Electricity: measuring and testing – Impedance – admittance or other quantities representative of... – Distributive type parameters
Patent
1998-03-26
1999-10-12
Regan, Maura
Electricity: measuring and testing
Impedance, admittance or other quantities representative of...
Distributive type parameters
324637, G01R 2726
Patent
active
059660163
ABSTRACT:
Electromagnetic waves are driven in the pipe to be inspected in the piping system by a transmitting antenna of a transmitter, to be propagated in the pipe; while a receiving antenna of a receiver is moved outside the pipe along the pipe, to receive leaking electromagnetic waves for inspecting elements of the piping system, and the location concerned of each element of the piping system to be inspected is detected in reference to the location of the receiving antenna where the level of electromagnetic waves received by the receiver becomes a peak. The locations to be inspected are the damaged portions such as holes formed by corrosion, cracks, etc. in the pipes, and the locations of joints, etc. It is also possible to move the transmitting antenna outside along the pipe, while arranging the receiving antenna at proper place in the pipe. Furthermore, it is also possible to move both the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna in synchronization to effect the above inspection. When either the transmitting antenna or the receiving antenna is moved, the frequency of electromagnetic waves can be a frequency propagated in the pipe or can also be lower than the cut-off frequency. On the other hand, the antenna can be made long and kept in the pipe, to use a frequency lower than the cut-off frequency without moving the antenna.
Imaoka Takashi
Suyama Kiichi
Regan Maura
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.
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