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We show that by using a giant magnetoresistance (GMR) sensor array and a high current (300 A), single sinusoidal low frequency (5\u2013200 Hz) pipe-encircling excitation scheme it is possible to quantify wall loss defects without removing the insulation or weather shield. An analysis of the magnetic field distribution and induced currents was undertaken using the finite element method (FEM) and analytical calculations. Simple algorithms to remove spurious measured field variations not associated with defects were developed and applied. The influence of an aluminium weather shield with discontinuities and dents was ascertained and found to be small for excitation frequency values below 40 Hz. The signal dependence on the defect dimensions was analysed in detail. The excitation frequency at which the maximum field amplitude change occurred increased linearly with the depth of the defect by about 3 Hz\/mm defect depth. The change in magnetic field amplitude due to defects for sensors aligned in the azimuthal and radial directions were measured and found to be linearly dependent on the defect volume between 4400\u201330,800 mm3 with 1.2 \u00d7 10\u22123\u22121.6 \u00d7 10\u22123 \u00b5T\/mm3. The results show that our approach is well suited for measuring wall loss defects similar to the defects from corrosion under insulation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s17102229","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,9,28]],"date-time":"2017-09-28T11:22:44Z","timestamp":1506597764000},"page":"2229","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":39,"title":["Eddy Current Testing with Giant Magnetoresistance (GMR) Sensors and a Pipe-Encircling Excitation for Evaluation of Corrosion under Insulation"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Joseph","family":"Bailey","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Lower Hutt 5010, New Zealand"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2412-0683","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Nicholas","family":"Long","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Lower Hutt 5010, New Zealand"}]},{"given":"Arvid","family":"Hunze","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Lower Hutt 5010, New Zealand"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,9,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"(2017, August 18). 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