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Insufficient sensitivity
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Heavy oil products, coatings and sludge attenuate AE
signals
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(compared to clean, product tanks).
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Excessive noise may mask real AE signals.
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Some problems with linings (in bad condition).
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Short Monitoring Time
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AE data collected over 1 hour, some corrosion sites
may not be
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active over that time span.
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Complex acoustics
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One or two dominant AE sources may mask weaker
sources of
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AE activity.
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