Inspection Management – Electromagnetics
RWE Power International use electromagnetic inspection techniques for both in-service inspections or as a pre-service screening tool for quality control, vastly improving the integrity of surface inspections on critical components in the power generation industry.
We have developed eddy Current technology which has enabled high integrity, high speed scanning of critical components.
The technical advantages of Electromagnetics include:
- eddy Current Array probes (containing multiple coils working in absolute, differential or transmit/receive modes) enable the detection of surface defects in any orientation
- electronic data storage and high resolution scanning enable C-scan images and 2-D isometric views as well as traditional strip charts and lissajou data displays
- swept eddy current system for high resolution lift off measurements for Thermal Barrier Coating (TBC)
- improved plant life management from better detection parameters and accurate, repeatable data for metallurgical appraisal.
The overall benefits of our Electromagnetics technology include:
- significant cost savings from fast high integrity scanning
- alternative to Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI) and Dye Penetrant Inspection (DPI) especially for inaccessible areas
- high speed sorting tool for TBC assessment on gas turbine blades enabling accept/reject criteria during the inspection
- hard copy data reports.
