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US 12,038,394 B2Granted
Inspection method and associated apparatus
AssigneeE M & I (Maritime) Limited
InventorDaniel Constantinis
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Abstract
Method of inspecting hazardous area equipment (10, 110, 210). The method is a non-invasive inspection of an electrical or electronic component of the hazardous area equipment (10, 110, 210). The non-invasive inspection includes a radiographic inspection of the equipment (10, 110, 210).
Claims18
A method of inspecting hazardous area equipment on an oil/gas asset, the method comprising:
- leaving the hazardous area equipment in situ without electrically isolating the hazardous area equipment and without dismantling or disassembling the hazardous area equipment;
- transporting a portable radiographic imaging apparatus into the hazardous area on the oil/gas asset;
- performing a non-invasive, radiographic inspection of an electrical or electronic component of the oil/gas asset's hazardous area equipment using the portable radiographic imaging apparatus;
- wherein the hazardous area equipment remains in situ on the oil/gas asset without being electrically isolated and without being disassembled throughout the non-invasive, radiographic inspection.
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A method of inspecting hazardous area equipment on an oil/gas asset, the method comprising:
- transporting a portable radiographic imaging apparatus into the hazardous area on the oil/gas asset;
- performing a non-invasive, radiographic inspection of an electrical or electronic component of the oil/gas asset's hazardous area equipment using the portable radiographic imaging apparatus;
- analysing a radiographic result of the radiographic inspection, the radiographic result comprising a visual representation of the oil/gas asset's hazardous area equipment based upon the radiographic inspection;
- wherein the method comprises storing the radiographic result and subsequently analysing the radiographic visual representation in a post-inspection analysis;
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- wherein the method comprises analysing the radiographic result for a future fault in the equipment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.