Convex ultrasonic sensor for weld inspection
AssigneeSaudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsAziz U. Rehman, Isa H. Al-Mudaibegh, Muhannad A. Yousef
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Abstract
A system and a method embodiment or automatic inspection of branch wells is provided. An exemplary system includes a scanning head including an ultrasonic probe, wherein the ultrasonic probe includes a convex crystal. A track is mounted to a branch pipe welded to a main pipe, wherein the scanning head mounts to the track, and wherein the scanning head moves the ultrasonic probe along the track. The system includes a controller configured to display an image based on data provided from the ultrasonic probe.
Claims20
A system for automatic inspection of branch welds, comprising:
- a scanning head comprising an ultrasonic probe, wherein the ultrasonic probe comprises a convex crystal;
- a track mounted to a branch pipe welded to a main pipe, wherein the scanning head mounts to the track, and wherein the scanning head moves the ultrasonic probe along the track;
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- a controller configured to display an image based on data provided from the ultrasonic probe.
A method for automatic inspection of a branch weld, comprising:
- mounting a scanner track along an outer circumference of a branch pipe, welded to a main pipe;
- mounting a scanning head on the scanner track, wherein the scanning head comprises an ultrasonic probe comprising a convex crystal;
- scanning along the outer circumference of the branch pipe to collect ultrasonic data;
- analyzing the ultrasonic data to generate an image;
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- determining if defects in the branch weld are present based on the image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.