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RFT Theory of Operation

The document describes the theory of operation for remote field testing (RFT). A probe with an exciter coil and detector coils is pulled through a tube. The exciter coil induces eddy currents in the tube wall which produce their own magnetic field. The receiving coils are positioned where the eddy current field is dominant to detect changes in the tube wall.

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RFT Theory of Operation

The document describes the theory of operation for remote field testing (RFT). A probe with an exciter coil and detector coils is pulled through a tube. The exciter coil induces eddy currents in the tube wall which produce their own magnetic field. The receiving coils are positioned where the eddy current field is dominant to detect changes in the tube wall.

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RFT Theory of Operation

A probe consisting of an exciter coil and one or more detectors is pulled


through the tube. The exciter coil and the detector coil(s) are rigidly fixed at
an axial distance of two tube diameters or more between them. The exciter
coil is driven with a relatively low frequency sinusoidal current to produce a
magnetic field.

This changing magnetic field induces strong circumferential eddy currents


which extend axially, as well as radially in the tube wall.

These eddy currents, in turn, produce their own magnetic field, which
opposes the magnetic field from the exciter coil. Due to resistance in the
tube wall and imperfect inductive coupling, the magnetic field from the eddy
currents does not fully counterbalance the magnetic exciting field.
However, since the eddy current field is more spread out than the exciter
field, the magnetic field from the eddy currents extends farther along the
tube axis. The interaction between the two fields is fairly complex but the
simple fact is that the exciter field is dominant near the exciter coil and the
eddy current field becomes dominant at some distance away from the
exciter coil.
The receiving coils are positioned at a distance where the magnetic field
from the eddy currents is dominant. In other words, they are placed at a
distance where they are unaffected by the magnetic field from the exciter
coil but can still adequately measure the field strength from the secondary
magnetic field. Electromagnetic induction occurs as the changing magnetic
field cuts across the pick-up coil array. By monitoring the consistency of the
voltage induced in the pick-up coils one can monitor changes in the test
specimen. The strength of the magnetic field at this distance from the
excitation coil is fairly weak but it is sensitive to changes in the pipe wall
from the I.D. to the O.D.

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