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Theory and Application of Magnetic Flux Leakage Pipeline Detection
Yan Shi1, Chao Zhang2, Rui Li3,4
1School of Automation Science and Electrical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China. yesoyou@gmail.com.
Abstract:
Magnetic flux leakage (MFL) detection is one of the most popular methods of pipeline inspection. It is a nondestructive testing technique which uses magnetic sensitive sensors to detect the magnetic leakage field of defects on both the internal and external surfaces of pipelines. This paper introduces the main principles, measurement and processing of MFL data. As the key point of a quantitative analysis of MFL detection, the identification of the leakage magnetic signal is also discussed. In addition, the advantages and disadvantages of different identification methods are analyzed. Then the paper briefly introduces the expert systems used. At the end of this paper, future developments in pipeline MFL detection are predicted.
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