Simulation on Influence of Wall Thickness and Probe Channel Numbers on the Examination Rate of Oxides Blocking Ratio in non-Ferromagnetic Tubes

Oxides accumulated in the inner bend of austenite heating tubes of super critical units may cause overheat and bursting. Traditional methods could not examine oxides blocking ratio. A magnetic field simulation of the boiler tube’s oxide skin blockage model has been set up in this paper. The influence of different wall thickness and different accumulation of oxide on the distribution of magnetic field was analyzed. It was demonstrated that the blockage oxide scale could be quantitatively measured by the amplitude and distribution of magnetic field.