Scanning method and apparatus
AssigneeFlexlife Limited
InventorCraig Keyworth
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Abstract
A method of assessing the condition of a tubular member comprises driving an ultrasonic probe to fire a short pulse ultrasonic beam at the outer surface of the tubular member and analysing the reflected signals from the tubular member to assess the condition of the tubular member. The apparatus comprises an ultrasonic probe (22), means for driving the probe to fire a short pulse ultrasonic beam at the outer surface of the tubular member and means for converting the reflected ultrasonic beam into image signals which can be analysed to assess the condition of the tubular member.
Claims38
A method of assessing a condition of a tubular member, the method comprising:
- driving an ultrasonic probe to fire a short pulse ultrasonic beam at an outer surface of the tubular member;
- and
- analysing reflected signals from the tubular member to assess the condition of the tubular member.
(canceled)
An apparatus for assessing a condition of an annulus of a tubular member, the apparatus comprising:
- an ultrasonic probe;
- means for driving the ultrasonic probe to fire a short pulse ultrasonic beam at an outer surface of the tubular member;
- and
- means for converting reflected ultrasonic beam into image signals which can be analysed to assess the condition of the tubular member.
(canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.