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Pipecare - Ultrasonic Metal Loss Inspection Technology
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Ultrasonic inspection technology, known for its long history of application across different industries, gained prominence in the intelligent pigging market in the late eighties. This non-destructive testing method uses ultrasonic waves to detect metal loss in pipelines with high accuracy. Key advantages of UT inspection technology include its ability to detect mid-wall features such as laminations and inclusions, which are crucial for assessing pipeline health and integrity. PIPECARE Group, a global leader in in-line inspection and integrity services, provides specialized UT inspection services. With operations in over 83 countries and more than 15 strategically located offices, PIPECARE offers precise detection, sizing, and location accuracy for pipeline anomalies, ensuring comprehensive pipeline inspection solutions for clients worldwide.Most popular related searches
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Ultrasonic In-Line Inspection is using an ultrasonic echo signal to measure the pipe wall thickness, detecting any variations from the nominal values.
In intelligent pigging applications, these high-frequency radial signals are emitted by UT transducers perpendicularly to a pipe wall. These signals produce two significant echoes – from the inner surface and the outer surface of a pipe wall. We detect the anomalies through the registered difference between periods of receiving the echo signals from a healthy pipe (nominal values) and pipe wall with metal loss or any inhomogeneity.
PIPECARE ultrasonic metal loss inspection tools work based on the direct measurement principle to ensure quantitative wall thickness measurements, superior detection, and sizing of metal loss anomalies, laminations, and inclusions.
In intelligent pigging applications, these high-frequency radial signals are emitted by UT transducers perpendicularly to a pipe wall. These signals produce two significant echoes – from the inner surface and the outer surface of a pipe wall. We detect the anomalies through the registered difference between periods of receiving the echo signals from a healthy pipe (nominal values) and pipe wall with metal loss or any inhomogeneity.
PIPECARE ultrasonic metal loss inspection tools work based on the direct measurement principle to ensure quantitative wall thickness measurements, superior detection, and sizing of metal loss anomalies, laminations, and inclusions.
We have equipped our inspection tools with arrays of UT transducers covering 360° of a pipe wall, and thus the measurement system not only measures the remaining pipe wall but also sizing the length and width of anomalies.
UT inspection technology ensures the perfect sizing accuracy and metal loss depth – better than any other technology. Also, besides sizing and detection of general metal loss anomalies, this is the only technology providing a reliable measurement of mid-wall laminations.
UT inspection technology ensures the perfect sizing accuracy and metal loss depth – better than any other technology. Also, besides sizing and detection of general metal loss anomalies, this is the only technology providing a reliable measurement of mid-wall laminations.
Description: Value
Tool Sizes: 2’’ to 56"
Pipeline product: Liquids
Operating pressure range: 0 to 12 MPa
Operating temperature range: -20 to +85° C
Wall thickness range: 4 to 32 mm
Tool velocity range: 0.2 to 2.0 m/sec
Min. pipeline bend radius: 1.5D
Min. passage bore: 80-85% of OD
Description: Value
Axial position from closest weld at 90% certainty: +/- 0.15m
Accuracy of distance from pig trap valve at 90% certainty: +/- 0.2%
Accuracy of circumferential position at 90% certainty: +/- 10°