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Remote field testing (RFT) uses low-frequency AC to perform nondestructive testing to find defects in steel pipes and tubes. An RFT probe is moved through the inside of a pipe and can detect both inside and outside defects with equal sensitivity, though it cannot discriminate between the two. The basic RFT probe consists of an exciter coil that sends a signal to a detector coil placed inside the pipe several diameters away. Areas of metal loss cause the magnetic field to reach the detector faster and stronger, indicating defects.

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RFET

Remote field testing (RFT) uses low-frequency AC to perform nondestructive testing to find defects in steel pipes and tubes. An RFT probe is moved through the inside of a pipe and can detect both inside and outside defects with equal sensitivity, though it cannot discriminate between the two. The basic RFT probe consists of an exciter coil that sends a signal to a detector coil placed inside the pipe several diameters away. Areas of metal loss cause the magnetic field to reach the detector faster and stronger, indicating defects.

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Remote field testing (RFT) is a method of nondestructive testing using low-frequency AC.

whose
main application is finding defects in steel pipes and tubes.[1] RFT is also referred to as remote field
eddy current testing (RFEC or RFET).[2] RFET is sometimes expanded as remote field
electromagnetic technique, although a magnetic, rather than electromagnetic field is used. An RFT
probe is moved down the inside of a pipe and is able to detect inside and outside defects with
approximately equal sensitivity (although it can not discriminate between the two). Although RFT
works in nonferromagnetic materials such as copper and brass, its sister technology eddy-current
testing is preferred.
The basic RFT probe consists of an exciter coil (also known as a transmit or send coil) which sends
a signal to the detector (or receive coil). The exciter coil is pumped with an AC current and emits a
magnetic field. The field travels outwards from the exciter coil, through the pipe wall, and along the
pipe. The detector is placed inside the pipe two to three pipe diameters away from the exciter and
detects the magnetic field that has travelled back in from the outside of the pipe wall (for a total of
two through-wall transits). In areas of metal loss, the field arrives at the detector with a faster travel
time (greater phase) and greater signal strength (amplitude) due to the reduced path through the
steel. Hence the dominant mechanism of RFT is through-transmission.

Main features[edit]
 commonly applied to examination of boilers, heat exchangers, cast iron pipes, and pipelines.
 no need for direct contact with the pipe wall
 probe travel speed around 30 cm/s (1 foot per second), usually slower in pipes greater than
3 inch diameter.
 less sensitive to probe wobble than conventional eddy current testing (its sister technology
for nonferromagnetic materials)
 because the field travels on the outside of the pipe, RFT shows reduced accuracy and
sensitivity at conductive and magnetic objects on or near the outside of the pipe, such as
attachments or tube support plates.
 two coils generally create two signals from one small defect
The main differences between RFT and conventional eddy-current testing (ECT) is in the coil-to-coil
spacing. The RFT probe has widely spaced coils to pick up the through-transmission field. The
typical ECT probe has coils or coil sets that cre

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