Remotely operated diagnostic tube sampling device and method of

Details Remotely operated diagnostic tube sampling device and method of Remotely operated diagnostic tube sampling device and method of

1992-06-09

1995-04-25

Williams, Hezron E.

Measuring and testing

Vibration

By mechanical waves

73623, 73633, 73643, 7386441, 324220, 324226, 376249, 376260, 29890031, 29334, G01N 108, G01N 2782, G01N 2904, G01N 2924

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ABSTRACT:
A robotic sampling device (32) for cutting part of a tube wall (12) for sampling, containing a cutting head (36), a retrieval assembly (38) and a drive mechanism (40), is used to cut a window or hole (60) in the tube wall (12) and retrieve the tube wall sample (56), where the sample can be mounted onto a separate tube for testing the physical properties of the cut wall portion, and where a video probe (62) and the like can be passed through the window (60) to monitor conditions near the support plates (14) and tube sheets (16).

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