Flexible ultrasonic pipe inspection apparatus

Patent · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:450079

Jenkins, C F; Howard, B D

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.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): PATENTS-US-A8312644
• Application Number: ON: DE97003555; PAN: 8-312,644; TRN: 97:001650
• OSTI ID: 450079
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 1994
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

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