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Pulsed eddy current technology as an element in the inspection approach
Benefits of PEC technology
Accelerated corrosion
Degradation of steel can start when water penetrates the
interface between the metal and the fireproofing because
Figure 1: Collapse of a storage sphere resulting from corrosion
in the supporting legs. This corrosion was hidden by the passive
fire protection.
Implementation
coil, which magnetises the steel beneath the probe (Figure 3).
PEC probe
Figure 5: PEC
inspection of a
storage sphere leg.
Fireproofing
Magnetic field
Steel
Figure 3: The basic principle of PEC measurements.
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