Defect discriminator for in-line inspection tool

Details Defect discriminator for in-line inspection tool Defect discriminator for in-line inspection tool

2010-05-17

2010-12-28

Whittington, Kenneth J (Department: 2858)

Electricity: measuring and testing

Magnetic

Magnetic sensor within material

Reexamination Certificate

active

07859256

ABSTRACT:
An in-line inspection tool comprising primary and secondary sensor suites is disclosed. The primary sensor suite may detect both interior and exterior defects. The secondary sensor suite may comprise a plurality of housings distributed in the circumferential direction around the body of the tool. Each housing may contain at least one flux sensor and at least one flux concentrator. The flux concentrator may increase the flux delivered to the flux sensor, thereby increasing the sensitivity of the secondary sensor suite while reducing the number of flux sensors required. The secondary sensor suite may detect substantially exclusively interior defects. By comparing the outputs of the primary and secondary sensor suites, a user may determine whether a defect is located on the interior or exterior of a pipeline being inspected.

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