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Eddy Current Testing in the
Petrochemical Industry
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Figure 7 - Eddy current calibration for surface crack detection
Figure 8 - Calibration for testing bellows convolutions: eddy current testing detects cracks on both the inner and outer diameter surface.
Figure 9 - Surface eddy current testing for turbine steeples: eddy current testing is used because it can detect extremely tight cracks.
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