Pulse eddy current testing (PECT) technology can be used for the detection of surface defects, but the outer jacket pipe and the cavity between the jacket pipe and the reactor seriously affect the detection accuracy and signal characterization. Thus, this paper proposes a signal processing algorithm based on coordinate transformation. Firstly, an analytical model of PECT for tubular reactors is established, and the expression of the detection signal is obtained. Then, a signal processing method based on coordinate transformation is proposed, and the correlation curves of the defective signal and the non-defective signal are obtained. Moreover, the slope and intercept of the correlation curve have a linear relationship with the degree of damage of the reactor. Finally, the influence of the jacket pipe on the quantitative assessment of reactor defects is analyzed. Results show that the slope and intercept can still achieve quantitative assessment when the jacket pipe has defects. This paper can provide methods and technical support for the detection of tubular reactors.
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