Flexible ultrasonic pipe inspection apparatus

Jenkins, C F; Howard, B D

Title: Flexible ultrasonic pipe inspection apparatus

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Pipe crawlers, pipe inspection {open_quotes}rabbits{close_quotes} and similar vehicles are widely used for inspecting the interior surfaces of piping systems, storage tanks and process vessels for damaged or flawed structural features. This paper describes the design of a flexible, modular ultrasonic pipe inspection apparatus.

Inventors:: Jenkins, C F; Howard, B D

Issue Date:: 1994-01-01

Research Org.:: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 450079

Patent Number(s):: 8312644

Application Number:: ON: DE97003555; PAN: 8-312,644; TRN: 97:001650

Assignee:: Dept. of Energy

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: D - TEXTILES D04 - BRAIDING D04H - MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL

A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A43 - FOOTWEAR A43B - CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR

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D - TEXTILES D04 - BRAIDING D04H - MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
D04H13/00 - Other non-woven fabrics

A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A43 - FOOTWEAR A43B - CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF FOOTWEAR
A43B7/125 - {provided with a vapour permeable member, e.g. a membrane
A43B1/0045 - {Footwear made at least partially of deodorant means}

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS B32B - LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
B32B5/08 - the fibres or filaments of a layer being of different substances {, e.g. conjugate fibres, mixture of different fibres}

D - TEXTILES D04 - BRAIDING D04H - MAKING TEXTILE FABRICS, e.g. FROM FIBRES OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
D04H1/485 - in combination with weld-bonding

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DOE Contract Number:: AC09-89SR18035

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: 1994

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; PIPES; INSPECTION; INVENTIONS; DESIGN; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC WAVES; VELOCITY; FLEXIBILITY; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS

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