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The Remote-Field Eddy Current Testing

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The remote-field eddy current (RFEC) testing is a special eddy current testing technology that utilizes the characteristics of the remote-field region of the eddy current to detect the defects and was applied in the inner inspection of small caliber pipeline first.

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Huang, S., Wang, S. (2016). The Remote-Field Eddy Current Testing. In: New Technologies in Electromagnetic Non-destructive Testing. Springer Series in Measurement Science and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0578-7_3

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