INVESTIGATION OF CAPABILITIES OF ELECTROMAGNETIC TOMOGRAPHY FOR PIPELINE IMAGING

Authors

  • Nur Fharahin Mukaiyin Department of Mechatronics and Robotics, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, 86400, Malaysia
  • Elmy Johana Mohamad Department of Mechatronics and Robotics, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, 86400, Malaysia
  • Zulkifli Mansor Department of Mechatronics and Robotics, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, 86400, Malaysia
  • Hanis Liyana Mohamad Ameran Department of Mechatronics and Robotics, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, 86400, Malaysia
  • Ruzairi Abdul Rahim Department of Mechatronics and Robotics, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, 86400, Malaysia
  • Jaysuman Pusppanathan Sport Innovation and Technology Centre (SiTC), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor, 81310 Malaysia
  • Nur Nadia Nasir Department of Mechatronics and Robotics, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, 86400, Malaysia
  • Zulkarnay Zakaria School of Mechatronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600 Perlis, Malaysia
  • Ilham Mukriz Zainal Abidin Leading Edge NDT Technology (LENDT) Group, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, Kajang 43000, Malaysia
  • Omar Mohd Faizan Mawrah Department of Mechatronics and Robotics, Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Johor, 86400, Malaysia
  • Nur Amira Zulkiflli Sport Innovation and Technology Centre (SiTC), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor, 81310 Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v81.13197

Keywords:

Electromagnetic tomography, region of interest, conductive material

Abstract

The demand in an efficient technique to monitor the condition of the pipeline for oil and gas industries leads to research into alternative solutions. The conventional methods are often too expansive and require manpower to conduct an on-site inspection. Using the Eddy current testing as the main principle, this study aims to explore the capability of 8-coil channel EMT as pipeline imaging in a different analytical situation. The 2D 8-coil channel is developed using COMSOL Multiphysics and using 20 kHz sinusoidal frequency to detect the pipeline with different materials, which is alloy and aluminum. Simulation results proved that EMT is a capable tool for inspection of metallic pipelines. This paper also presented a comparison of the pipeline cross-sectional images from the simulation and experimental.

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Published

2019-08-19

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Vol. 81 No. 5: September 2019

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Science and Engineering

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INVESTIGATION OF CAPABILITIES OF ELECTROMAGNETIC TOMOGRAPHY FOR PIPELINE IMAGING. (2019). Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering), 81(5). https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v81.13197