Re: UT of underground pipelines

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Re: UT of underground pipelines
Posted by: John O'Brien (PID_498), E-mail: obirc@aol.com, on January 10, 2002 at 11:02 :
In Reply to: UT of underground pipelines posted by : Jay Langham , E-mail: jaylarry@hotmail.com, on December 19, 2001 at 17:33 :
UT of concrete especially if you want to scan and collect large amounts of data may not be easy. It will depend what you are trying to find, resolution etc. There is an East German Company which has developed a crawler usually for cameras but which now has a UT head which I believe is being used in concrete sewer and cooling water piping. I believe they have recently done some work in Mexico.
Ductile Iron should be easier and there are Tethered UT pigs (PSL AGR) type which can provide large amounts of UT data on high resolution. Tethers restrict distance to about 5 miles but the advantage is you can alter UT parameters while the tool is in the pipe.
If you need specific information please contact me direct.

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: UT of concrete especially if you want to scan and collect large amounts of data may not be easy. It will depend what you are trying to find, resolution etc. There is an East German Company which has developed a crawler usually for cameras but which now has a UT head which I believe is being used in concrete sewer and cooling water piping. I believe they have recently done some work in Mexico. . : Ductile Iron should be easier and there are Tethered UT pigs (PSL AGR) type which can provide large amounts of UT data on high resolution. Tethers restrict distance to about 5 miles but the advantage is you can alter UT parameters while the tool is in the pipe. . : If you need specific information please contact me direct. .

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