Measurement system, pipe handling system and method of joining pipe sections
AssigneeHeerema Marine Contractors Nederland B.V.
InventorStefan Willem Hees
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Abstract
The invention relates to a measurement system constructed and arranged to measure geometrical data from two pipe end bevels of two pipes that need to be joined. The measurement system being provided with a measuring device, wherein the measurement system is constructed and arranged so that the measuring device is moveable in between the two pipe end bevels and the measuring device has a part of a different one of the two pipe end bevels within its measurement angle.
Claims19
A measurement system constructed and arranged to measure geometrical data from two pipe end bevels of two pipe sections that need to be joined, the measurement system being provided with at least one measuring device,
- wherein the measurement system is constructed and arranged so that the at least one measuring device is moveable in between the two pipe end bevels and at least one of the two pipe end bevels is within the measurement angle of the at least one measuring device.
A method of joining two pipe sections, the method comprising:
- moving a measurement system comprising at least one measuring device in between the two pipe end bevels of the two pipe sections;
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- measuring geometric data with the at least one measuring device from the two pipe end bevels while the at least one measuring device has a part of the two pipe end bevels within its measurement angle.
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