LYFT - Pulsed Eddy Current (PEC)

Caracteristici

Benefits

• Inspect through thick metal and insulation
• Save on insulation removal costs
• Real-time imaging for instant results
• One-touch automated reporting
• Range of application-specific probes
• Fast data acquisition
• Easy setup with automatic optimization of pulser and receiver parameters

Applications

• Corrosion Under Insulation (CUI)
• Corrosion Under Fireproofing (CUF)
• Insulated pipes and vessels
• Through aluminum, stainless steel, and galvanized steel weather jackets
• In-service scab corrosion assessment, no need to remove the scale
• In-service inspection of storage tank annular plates
• Underwater and splash zone structures
• Marine vessels

Specificații tehnice

INSTRUMENTS

Dimension (W × H × D)

• 355 × 288 × 127 mm (14.0 × 11.3 × 5.0 in)

Instrument weight

• 6.6 kg (14.5 lb)

Number of channels

• 7 (GA/GDA)

Display

• 26.4 cm (10.4 in)
• Multi-touch
• Non-reflective (AR coating)
• Anti-fingerprint (oleophobic coating)
• 3 mm (1/8 in), chemically strengthened glass cover
• Optically bonded LCD and touchscreen
• Passive blacklight enhancement

Connectivity

• Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi™, Bluetooth^®, 3 × USB 2.0

PERFORMANCE

Dynamic data acquisition

• Up to 15 points/s

Dynamic scan speed

• Up to 75 mm/s (3 in/s)

Grid mapping scan speed

• Instant, less than 1 second (typical)

SmartPULSE

• Automatic configuration of PEC pulser-receiver parameters
• Full thickness sensitivity (OD and ID flaw detection)
• Reliable measurements even with liftoff variations, weather jackets overlaps, straps, and corrosion scabs
• Repeatability optimization
• One-point calibration (on nominal wall or known thickness value) and auto-normalization

PROBES

Features

• Remote control keypad
• Lyft 27-pin Fischer connector
• Heavy-duty 5 m (16.4 ft) cable
• Support for universal clip-on encoder

Nominal wall thickness

• Up to 102 mm (4 in)

Insulation (Liftoff)

• PECA-6CH-MED: 0–102 mm (0.4 in)
• PEC-152G2: 0–305 mm (0–12 in)
• PEC-089-G2: 0–203 mm (0–8 in)
• PEC-025-G2: 0–76 mm (0–3 in)

Smallest detectable defect volume

• 15% of footprint volume (footprint × wall thickness)

Min. measurable remaining wall thickness

• 15% from nominal

Weather jackets

• Stainless steel up to 1.5 mm (0.06 in)
• Aluminium up to 1 mm (0.04 in)
• Galvanized steel up to 1 mm (0.04 in)

Pipe diameters

• Down to 25 mm (1 in)

Test temperatures

• Carbon steel structure temperature range: -150–500°C (-238–932°F)
• Maximum weather jacket temperature for direct contact operation: 70°C (158°F)
• Maximum weather jacket temperature with probe shoe: 120°C (248°F)