnetic Flux Leakage Testing
 (d) Remote Field Testing
 (e) Internal Rotary Inspection System
 (f) Near Field Testing
 (3) COMPARISON of VT, ECT,RFT,MFL AND IRIS
 TECHNIQUES
 Defects like wall loss , cracks, pits originate after
continuous and prolonged in- service of heat
exchanger tubes and boiler tubes.

 Constant check has to be maintained at regular


intervals of time for proper functioning of tubes.
TUBE INSPECTION TECHNIQUES:

1.Visual Testing (VT)


2.Eddy current testing (ECT)
3.Remote field testing (RFT)
4.Magnetic flux leakage testing (MFL)
5.Internal rotary inspection system (IRIS)
6. Near Field Testing
 Visual inspection is applicable to most surfaces, but is
most effective where the surfaces have been cleaned
prior to examination, for example, any scale or loose
paint should be removed by wire brushing, etc.
 Surface defects visible to naked eye can be detected.
 Conducted prior to other tube inspection techniques like
ECT , MFL etc.
Example: Tube OD = 19.05mm, Tube Thickness =1.5mm, fill
factor = 0.85

Tube ID = (Tube OD –2X(tube thickness))


2
Pr obeOD
FillFactor  2
TubeID
Pr obeOD  Fillfactor XTubeID
Pr obeOD   0.85 X 16.05
Probe OD = 14.79mm
In tube inspection the
long tubes are inspected
through a long probe
which is inserted into the
tube and the condition of
material inside the tube is
determine from the
impedance
measurements.
S.No DESCRIPTION VT ECT RFT MFL IRIS

1 MATERIALS USED ALL MAINLY NON FERROUS FERROUS FERROUS/NO


FERROUS N FERROUS

2 MINIMUM FILL ------- 0.85-0.9 0.7 0.85-0.9 -----------


FACTOR

3 REMOTE
PULLING SPEED CONTROL 2 M/S 0.1-0.3M/S 1 M/S 50 MM/S
S SPEED

4 PITS, PITS PITS, WALL


CRACKS, CORROSION, CORROSION, CIRCUMFERENTIAL THICKNESS
CAN DETECT SURFACE EROSION, EROSION, CRACKS, WALL MEASUREME
DEFECTS AXIAL WALL LOSS LOSS NT AND
VISIBLE CRACKING DEFECT
TO NAKED SIZING
EYE
5
TUBE CLEANING MANDATORY OPTIONAL MANDATORY MANDATORY
OPTIONAL
6 APPLICATIONS CONDENSER, BOILERS,BURR BOILERS,AIR BOILERS,AIR
HEAT IED COOLERS,HEAT COOLERS,HE
EXCHANGERS, PIPES,HEAT EXCHANGER. AT
AIR EXCHANGER. EXCHANGER.
CONDITIONER.
Any Questions…?

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