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- Title
Research on Internal Shape Anomaly Inspection Technology for Pipeline Girth Welds Based on Alternating Excitation Detection.
- Authors
Li, Rui; Chen, Pengchao; Huang, Jie; Fu, Kuan
- Abstract
Abnormal formation of girth weld is a major threat to the safe operation of pipelines, which may lead to serious accidents. Therefore, regular inspection and maintenance of girth weld are essential for accident prevention and energy security. This paper presents a novel method for inspecting abnormal girth weld formation in oil and gas pipelines using alternating excitation detection technology. The method is based on the analysis of the microscopic magnetic variations in the welded area under alternating magnetic fields. An internal inspection probe and electronic system for detecting abnormal girth weld formation were designed and developed. The system's capability to identify misalignment, undercutting, root concavity, and abnormal formation height of girth weld was tested by numerical simulation and experimental study. The results show that the detection system can effectively identify a minimum misalignment of 0.5 mm at a lift-off height of 15 mm. The proposed method offers several advantages, such as rapid response, low cost, non-contact operation, and high sensitivity to surface flaws in ferromagnetic pipelines.
- Subjects
PIPELINE inspection; WELDED joints; WELDING; PETROLEUM pipelines; NATURAL gas pipelines; MAGNETIC declination
- Publication
Sensors (14248220), 2023, Vol 23, Issue 17, p7519
- ISSN
1424-8220
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/s23177519