Measurement of pipe wall thickness using magnetic flux leakage signals

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2012-03-13
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An apparatus comprising a processor configured to implement a method comprising obtaining a pipe profile comprising a diameter, a nominal thickness, and a material, receiving a magnetic flux leakage (MFL) indication for a pipe associated with the pipe profile, and determining a wall thickness for the pipe using the pipe profile and the MFL indication. Also disclosed is a method comprising modeling an apparatus comprising a magnet configured to induce a magnetic field in a pipe, and determining a wall thickness measurement (WTM) for the pipe using a model of the apparatus and the pipe, a detected MFL signal, and a simulated MFL signal.

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Dutta, Sushant Madhukul and Ghorbel, Fathi Hassan, "Measurement of pipe wall thickness using magnetic flux leakage signals." Patent US8134360B2. issued 2012-03-13. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1911/80085.

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