JP2012093095A - Nondestructive inspection system, and nondestructive inspection method - Google Patents

Abstract

A nondestructive inspection apparatus and a nondestructive inspection method that can be applied to heat insulation piping inspection and the like and can accurately detect a true signal due to a defect in a pipe body without being affected by deformation of a steel plate outside the heat insulation piping. provide.
A nondestructive inspection apparatus for nondestructively inspecting a defect of a pipe to be inspected, wherein the pipe to be inspected is inserted, and a magnetic flux parallel to the central axis of the pipe to be inspected is generated with respect to the pipe to be inspected. A plurality of excitation coils to be arranged, a plurality of detection coils arranged to be paired with each of the plurality of excitation coils, and a plurality of detection coils for detecting the magnetic field in the central axis direction of the pipe to be inspected generated by the plurality of excitation coils, A lock-in detection means for acquiring a difference in detection coil signal between each detection coil in a plurality of detection coils, and detecting a signal having the same frequency as that of the plurality of excitation coils from the difference between the acquired detection coil signals; and the lock Signal analysis means for analyzing the signal intensity and phase change of the output signal of the in-detection means.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a nondestructive inspection apparatus and a nondestructive inspection method for detecting defects such as corrosion, fatigue, and cracks in a pipe made of a steel material or the like and a multiple pipe kept warm by a heat insulating material.

  Conventionally, as a method for inspecting a defect in a steel material, there are an eddy current flaw detection method and a magnetic flux leakage flaw detection method using magnetism. In the eddy current flaw detection method, an alternating magnetic field is applied to a measurement object, and a change in eddy current generated in the measurement object is observed. That is, when an alternating magnetic field is applied to the measurement target, the distribution of eddy current changes in the portion having a defect relative to the portion having no defect in the measurement target, so the magnetic field generated by the eddy current also changes. A defect inspection is performed by detecting a change in the eddy current by a magnetic sensor such as a search coil or a magnetoresistive element (MR). On the other hand, in the leakage magnetic flux flaw detection method, a DC or AC magnetic field is applied to a measurement object, and a magnetic flux leaking from a defective portion is detected by a search coil or a magnetic sensor.

  There are various shapes of measurement objects in the eddy current flaw detection method and leakage magnetic flux flaw detection method using magnetism, but as a method for inspecting piping made of steel materials, a through coil, an insertion coil, or a top coil Is known (see Non-Patent Document 1). In particular, as a form of a coil that measures a pipe as a measurement target, a penetration coil that measures the pipe through the coil and an insertion coil that inserts the coil into the pipe for inspection are well known. For example, when inspecting a single-layer pipe, a through coil is often used.

  The coil used for the eddy current flaw detection method is composed of a combination of an excitation coil for applying a magnetic field to a measurement object and a detection coil for detecting a change in the magnetic field. The function of these two coils is performed by one coil. In some cases, the coil is configured as a separate coil, that is, the excitation coil and the detection coil are combined. In these two methods, the former is called a self-induction method and the latter is called a mutual induction method. In addition, various methods are known for the self-induction method and the mutual induction method. The standard comparison method that measures the difference between the standard piping and the measurement target piping at the same time, and the measurement at two locations on the piping simultaneously. There is a self-comparison method that takes the difference.

  Thermal insulation piping having a double piping structure in which the periphery of the piping is kept warm by a heat insulating material and is covered with a metal plate such as a thin steel plate on the outside of the heat insulating material is often used in plants and the like. However, when such a defect inspection of a heat insulation pipe is performed, since it has a complicated structure called a double pipe structure, it is difficult to apply the eddy current flaw detection method. For this reason, as an inspection of heat insulation piping having a double piping structure, an inspection using an insertion coil for inserting a coil into the pipe is generally performed as a corrosion inspection inside the piping. Further, as a method of inspecting the corrosion of the pipe outer surface, that is, the pipe surface covered with the heat insulating material, it is a common practice to peel off the heat insulating material covering the pipe surface and perform a visual inspection or the like.

  When inspection is performed using magnetism from the outside of the heat insulation pipe, the distance between the excitation coil and the detection coil (magnetic sensor) is increased by the heat insulation material, or in the case of a through coil, the coil diameter is considerably larger than the pipe diameter. In addition, there is a problem that the signal change due to the defect becomes small due to the thin steel plate outside the heat insulating material. For this reason, a highly sensitive superconducting quantum interference device SQUID is used as a magnetic sensor, and a method of taking the difference by using two or more SQUIDs in order to remove environmental noise and extract only weak signals has been reported. (See Patent Document 1).

  Also, as a method of remarkably extracting the magnetic field signal corresponding to the defect from the signals from the magnetic sensor, the magnetic sensor signal is divided into a signal intensity and a phase by a lock-in detection circuit, and the signal intensity is multiplied by a trigonometric function. In addition, it has been reported that the angle of the trigonometric function is the sum of the phase and the adjustment phase (see Patent Document 2).

JP 2007-132923 A Japanese Patent No. 4487082

Nondestructive Inspection Technology Series “Eddy Current Testing I” Japan Nondestructive Inspection Association, pp. 32-43

  In the conventional magnetic flaw detection method for adiabatic piping inspection, since the signal due to the defect of the piping is minute, there is a problem that the signal due to the defect is buried in the signal from a portion other than the defect. In addition, when measured with a magnetic sensor from the outside of the heat insulation pipe, the steel plate outside the heat insulation pipe is often mechanically deformed when used for a long period of time. It was not possible to determine whether the change was due to deformation of the pipe or due to a defect in the piping body.

  Therefore, the present invention is applicable to a heat insulation pipe inspection and the like, and is not affected by the deformation of the steel plate outside the heat insulation pipe, and a nondestructive inspection device and a nondestructive apparatus that can accurately capture a true signal due to a defect in the pipe body The purpose is to provide an inspection method.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and the first aspect of the present invention is
A non-destructive inspection device for non-destructive inspection of defects in piping to be inspected,
A plurality of exciting coils that pass through the pipe to be inspected and generate a magnetic flux parallel to the central axis direction of the pipe to be inspected with respect to the pipe to be inspected;
A plurality of detection coils arranged to be paired with each of the plurality of excitation coils, and detecting a magnetic field in the central axis direction of the inspection pipe generated by the plurality of excitation coils;
A lock-in detection means for acquiring a difference between detection coil signals from the detection coils in the plurality of detection coils, and detecting a signal having the same frequency as the plurality of excitation coils from the difference between the acquired detection coil signals;
This is a nondestructive inspection apparatus comprising signal analysis means for analyzing signal intensity and phase change in an output signal of the lock-in detection means.

The second aspect of the present invention is:
Two sets of mutual induction coils composed of the excitation coil and the detection coil formed coaxially so as to be paired with the excitation coil,
One exciting coil and the other exciting coil in the two sets of mutual induction coils have the same winding direction so as to apply a magnetic field in the same direction to the pipe to be inspected, and the one exciting coil and the other exciting coil. Are connected in series,
The one detection coil and the other detection coil of the two sets of mutual induction coils have opposite winding directions so as to detect a magnetic field in the opposite direction, and the one detection coil and the other detection coil are connected in series. It is a connected nondestructive inspection device.

The third aspect of the present invention is:
The pipe to be inspected is a nondestructive inspection apparatus that is a heat insulating pipe.

The fourth aspect of the present invention is
The non-destructive inspection apparatus is provided with an electrical connection connector capable of dividing and connecting each coil at a predetermined position on the circumference of each of the excitation coil and the detection coil in the mutual induction coil.

The fifth aspect of the present invention is:
A plurality of rectangular excitation coils having a predetermined curvature are arranged in parallel along the circumference of the heat insulation pipe, and adjacent to the coil wiring portion parallel to the central axis of the heat insulation pipe in the parallel excitation coils. In addition to providing a current switching means for causing a current to flow through an arbitrary excitation coil among the parallel excitation coils so as to be close to each other or overlapping, the circumference of the heat insulation pipe in the parallel excitation coils This is a nondestructive inspection apparatus provided with two detection coils so as to be close to or overlap with a coil wiring portion parallel to the direction.

The sixth aspect of the present invention is
A cylindrical cylindrical base material that can be inserted through the heat insulating pipe,
The cylindrical base material is
A part of the cylindrical base material can be divided along the axial direction and attached to any position in the longitudinal direction of the heat insulating pipe, and the two detection coils are disposed at both longitudinal ends of the parallel excitation coils. The non-destructive inspection apparatus is configured so that the division position of the cylindrical base body coincides with the portion of the electrical connection connector that can be divided and connected.

The seventh aspect of the present invention is
Using the nondestructive inspection device according to claim 1,
A nondestructive inspection method for nondestructive inspection of defects in the pipe to be inspected,
Inserting the inspection pipe into the plurality of excitation coils, and generating a magnetic flux parallel to the inspection pipe central axis direction with respect to the inspection pipe by the plurality of excitation coils;
Detecting the magnetic field in the central axis direction of the pipe to be inspected generated by the plurality of excitation coils with the plurality of detection coils;
The lock-in detection means acquires a difference between detection coil signals from the detection coils in the plurality of detection coils, and detects a signal having the same frequency as the plurality of excitation coils from the difference between the acquired detection coil signals. Inputting to the signal analysis means;
And a step of identifying a defect of the pipe to be inspected by analyzing a signal intensity and a phase change of the output signal based on an output signal from the lock-in detection means by the signal analysis means.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a magnetic field in the direction of the central axis of the pipe to be inspected can be applied to a predetermined location of the pipe to be inspected by a plurality of exciting coils. Moreover, the signal which generate | occur | produced from to-be-inspected piping can be each caught in the location where each detection coil is arrange | positioned by several detection coils. The signal captured by each detection coil is a combination of the signal of the entire pipe to be inspected at the location where each detection coil is arranged and the signal change due to the defect. For this reason, the signal of the whole to-be-inspected piping is attenuated by acquiring the difference between the detection coil signals from the respective detection coils, and the signal derived from the defect can be extracted with high accuracy. Further, it is possible to obtain a signal intensity in which noise is further removed from the difference between the detection coil signals by the lock-in detection means, and it is possible to obtain a phase change. By combining the signal intensity and phase of the output signal from the lock-in detection means, it is possible to extract the signal change due to the defect with higher accuracy.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the difference between the two sets of mutual induction coils obtained by integrating the excitation coil and the detection coil is acquired, the two excitation coils apply a magnetic field in the same direction. A larger magnetic field can be applied. Also, since the two detection coils detect magnetic fields in opposite directions, the signal of the entire pipe to be inspected can be removed, and only the signal change due to the defect can be extracted.

  According to the 3rd form of this invention, heat insulation piping, such as a double piping structure, can be nondestructively inspected with sufficient accuracy.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, by providing the electrical connection connector that can divide and connect the excitation coil and the detection coil in the mutual induction coil at predetermined positions on the coil circumference, the heat insulation pipe is made into the mutual induction coil. Even when the inspection is performed through the mutual induction coil, the mutual induction coil can be appropriately separated from the heat insulating pipe. For example, in a conventional through-type mutual induction coil, if there is no end part where the mutual induction coil is to be introduced into the heat insulation pipe, the mutual induction coil cannot be installed unless the heat insulation pipe is separated. By applying the induction coil, the mutual induction coil can be divided and attached to the heat insulation pipe at any part of the heat insulation pipe.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when all the coils of the plurality of exciting coils have the same direction and the same value of current flowing in the same direction at the same time, they are parallel to the central axis of the heat insulating pipe in the arranged exciting coils. Since adjacent coil wiring portions are adjacent to each other or overlap each other, the direction of current is reversed between adjacent coils and no magnetic field is generated. On the other hand, the current direction is the same in the coil wiring on one side parallel to the circumferential direction of the heat insulating piping in the parallel excitation coils, and one through coil is formed in the entire coil wiring on one side of the parallel excitation coils. Will be formed. In addition, since one through coil is similarly formed in the coil wiring on the other side, two through-type exciting coils are formed during energization. Further, the current switching means allows a current to flow only to a part of the exciting coils arranged in parallel. For example, when a current is passed through only a part of the excitation coils arranged in parallel, the detection coil is a penetration type, so the magnetic field component detected by the detection coil is parallel to the circumferential direction of the heat insulation piping in the excitation coils arranged in parallel. Only a magnetic field created by a part of the coil wiring. For this reason, since a magnetic field can be applied to only a part of the circumference of the heat insulating pipe, defects such as cracks and perforations can be obtained by appropriately switching the excitation coils to be applied in a plurality of excitation coils arranged in parallel. When it is in a part of the pipe, it is possible to identify and detect the position where the defect exists on the circumference of the heat insulating pipe.

  According to the 6th form of this invention, even if it does not cut | disconnect heat insulation piping, heat insulation piping can be attached to the arbitrary positions of heat insulation piping.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the magnetic field in the central axis direction of the pipe to be inspected can be applied to a predetermined location of the pipe to be inspected by the plurality of exciting coils. Moreover, the signal which generate | occur | produced from to-be-inspected piping can be each caught in the location where each detection coil is arrange | positioned by several detection coils. The signal captured by each detection coil is a combination of the signal of the entire pipe to be inspected at the location where each detection coil is arranged and the signal change due to the defect. For this reason, the signal of the whole to-be-inspected piping is attenuated by acquiring the difference between the detection coil signals from the respective detection coils, and the signal derived from the defect can be extracted with high accuracy. Further, it is possible to obtain a signal intensity in which noise is further removed from the difference between the detection coil signals by the lock-in detection means, and it is possible to obtain a phase change. By combining the signal intensity and phase of the output signal from the lock-in detection means, it is possible to extract the signal change due to the defect with higher accuracy.

It is the schematic which shows the basic composition of the nondestructive inspection apparatus which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the steel pipe inside the heat insulation piping which has a defect. It is a figure which shows the measurement result of heat insulation piping when calculating | requiring Bxi * SIN ((theta) i + (alpha)) in each point i, and changing the common adjustment phase (alpha) to 140 degree | times. It is the schematic which shows a part of structure of the nondestructive inspection apparatus which provided four rectangular exciting coils on the circumference | surroundings of the detection part base material, and was equipped with one set of penetration type detection coils in the both ends. The principle diagram which shows the principle of the electric current drive of a rectangular exciting coil. It is the schematic which shows heat insulation piping, (a) is a side view of heat insulation piping, (b) is AA arrow sectional drawing in (a).

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In addition, members having similar uses and functions are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a basic configuration of a magnetic flux testing apparatus 10 that is a nondestructive inspection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The magnetic flux inspection device 10 is a nondestructive inspection device that detects defects in the heat insulating piping 1 by detecting changes in the magnetic flux flowing through the heat insulating piping 1 (see FIG. 6), which is the piping to be inspected. The inspection unit 2, a lock-in detector 7 as a lock-in detection means, a signal analysis device 8 as a signal analysis means, and a display mechanism 9 are mainly provided.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the heat insulation pipe 1 is a cylindrical inspection object to be inspected by the magnetic flux flaw detector 10, has a length of 1 m, and has a thickness of 7.2 mm inside the heat insulation pipe 1. It has a steel pipe 1a. The periphery of the steel pipe 1a is covered with a heat insulating material 1b having a thickness of 50 mm, and the periphery of the heat insulating material 1b is covered with a molten zinc iron plate having a thickness of 0.3 mm as an outer cylinder 1c.

  The inspection unit 2 is a magnetic field application detecting unit that is attached to the heat insulating pipe 1 that is a pipe to be inspected and applies a magnetic field, and detects the generated magnetic field. The inspection unit 2 includes an inspection unit base material 2-1 that is a cylindrical cylindrical base material that can be inserted through the heat insulating pipe 1, and an excitation coil that is disposed at one end in the longitudinal direction on the inspection unit base material 2-1. 3-1 and a detection coil 4-1 combined with a first mutual induction coil, and an excitation coil 3-2 and a detection coil 4-4 disposed at the other longitudinal end on the inspection part base material 2-1. 2 and the second mutual induction coil, the transmitter 6, the exciting coil power source 5, and the coil connection connectors 11-1 and 11-2. That is, the inspection unit 2 includes the excitation coils 3-1 and 3-2 and the detection coils 4-1 and 4-4 that are coaxially formed so as to be paired with the excitation coils 3-1 and 3-2. -2 and two sets of mutual induction coils, the first mutual induction coil which is the two sets of mutual induction coils, and one excitation coil 3-1 and the other excitation coil 3- 2 has the same winding direction so as to apply a magnetic field in the same direction to the heat insulating pipe 1 that is the pipe to be inspected, and the one excitation coil and the other excitation coil are connected in series, and the two sets In the mutual induction coil, one detection coil 4-1 and the other detection coil 4-2 have opposite winding directions so as to detect a magnetic field in the opposite direction, and the one detection coil 4-1 and the other detection coil 4-2. The other detection Le 4-2 in which the connected in series. In addition, the first mutual induction coil and the second mutual induction coil can be mounted around the heat insulating pipe 1 in a state where the first mutual induction coil and the second mutual induction coil are disposed at both ends on the inspection unit base material 2-1. That is, the magnetic flux testing apparatus 10 uses two sets of mutual induction coils. The inspection unit 2 excites the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 by energizing the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 with an alternating current from the exciting coil power source 5, and the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2. By placing the heat insulation pipe 1 through the inspection part base material 2-1, the magnetic flux can be generated in the central axis direction of the heat insulation pipe 1 (in the x direction shown in FIG. 1). Further, the inspection unit 2 uses the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 included in the inspection unit 2 to apply magnetic fields to the excitation coils 3-1 and 3-2 (the central axes of the excitation coils 3-1 and 3-2). The magnetic field component in the direction parallel to the direction parallel to (x direction) can be detected. The inspection unit 2 can be installed around the heat insulation pipe 1 to perform a nondestructive inspection of the heat insulation pipe 1.

The inspection part base material 2-1 can be attached to an arbitrary position in the longitudinal direction of the heat insulating pipe 1 by dividing a part of the inspection part base material 2-1 along the axial direction of the inspection part base material 2-1. It is. That is, the inspection part base material 2-1 can be divided in half to attach the inspection part base material 2-1 to the heat insulation pipe 1 (in FIG. 1, it can be divided into upper and lower halves) and heat insulation. Detachable from the pipe 1.
In the present embodiment, the configuration using the inspection unit base material 2-1 is used, but there is no particular limitation, and the inspection unit 2 may be configured without using the inspection unit base material 2-1. it can.

  The exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 are magnetic field applying means for applying a magnetic field to the heat insulating pipe 1 that is a pipe to be inspected. That is, the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 are a plurality of exciting coils (this embodiment) that insert the heat insulating pipe 1 and generate a magnetic flux parallel to the heat insulating pipe 1 in the central axis direction. 2 uses two exciting coils). Specifically, in the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2, the coils of the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 are in the same winding direction, and the exciting coil 3-1 and the exciting coil 3-2. Are connected in series by a wiring L1. That is, the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 are wound around the both ends of the inspection part base material 2-1 in the same winding direction. The exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 are connected to the exciting coil power source 5.

The detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 are magnetic field detection means for detecting a magnetic field generated in the heat insulation pipe 1 which is a pipe to be inspected. That is, the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 are arranged so as to be paired with the plurality of excitation coils 3-1 and 3-2, and are generated by the plurality of excitation coils 3-1 and 3-2. A plurality of detection coils (in the present embodiment, two detection coils are used) for detecting a magnetic field in the central axis direction of the heat insulating pipe 1. Specifically, in the detection coils 4-1, 4-2, the coils of the detection coils 4-1, 4-2 are in the reverse winding direction, and the detection coils 4-1, 4-2, Are connected in series by a wiring L2. That is, the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 are one side (left side in FIG. 1) of the excitation coil 3-1 and the excitation coil 3-2 wound around both ends of the inspection unit base material 2-1. Are wound adjacent to each other. The detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 form differential coils by winding the coil portions of the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 in the reverse direction and connecting them in series. Thus, the difference between the output of the detection coil 4-1 and the output of the detection coil 4-2 can be detected. In this way, the differential coils are constituted by the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2, and the difference between the detection coil signals is acquired from between the detection coil 4-1 and the detection coil 4-2, thereby originating from the entire heat insulating pipe 1. It is possible to attenuate the magnetic field signal and detect the signal derived from the defect of the heat insulating pipe 1 with high accuracy. The detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 are connected to the lock-in detector 7, and the outputs of the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 are input to the lock-in detector 7.
In this embodiment, the excitation coil and the detection coil are arranged in parallel to form a mutual induction coil. However, the present invention is not particularly limited. For example, an excitation coil is provided above the detection coil, or You may comprise so that a detection coil may be arrange | positioned in the upper part of an exciting coil. Further, when the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 are reversed, the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 may be combined in the same winding direction.

  The transmitter 6 is a means for creating an alternating current signal that flows through the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2.

  The exciting coil power source 5 is a power source for energizing an alternating current to the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2. The excitation coil power supply 5 is connected to a transmitter 6, and the excitation frequency can be changed by the transmitter 6.

  Thus, the inspection unit 2 which is a magnetic field application detecting means excites the excitation coils 3-1 and 3-2 by energizing the excitation coils 3-1 and 3-2 with an alternating current from the excitation coil power source 5. By bringing the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 close to the surface of the heat insulating pipe 1 through the inspection part base material 2, magnetic flux can be generated so as to be parallel to the surface of the heat insulating pipe 1. That is, the inspection unit 2 applies an alternating magnetic field by the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 in a predetermined magnetic field application direction (in the present embodiment, the direction of the central axis of the heat insulation pipe 1) and is parallel to the surface of the heat insulation pipe 1. It is possible to generate a simple magnetic flux, and it is possible to detect a change in the magnetic flux flowing through the heat insulating pipe 1 by the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2.

  The coil connection connectors 11-1, 11-2 are coil circles of the first mutual induction coil, the excitation coils 3-1, 3-2 and the detection coils 4-1, 4-2 in the second mutual induction coil. It is an electrical connection connector that can divide and connect each coil at a predetermined position on the circumference. That is, the coil connection connector 11-1 is a coil wiring portion that constitutes each of the excitation coil 3-1 and the detection coil 4-1 on both ends (upper and lower ends in FIG. 1) of the coil connection connector 11-1. And connecting each of the connection terminal portions (not shown) provided at each end of the divided portion to electrically connect the connection terminal portions of the exciting coil 3-1 and the detection coil 4-1. This is a relay terminal for connection. The coil connection connector 11-1 is configured such that the excitation coil 3-1 and the detection coil 4-1 are located at positions where the coil connection connector 11-1 is arranged on the circumferences of the excitation coil 3-1 and the detection coil 4-1. Each connection terminal portion is removed from the end of the coil connection connector 11-1 to divide the coil wiring portions constituting the excitation coil 3-1 and the detection coil 4-1, or the excitation coil 3-1 and the detection coil 4-. 1 can be connected to both ends of the coil connection connector 11-1 so as to be energized as coil wiring. Similarly to the case of the coil connection connector 11-1, the coil wiring connector 11-2 can divide or connect the coil wiring portions of the excitation coil 3-2 and the detection coil 4-2. . Further, the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 and the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 are opposite to the coil connecting connectors 11-1 and 11-2 (in FIG. Similarly to the above, each of the coil wiring portions on the rear side) is provided with a connection terminal portion and a coil connection connector, so that the detection coil 4-1 is provided by the coil connection connector provided on the opposite side to the coil connection connectors 11-1 and 11-2. 4-2 coils can be respectively divided into halves (in FIG. 1, divided into upper and lower halves) and removed.

  The lock-in detector 7 acquires a difference between detection coil signals from the respective detection coils in the two detection coils 4-1 and 4-2, and the two excitation coils 3-3 are obtained from the difference between the acquired detection coil signals. This is lock-in detection means for detecting a signal having the same frequency as those of 1 and 3-2. That is, the lock-in detector 7 is the difference between the output of the detection coil 4-1 and the output of the detection coil 4-2 obtained from the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 constituting the differential coil as described above. Lock-in detection means for detecting (output difference signal) into two signals having the same frequency as the alternating magnetic field and phases orthogonal to each other. The lock-in detector 7 detects only a signal synchronized with the AC frequency of the AC current passed through the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2. That is, the lock-in detector 7 detects the input signal into two signals having the same frequency as the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 and having phases different from each other by 90 degrees. The lock-in detector 7 is connected to the signal analysis device 8.

The signal analysis device 8 is signal analysis means for analyzing the signal intensity and phase change in the output signal of the lock-in detector 7. That is, it is a means for analyzing the intensity of the signal output from the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 via the lock-in detector 7 and the change in the phase of the signal. The signal analysis device 8 is connected to the transmitter 6, drives the excitation coil power supply 5 with a signal from the transmitter 6, and the excitation coils 3-1, 3-connected to the excitation coil power supply 5. 2 can be supplied with an alternating current. The signal analysis device 8 analyzes the signal detected by the lock-in detector 7 by a predetermined analysis method. That is, the signal analyzer 8 uses the two signals detected by the lock-in detector 7 to obtain the magnetic field magnitude data and the phase data at a predetermined position (the position of the inspection unit 2 on the heat insulating pipe 1). Calculating, obtaining a sine value or cosine value of data obtained by adding a correction phase for calibration to the phase, obtaining a product of the magnetic field magnitude data and the sine value or cosine value, Defects can be identified using the value of the product at the location. A display mechanism 9 is connected to the signal analysis device 8.
The signal analysis device 8 is connected to input means (not shown) for inputting the calibration correction phase.
Here, the calibration correction phase is commonly applied to the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 when the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2, which are magnetic field detection means, are calibrated. Phase adjustment phase (hereinafter referred to as a common adjustment phase α).

  The display mechanism 9 is display means for displaying an analysis result by the signal analysis device 8. The display mechanism 9 is, for example, a value of a product of the signal output via the lock-in detector 7 and the phase change of the signal or the magnitude data of the magnetic field and the sine value or the cosine value. It is possible to display information necessary for specifying a defect on the surface of the heat insulating pipe 1 that is an inspected pipe.

  Next, a magnetic flux flaw detection method applied to the magnetic flux flaw detector 10 will be specifically described.

  The magnetic flux flaw detection method applied to the magnetic flux flaw detector 10 is a non-destructive inspection method for non-destructive inspection of defects in the heat insulating pipe 1 that is the pipe to be inspected. Inserting the heat insulation pipe 1 and generating a magnetic flux parallel to the central axis direction of the heat insulation pipe 1 by the two excitation coils 3-1 and 3-2, and the two excitation coils 3-1 and 3-2 The step of detecting the generated magnetic field in the central axis direction of the heat insulating pipe 1 by the two detection coils 4-1 and 4-2, and the two detection coils 4- by the lock-in detector 7 as the lock-in detection means. 1. Detect differences in detection coil signals between the detection coils in 1 and 4-2, and detect a signal having the same frequency as the two excitation coils 3-1 and 3-2 from the difference in the acquired detection coil signals. The signal analyzing means A step of inputting to a certain signal analysis device 8 and a step of identifying a defect in the heat insulating pipe 1 by analyzing the signal intensity and phase change of the output signal of the lock-in detector 7 by the signal analysis device 8. Have. Hereinafter, each step will be specifically described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the excitation coil power source 5 is connected to the excitation coils 3-1 and 3-2 by the signal from the transmitter 6 in a state where the heat insulation pipe 1 as the inspection object is inserted into the inspection unit 2. By driving, an alternating current flows. That is, an alternating magnetic field is applied by the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 in a predetermined application direction (arrow x direction in the present embodiment), and a magnetic flux is introduced in the x direction of the heat insulating pipe 1. Specifically, the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 are arranged in parallel on the cylindrical inspection part base material 2-1, and the heat insulating piping inserted into the inspection part base material 2-1. A magnetic flux is introduced in a direction parallel to the central direction of 1.

  On the other hand, the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 detect the magnetic field in the central axis direction of the heat insulating pipe 1 generated by the two excitation coils 3-1 and 3-2. That is, the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 have the coil winding directions of the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 opposite to each other and are connected in series. The difference between the output of the detection coil 4-1 and the output of the detection coil 4-2 is detected. Here, for example, if there is a defect in the heat insulating pipe 1, the magnetic flux changes just above it, and the magnetic field changes. This magnetic field change is detected by the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2. That is, the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 detect the magnetic flux density component Bx in the longitudinal direction of the inspection unit base material 2-1, that is, the direction in which the magnetic flux is introduced. The outputs of the detection coil 4-1 and the detection coil 4-2 connected in series (the output difference between the detection coil 4-1 and the detection coil 4-2) are input to the lock-in detector 7.

  In the lock-in detector 7, the difference between the detection coil signals from the respective detection coils in the two detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 is acquired, and two excitation coils 3-1 are obtained from the difference between the acquired detection coil signals. 3-2 is detected and input to the signal analyzer 8. Specifically, the lock-in detector 7 detects the outputs of the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2, and the signal analysis device 8 causes the alternating current to flow through the excitation coils 3-1 and 3-2 by this detection. Therefore, only the signal synchronized with the transmitter 6 that generates the signal can be detected. The detected signal is input to the signal analysis device 8.

In the signal analysis device 8, the defect of the heat insulating pipe 1 is specified by analyzing the signal intensity and the phase change in the output signal of the lock-in detector 7. Specifically, in the signal analysis device 8, the lock-in detector 7 detects and separates the signal in phase with respect to the signal from the transmitter 6 and the signal that is 90 degrees out of phase. Based on the in-phase signal and the quadrature signal, the signal intensity Bxi and the phase θi of the difference output between the detection coil 4-1 and the detection coil 4-2 at an arbitrary measurement point i in the heat insulating pipe 1 can be calculated. Then, Bxi · SIN (θi + α) is calculated in the signal analysis device 8 and the data is displayed on the display mechanism 9. Here, the analysis process is advanced while viewing this data, the common adjustment phase α is changed, and the optimum final display is performed. In other words, by performing this optimal final display, it is possible to easily obtain an optimal signal change when the common adjustment phase α is arbitrarily changed, and to specify a more accurate defect position and size. It becomes possible.
As a method of obtaining the optimum Bxi · SIN (θi + α) for detecting the defect position and size by changing the common adjustment phase α, a predetermined threshold value is set in advance as Bxi · SIN (θi + α). The optimum Bxi · SIN (θi + α) can be automatically obtained by executing a predetermined program by a calculation means (not shown) included in the signal analysis device 8 in advance.

  Next, in order to show the basic performance of the magnetic flux inspection apparatus 10, as shown in FIG. Defects were inspected using three grooves having different depths along the direction. The heat insulation pipe 1 which is this pipe to be inspected has a defect A, a defect B and a defect C on the surface of the steel pipe 1a inside the heat insulation pipe 1 and the groove width of each groove of the defect A, the defect B and the defect C is 10 mm. The depth of each defect is set to 3.6 mm, 1.8 mm, and 1.1 mm in order with respect to the thickness of the steel pipe of 7.2 mm. The heat insulation pipe 1 was inspected for defects using the magnetic flux flaw detector 10 shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 shows the result of measuring the heat insulating pipe 1 using the magnetic flux flaw detector 10. This measurement result is obtained by inserting the heat insulating pipe 1 through the inspection base material 2-1 mounted with the excitation coils 3-1, 3-2 and the detection coils 4-1, 4-2, and then inspecting the inspection base material 2-1. Was measured while moving 1 mm in the longitudinal direction of the heat insulation pipe 1 (in the direction of the arrow x in FIG. 1) with respect to the heat insulation pipe 1. In FIG. 3, the horizontal axis of the graph is a distance (cm) in which the inspection base material 2-1 is moved in the longitudinal direction of the heat insulating pipe 1, and the vertical axis is signal intensity (mV). That is, the measurement result shown in FIG. 3 shows the result obtained by the analysis using the magnetic field intensity (Bxi) change at each point i, which is an arbitrary measurement point in the heat insulating pipe 1, and the phase θi change. Specifically, the magnetic field strength Bxi · SIN (θi + α) at each point i, which is an arbitrary measurement point in the heat insulating pipe 1, is obtained, and here, the result when the common adjustment phase α is set to 140 degrees is shown. . Once this common adjustment phase α is determined, it is not particularly necessary to adjust it during each measurement, and the nondestructive inspection apparatus may be calibrated using a standard sample having no defect. From the result of FIG. 3, it can be confirmed that a signal change corresponding to the position of the groove and a signal intensity change corresponding to the depth are obtained. That is, in the signal analyzer 8, only the magnetic field change due to the defect can be extracted significantly by multiplying the magnetic field intensity and the phase information and further adjusting the common adjustment phase α. Here, in FIG. 3, when the common adjustment phase α is 140 degrees, signal changes (three downward peaks) corresponding to the positions of the defects A, B, and C can be confirmed.
As the common adjustment phase α, an arbitrary value can be input to the signal analysis device 8 by an input unit (not shown) provided in the magnetic flux testing device 10.

  As described above, the magnetic flux flaw detector 10 can apply a magnetic field in the central axis direction of the heat insulation pipe 1 to a predetermined location of the heat insulation pipe 1 by the two exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2. Moreover, the signal which generate | occur | produced from the heat insulation piping 1 in the location where each detection coil 4-1, 4-2 is arrange | positioned by the two detection coils 4-1, 4-2 can each be caught. The signal captured by each detection coil 4-1, 4-2 is a combination of the signal of the entire heat insulation pipe 1 at the location where each detection coil is arranged and the signal change due to a defect. For this reason, the signal of the heat insulation piping 1 whole is attenuate | damped by acquiring the difference of a detection coil signal from between each detection coil 4-1, 4-2, and the signal derived from a defect can be extracted accurately. Further, it is possible to obtain a signal intensity in which noise is further removed from the difference between the detection coil signals by the lock-in detector 7 and to obtain a phase change. By combining the signal intensity and phase of the output signal from the lock-in detector 7, the signal change due to the defect can be extracted more accurately.

  Further, the magnetic flux inspection apparatus 10 obtains a difference between two sets of mutual induction coils (the first mutual induction coil and the second mutual induction coil) in which the excitation coil and the detection coil are integrated, and the two excitation coils are Since a magnetic field is applied in the same direction, a large magnetic field can be applied to the heat insulating pipe 1. Further, since the two detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 detect magnetic fields in opposite directions, the signal of the entire heat insulating pipe 1 can be removed, and only the signal change due to the defect can be extracted. In this way, a nondestructive inspection can be performed with high accuracy even in a double pipe structure such as the heat insulating pipe 1.

In addition, the magnetic flaw detector 10 is an electrical connection connector that can divide and connect the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 and the detection coils 4-1 and 4-2 of the mutual induction coil at predetermined positions on the coil circumference. By providing the coil connection connectors 11-1 and 11-2, the mutual induction coil can be appropriately separated from the heat insulation pipe 1 even when the heat insulation pipe 1 is passed through the mutual induction coil for inspection. .
For example, in a conventional through-type mutual induction coil, if there is no end portion to which the mutual induction coil is to be introduced into the heat insulation pipe, it is impossible to install the insulation pipe without cutting it. By applying it, the mutual induction coil can be divided and attached to the heat insulation pipe at any part of the heat insulation pipe.

  Next, another embodiment of the magnetic flux testing apparatus to which the magnetic flux testing method according to the present invention is applied will be described with reference to FIG.

  A magnetic flux inspection apparatus 20 according to the present embodiment is a nondestructive inspection apparatus that detects a defect by detecting a change in magnetic flux flowing through a heat insulating pipe 1 (see FIG. 6) that is a pipe to be inspected, as shown in FIG. In addition, the inspection unit 12 and the lock-in detector 7, the signal analysis device 8, and the display mechanism 9 which are not shown in FIG. The lock-in detector 7, the signal analysis device 8, and the display mechanism 9 excluding the inspection unit 12 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The inspection unit 12 is a magnetic field application detection unit that is attached to the heat insulating pipe 1 that is a pipe to be inspected and applies a magnetic field and detects a generated magnetic field. The inspection unit 12 is disposed in an inspection unit base material 2-2 that is a cylindrical cylindrical base material that can be inserted through the heat insulating pipe 1, and a central portion in the longitudinal direction on the circumference of the inspection unit base material 2-2. The exciting coil 13, the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 that are arranged close to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the exciting coil 13 on the inspection part base material 2-2, and the coil connecting connector 15 that is an electrical connecting connector. -1, 15-2, an exciting coil changeover switch 14 serving as a current switching means, a transmitter 6 (not shown in FIG. 4), an excitation coil power supply 5 and the like. The exciting coil 13 and the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 can be mounted around the heat insulating pipe 1 via the inspection part base material 2-2. The inspection unit 12 can be installed around the heat insulation pipe 1 to perform a nondestructive inspection of the heat insulation pipe 1.

  The inspection part base material 2-2 can be attached to an arbitrary inspection position of the heat insulating pipe 1 by dividing a part of the inspection part base material 2-2 along the axial direction of the inspection part base material 2-2. . That is, the inspection part base material 2-2 can be divided in half to attach the inspection part base material 2-2 to the heat insulation pipe 1 (in FIG. 4, it can be divided into upper and lower halves) and heat insulation. Detachable from the pipe 1.

  The exciting coil 13 is a magnetic field applying unit that applies a magnetic field to the heat insulating pipe 1 that is a pipe to be inspected. That is, the excitation coil 13 is a plurality of magnetic field applying means that inserts the heat insulation pipe 1 and generates a magnetic flux parallel to the heat insulation pipe 1 in the central axis direction. The exciting coil 13 is composed of a plurality of rectangular exciting coils 13-1, 13-2, etc. each having a rectangular shape (in this embodiment, the exciting coil 13 is formed by four rectangular exciting coils. The remaining two except for 13-1 and 13-2 are formed on the rear side of the inspection part base material 2-2 in FIG. Further, the plurality of rectangular excitation coils are arranged in parallel on the inspection part base material 2-2 along the circumferential direction of the inspection part base material 2-2. Specifically, the exciting coil 13 shown in the present embodiment is different from the exciting coils 3-1 and 3-2 shown in the first embodiment in that the exciting coil 13 is continuously arranged around the inspection base material 2-2. The shape of the coil is composed of a plurality of rectangular excitation coils, and the rectangular excitation coil has a predetermined curvature so as to surround the heat insulating pipe 1. Further, the four rectangular excitation coils are configured such that the winding direction is opposite between adjacent coils. Each of the four rectangular excitation coils is connected to the excitation coil power source 5 via the excitation coil changeover switch 14. Further, by configuring the exciting coil 13 in this way, when the four rectangular exciting coils 13-1, 13-2 and the like are energized by the exciting coil power source 5, the four rectangular exciting coils 13-1 are provided. , 13-2 etc., currents in opposite directions flow at both ends in the longitudinal direction. Details will be described later.

The detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are magnetic field detection means for detecting a magnetic field generated in the heat insulating pipe 1. That is, the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are respectively arranged adjacent to both ends in the longitudinal direction of the excitation coil 13 arranged in parallel around the inspection part base material 2-2, and in a predetermined direction generated by the excitation coil 13. A plurality of magnetic field detection means for detecting a magnetic field (in this embodiment, two detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are used). Specifically, in the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4, the coils of the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are in the same winding direction, and the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 Are connected in series by a wiring L3. That is, the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are adjacent to both sides (right and left sides in FIG. 4) of the excitation coil 13 arranged in parallel at the center on the circumference of the inspection part base material 2-2. It is wound. The detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are configured such that the coil portions of the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are wound in the same direction and connected in series to form a differential coil. Thus, the difference between the output of the detection coil 4-3 and the output of the detection coil 4-4 can be detected.
In this way, the coil portions of the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are wound in the same direction, and the current flows in the opposite direction when the excitation coil 13 is energized. The coil part substantially forms two coils, and a differential coil is constituted by the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4, and a difference between detection coil signals is obtained from between the detection coil 4-3 and the detection coil 4-4. By doing so, the magnetic field signal originating in the heat insulation piping 1 whole is attenuated, and the signal derived from the defect which the heat insulation piping 1 has can be detected accurately. The detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are connected to the lock-in detector 7, and the outputs of the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are input to the lock-in detector 7.
In this embodiment, both ends of the exciting coil 13 in the longitudinal direction and the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are arranged in parallel and close to each other to form a mutual induction coil. Instead, for example, a coil portion parallel to the circumferential direction of both ends in the longitudinal direction of the exciting coil is provided above the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4, or the detection coils 4-3 and 4- 4 may be arranged so as to overlap.

  The coil connection connectors 15-1 and 15-2 are electrical connection connectors that can divide and connect each coil at a predetermined position on the circumference of each of the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4. That is, the coil connection connector 15-1 divides the coil wiring portion constituting the detection coil 4-3 on both ends (upper and lower ends in FIG. 4) of the coil connection connector 15-1, and Each of the connection terminal portions (not shown) provided at each end portion is a relay terminal for electrically connecting the connection terminal portions of the detection coil 4-3. The coil connection connector 15-1 is configured such that each connection terminal portion of the detection coil 4-3 is connected to the end of the coil connection connector 15-1 at the position where the coil connection connector 15-1 is arranged on the circumference of the detection coil 4-3. The coil wiring portion constituting the detection coil 4-3 is separated from the coil, or the connection terminal portions of the detection coil 4-3 are connected to both ends of the coil connection connector 15-1 so as to be energized as coil wiring. Can be. Similarly to the case of the coil connection connector 15-1, the coil wiring portion of the detection coil 4-3 can be divided or connected by the coil connection connector 15-2. Further, the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are also connected to the coil wiring portions on the opposite side (back side 2-2 in FIG. 1) where the coil connection connectors 15-1 and 15-2 are provided. Similarly, by providing the connection terminal portion and the coil connection connector, the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are divided in half by the coil connection connector provided on the opposite side of the coil connection connectors 15-1 and 15-2. It can also be removed (divided into upper and lower halves in FIG. 4).

  In addition, the magnetic flux flaw detector 20 of this embodiment uses a predetermined current flowing in series in the same direction through all the rectangular excitation coils 13-1, 13-2, or selects only one rectangular excitation coil. An exciting coil changeover switch 14 for driving is provided. The exciting coil changeover switch 14 is provided between the exciting coil power source 5 and the four rectangular exciting coils 13-1, 13-2 and the like. Thus, in the magnetic flaw detector 20, all the exciting coils 13 (four rectangular exciting coils) can be driven or any rectangular exciting coil can be driven by turning the exciting coil changeover switch 14 on and off.

  As described above, the magnetic flaw detector 20 includes a plurality of rectangular excitation coils 13-1, 13-2 having a predetermined curvature along the circumference of the heat insulation pipe 1, and the heat insulation pipe 1. The coil wiring portions parallel to the central axis of the heat insulating pipe 1 in each of the rectangular excitation coils 13-1, 13-2, etc. arranged side by side are arranged so as to be close to each other or overlap each other. In addition, an exciting coil changeover switch 14 is provided as a current switching means for causing a current to flow through an arbitrary rectangular exciting coil 13-1, 13-2 among the rectangular exciting coils 13-1, 13-2 arranged side by side. In addition, two detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are provided so as to be close to or overlap with a coil wiring portion parallel to the circumferential direction in each of the rectangular excitation coils 13-1 and 13-2 arranged side by side. Than is.

  Further, the magnetic flaw detection apparatus 20 includes an inspection unit base material 2-2 that is a cylindrical cylindrical base material that can be inserted through the heat insulating pipe 1, and the inspection unit base material 2-2 includes the inspection unit base material. A part of 2-2 can be divided along the axial direction and attached to any inspection position of the heat insulating pipe 1, and the exciting coil 13 can be attached along the circumferential direction of the inspection part base material 2-2. Are arranged in parallel, the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the excitation coils 13 arranged in parallel, and the divided portion of the inspection part base material 2-2 is the electrical connector. The coil connection connectors 15-1 and 15-2 are configured so as to coincide with the parts that can be divided and connected. By carrying out like this, even if it does not cut | disconnect the heat insulation piping 1, the heat insulation piping 1 can be attached to the arbitrary positions of the heat insulation piping 1. FIG.

  Thus, the inspection unit 12 which is a magnetic field application detection means excites the excitation coil 13 by energizing the excitation coil 13 with an alternating current from the excitation coil power source 5, and the excitation coil 13 is connected to the inspection unit base material 2-2. The magnetic flux can be generated so as to be in parallel with the surface of the heat insulation pipe 1 by being brought close to the surface of the heat insulation pipe 1 through. That is, the inspection unit 12 applies an alternating magnetic field by the exciting coil 13 in a predetermined magnetic field application direction (in the present embodiment, the central axis direction of the heat insulation pipe 1) to generate a magnetic flux parallel to the surface of the heat insulation pipe 1. In addition, the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 can detect a change in magnetic flux flowing through the heat insulating pipe 1.

  FIG. 5 shows the operating principle of the rectangular exciting coil in the second embodiment shown in FIG. When the exciting coil changeover switch 14 is operated to pass a current through all rectangular exciting coils, adjacent sides, that is, sides parallel to the longitudinal direction (x direction) of the heat insulating pipe 1 (for example, side C1 and side C2). Then, since the currents are opposite to each other, they cancel each other and do not generate a magnetic field. On the other hand, since the sides (for example, side C3 and side C4) parallel to the circumferential direction of the heat insulating pipe 1 are aligned in the current direction, substantially the same effect as the penetration type exciting coil in the first embodiment is produced. Can do. Here, when only one rectangular exciting coil among the exciting coils 13 is operated, for example, only the rectangular exciting coil 13-1, a magnetic field can be generated in a vertical direction on the surface of the heat insulating pipe 1, but rectangular exciting is performed. A magnetic field can be generated in the longitudinal direction of the heat insulating pipe 1 immediately below and in the vicinity of a side (for example, C4) parallel to the circumference among the sides of the coil 13-1. Accordingly, when only one rectangular excitation coil among the excitation coils 13 is operated, a part of the heat insulating pipe 1 corresponding to the operated rectangular excitation coil is located near the detection coil 4-3 or the detection coil 4-4. On the other hand, a magnetic field can be generated in the longitudinal direction of the heat insulating pipe 1. When some defects such as cracks and perforations occur in the heat insulating pipe 1, the magnetic flux flaw detector 10 shown in the first embodiment can determine the position of the defect in the longitudinal direction (x direction). It is not possible to determine the position on the circumference. However, in the magnetic flux flaw detector 20 shown in Example 2, it can be determined even where the defect is located on the circumference of the heat insulating pipe 1.

  As described above, in the magnetic flux flaw detector 20, when currents of the same direction and the same value are simultaneously supplied to all the coils included in the plurality of rectangular excitation coils, the center of the heat insulating pipe 1 in the parallel rectangular excitation coils is provided. Since adjacent coil wiring portions parallel to the axis are close to each other or overlap each other, the direction of current is reversed between adjacent coils and no magnetic field is generated. On the other hand, heat insulation piping in parallel arranged rectangular excitation coils 1 In one side of the coil wiring parallel to the circumferential direction, the direction of current is the same direction, and one coil wiring on one side of the parallel arranged rectangular excitation coils. Will be formed. In addition, since one through coil is similarly formed in the coil wiring on the other side, two through-type exciting coils are formed during energization. In addition, the exciting coil changeover switch 14 which is a current switching means allows a current to flow only to a part of the rectangular exciting coils arranged in parallel. For example, when a current is passed through only a part of the rectangular excitation coils arranged side by side, since the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are of a penetration type, the magnetic field components detected by the detection coils 4-3 and 4-4 are In addition, the heat insulation piping in the parallel rectangular excitation coils is only a magnetic field formed by a part of the coil wiring parallel to the circumferential direction. For this reason, since a magnetic field can be applied to only a part of the circumference of the heat insulating pipe 1, by switching appropriately the rectangular excitation coils to be applied among a plurality of rectangular excitation coils arranged side by side, for example, cracks, perforations, etc. If there is a defect in a part of the pipe, it is possible to identify and detect where the defect exists on the circumference of the heat insulating pipe 1.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that various modifications, design changes, and the like are included in the technical scope without departing from the technical idea of the present invention.

  The present invention is a nondestructive inspection apparatus for detecting defects on the surface, inside, and inside of steel pipes or steel pipes covered with a heat insulating material used in many places such as petroleum plants and chemical plants. In the conventional flaw detection inspection method using magnetism, since the signal change due to the defect is weak, it cannot be applied to the steel pipe using the heat insulating material, so the heat insulating material is removed and the inspection is performed. According to the present invention, the present invention can be applied to inspection of defects on the surface, inside, and inside of a pipe not only with a steel pipe but also with a heat insulating material.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Heat insulation piping 2 Test | inspection part 2-1 Test | inspection part base material 3-1 Excitation coil 3-2 Excitation coil 4-1 Detection coil 4-2 Detection coil 5 Excitation coil power supply 6 Transmitter 7 Lock-in detector 8 Signal analysis apparatus 9 Display Mechanism 10 Magnetic Flaw Detector 11-1 Coil Connector 11-2 Coil Connector

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and the first aspect of the present invention is
A non-destructive inspection device for non-destructive inspection of defects in piping to be inspected,
Two excitation coils that pass through the pipe to be inspected and generate a magnetic flux parallel to the pipe to be inspected in the central axis direction;
It arranged coaxially so as to be respectively and a pair of said two exciting coils, and two detection coils, wherein for detecting the magnetic field of the test pipe center axis generated by the two excitation coils, are composed of Two sets of mutual induction coils;
The detection coil signal difference between the detection coils in the two detection coils is acquired, and detection is performed on the two signals whose phases are orthogonal to each other at the same frequency as the two excitation coils based on the difference between the acquired detection coil signals. Lock-in detection means to perform,
Signal analysis means for analyzing the signal intensity and phase change in the output signal of the lock-in detection means,
One exciting coil and the other exciting coil in the two sets of mutual induction coils have the same winding direction so as to apply a magnetic field in the same direction to the pipe to be inspected, and the one exciting coil and the other exciting coil. Are connected in series,
The one detection coil and the other detection coil of the two sets of mutual induction coils have opposite winding directions so as to detect a magnetic field in the opposite direction, and the one detection coil and the other detection coil are connected in series. connection,
The signal analysis means calculates the magnetic field magnitude data and the phase data at a predetermined position on the pipe to be inspected based on the two signals detected by the lock-in detection means, A sine value or cosine value of the data to which the correction phase for calibration is added is obtained, a product of the magnetic field magnitude data and the sine value or the cosine value is obtained, and the product value at the predetermined position is used. Identify defects,
The correction phase for calibration is a common adjustment phase that adjusts the phase by adding in common to the phase at the predetermined position,
The product value at the predetermined position is a common adjustment phase from which only the magnetic field change due to the defect can be extracted from the product values at the predetermined position obtained by arbitrarily changing the common adjustment phase. It is a nondestructive inspection device which is the value of the product at the predetermined position at the time of .

The second aspect of the present invention is:
The pipe to be inspected is a nondestructive inspection apparatus that is a heat insulating pipe.

The third aspect of the present invention is:
The non-destructive inspection apparatus is provided with an electrical connection connector capable of dividing and connecting each coil at a predetermined position on the circumference of each of the excitation coil and the detection coil in the mutual induction coil.

The fourth aspect of the present invention is
A plurality of rectangular excitation coils having a predetermined curvature are arranged in parallel along the circumference of the heat insulation pipe, and adjacent to the coil wiring portion parallel to the central axis of the heat insulation pipe in the parallel excitation coils. In addition to providing a current switching means for causing a current to flow through an arbitrary excitation coil among the parallel excitation coils so as to be close to each other or overlapping, the circumference of the heat insulation pipe in the parallel excitation coils This is a nondestructive inspection apparatus provided with two detection coils so as to be close to or overlap with a coil wiring portion parallel to the direction.

The fifth aspect of the present invention is:
A cylindrical cylindrical base material that can be inserted through the heat insulating pipe,
The cylindrical base material is
A part of the cylindrical base material can be divided along the axial direction and attached to any position in the longitudinal direction of the heat insulating pipe, and the two detection coils are disposed at both longitudinal ends of the parallel excitation coils. The non-destructive inspection apparatus is configured so that the division position of the cylindrical base body coincides with the portion of the electrical connection connector that can be divided and connected.

The sixth aspect of the present invention is
Using the nondestructive inspection device according to claim 1,
A nondestructive inspection method for nondestructive inspection of defects in the pipe to be inspected,
A step of generating the said two exciting coils is inserted to be inspected pipe, the magnetic flux parallel to the inspection pipe center axis direction relative to the inspection pipe by the two excitation coils,
Detecting the magnetic field in the direction of the central axis of the pipe to be inspected generated by the two excitation coils with the two detection coils;
The lock-in detection means obtains a difference between detection coil signals from each of the two detection coils in the two detection coils , and the phase is mutually equal at the same frequency as the two excitation coils based on the difference between the obtained detection coil signals. Detecting two orthogonal signals and inputting them to the signal analysis means;
Based on the two signals detected by the signal analysis means, the magnetic field magnitude data and the phase data at a predetermined position on the pipe to be inspected are calculated, and a correction phase for calibration is calculated with respect to the phase. Obtaining a sine value or cosine value of the added data, obtaining a product of the magnetic field magnitude data and the sine value or cosine value, and identifying a defect using the product value at the predetermined position and, the possess,
In the step of identifying the defect,
The correction phase for calibration is a common adjustment phase that adjusts the phase by adding in common to the phase at the predetermined position,
The product value at the predetermined position is a common adjustment phase from which only the magnetic field change due to the defect can be extracted from the product values at the predetermined position obtained by arbitrarily changing the common adjustment phase. It is a nondestructive inspection method which is the value of the product at the predetermined position at the time of .

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the magnetic field in the central axis direction of the pipe to be inspected can be applied to a predetermined location of the pipe to be inspected by the two exciting coils. Moreover, the signal which generate | occur | produced from to-be-inspected piping in the location where each detection coil is arrange | positioned by two detection coils can each be caught. The signal captured by each detection coil is a combination of the signal of the entire pipe to be inspected at the location where each detection coil is arranged and the signal change due to the defect. For this reason, the signal of the whole to-be-inspected piping is attenuated by acquiring the difference between the detection coil signals from the respective detection coils, and the signal derived from the defect can be extracted with high accuracy. Further, the lock-in detecting means the difference between the detection coil signals, it is possible to obtain a signal strength to remove more noise, it is possible to obtain a phase change. By combining the signal intensity and phase of the output signal from the lock-in detection means, it is possible to extract the signal change due to the defect with higher accuracy.
In addition, the difference between two sets of mutual induction coils obtained by integrating the excitation coil and the detection coil is acquired, and the two excitation coils apply a magnetic field in the same direction, so that a large magnetic field can be applied to the pipe to be inspected. Also, since the two detection coils detect magnetic fields in opposite directions, the signal of the entire pipe to be inspected can be removed, and only the signal change due to the defect can be extracted.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to heat insulation pipe, such as a double pipe structure accurately nondestructive inspection.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by providing the electrical connection connector that can divide and connect the exciting coil and the detection coil in the mutual induction coil at predetermined positions on the coil circumference, the heat insulation pipe is made into the mutual induction coil. Even when the inspection is performed through the mutual induction coil, the mutual induction coil can be appropriately separated from the heat insulating pipe. For example, in a conventional through-type mutual induction coil, if there is no end part where the mutual induction coil is to be introduced into the heat insulation pipe, the mutual induction coil cannot be installed unless the heat insulation pipe is separated. By applying the induction coil, the mutual induction coil can be divided and attached to the heat insulation pipe at any part of the heat insulation pipe.

According to the 4th form of this invention, when the electric current of the same direction and the same value is simultaneously sent with respect to all the coils which a several excitation coil has, it is parallel to the heat insulation piping central axis in the parallel excitation coil. Since adjacent coil wiring portions are adjacent to each other or overlap each other, the direction of current is reversed between adjacent coils and no magnetic field is generated. On the other hand, the current direction is the same in the coil wiring on one side parallel to the circumferential direction of the heat insulating piping in the parallel excitation coils, and one through coil is formed in the entire coil wiring on one side of the parallel excitation coils. Will be formed. In addition, since one through coil is similarly formed in the coil wiring on the other side, two through-type exciting coils are formed during energization. Further, the current switching means allows a current to flow only to a part of the exciting coils arranged in parallel. For example, when a current is passed through only a part of the excitation coils arranged in parallel, the detection coil is a penetration type, so the magnetic field component detected by the detection coil is parallel to the circumferential direction of the heat insulation piping in the excitation coils arranged in parallel. Only a magnetic field created by a part of the coil wiring. For this reason, since a magnetic field can be applied to only a part of the circumference of the heat insulating pipe, defects such as cracks and perforations can be obtained by appropriately switching the excitation coils to be applied in a plurality of excitation coils arranged in parallel. When it is in a part of the pipe, it is possible to identify and detect the position where the defect exists on the circumference of the heat insulating pipe.

According to the 5th form of this invention, even if it does not cut off heat insulation piping, heat insulation piping can be attached to the arbitrary positions of heat insulation piping.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the magnetic field in the direction of the central axis of the pipe to be inspected can be applied to a predetermined location of the pipe to be inspected by the two exciting coils. Moreover, the signal which generate | occur | produced from to-be-inspected piping in the location where each detection coil is arrange | positioned by two detection coils can each be caught. The signal captured by each detection coil is a combination of the signal of the entire pipe to be inspected at the location where each detection coil is arranged and the signal change due to the defect. For this reason, the signal of the whole to-be-inspected piping is attenuated by acquiring the difference between the detection coil signals from the respective detection coils, and the signal derived from the defect can be extracted with high accuracy. Further, the lock-in detecting means the difference between the detection coil signals, it is possible to obtain a signal strength to remove more noise, it is possible to obtain a phase change. By combining the signal intensity and phase of the output signal from the lock-in detection means, it is possible to extract the signal change due to the defect with higher accuracy.

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A non-destructive inspection device for non-destructive inspection of defects in piping to be inspected,
A plurality of exciting coils that pass through the pipe to be inspected and generate a magnetic flux parallel to the central axis direction of the pipe to be inspected with respect to the pipe to be inspected;
A plurality of detection coils arranged to be paired with each of the plurality of excitation coils, and detecting a magnetic field in the central axis direction of the inspection pipe generated by the plurality of excitation coils;
A lock-in detection means for acquiring a difference between detection coil signals from the detection coils in the plurality of detection coils, and detecting a signal having the same frequency as the plurality of excitation coils from the difference between the acquired detection coil signals;
A nondestructive inspection apparatus comprising: signal analysis means for analyzing a signal intensity and a phase change in an output signal of the lock-in detection means. Two sets of mutual induction coils composed of the excitation coil and the detection coil formed coaxially so as to be paired with the excitation coil,
One exciting coil and the other exciting coil in the two sets of mutual induction coils have the same winding direction so as to apply a magnetic field in the same direction to the pipe to be inspected, and the one exciting coil and the other exciting coil. Are connected in series,
The one detection coil and the other detection coil of the two sets of mutual induction coils have opposite winding directions so as to detect a magnetic field in the opposite direction, and the one detection coil and the other detection coil are connected in series. The nondestructive inspection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the nondestructive inspection apparatus is connected.   The non-destructive inspection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pipe to be inspected is a heat insulating pipe.   The electrical connection connector capable of dividing and connecting each coil at a predetermined position on the circumference of each of the excitation coil and the detection coil in the mutual induction coil is provided. The nondestructive inspection device according to any one of the above.   A plurality of rectangular excitation coils having a predetermined curvature are arranged in parallel along the circumference of the heat insulation pipe, and adjacent to the coil wiring portion parallel to the central axis of the heat insulation pipe in the parallel excitation coils. In addition to providing a current switching means for causing a current to flow through an arbitrary excitation coil among the parallel excitation coils so as to be close to each other or overlapping, the circumference of the heat insulation pipe in the parallel excitation coils The nondestructive inspection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein two detection coils are provided so as to be close to or overlap with a coil wiring portion parallel to the direction. A cylindrical cylindrical base material that can be inserted through the heat insulating pipe,
The cylindrical base material is
A part of the cylindrical base material can be divided along the axial direction and attached to any position in the longitudinal direction of the heat insulating pipe, and the two detection coils are disposed at both longitudinal ends of the parallel excitation coils. The non-destructive inspection apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a division position of the cylindrical base body is configured to coincide with a portion of the electrical connection connector that can be divided and connected. Using the nondestructive inspection device according to claim 1,
A nondestructive inspection method for nondestructive inspection of defects in the pipe to be inspected,
Inserting the inspection pipe into the plurality of excitation coils, and generating a magnetic flux parallel to the inspection pipe central axis direction with respect to the inspection pipe by the plurality of excitation coils;
Detecting the magnetic field in the central axis direction of the pipe to be inspected generated by the plurality of excitation coils with the plurality of detection coils;
The lock-in detection means acquires a difference between detection coil signals from the detection coils in the plurality of detection coils, and detects a signal having the same frequency as the plurality of excitation coils from the difference between the acquired detection coil signals. Inputting to the signal analysis means;
A nondestructive inspection method comprising: identifying a defect in the pipe to be inspected by analyzing a signal intensity and a phase change in an output signal of the lock-in detection means by the signal analysis means.

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