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US 8,146,449 B2Granted
Device and method for nondestructive testing of pipelines
AssigneeRosen Swiss AG
InventorHermann Rosen
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InventorHermann Rosen
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A device for nondestructive testing of pipelines is designed to move along a pipeline and has at least one measuring unit for acquiring measured data of the pipeline, wherein the device is self-propelled and has at least one functional unit rotatable about a central axis of the device for acquiring measured data and/or for driving the device. In a corresponding method for nondestructive testing of pipelines, the device is moved along the pipeline by a functional unit having drive elements and moving helically along a surface of the pipeline to be covered. The functional unit acquires measured data and the drive elements are forced by a magnetic field generated by the functional unit against the surface of the pipeline.
A device for nondestructive testing of pipelines, wherein the device is adapted to move along a pipeline, wherein the device comprises at least one measuring unit for acquiring measured data of the pipeline and wherein the device is self-propelled and has at least one functional unit rotatable about a central axis of the device, wherein the at least one functional unit performs at least one function selected from the group consisting of acquiring measured data and driving the device;
A device for nondestructive testing of pipelines, wherein the device is adapted to move along a pipeline, wherein the device comprises at least one measuring unit for acquiring measured data of the pipeline and wherein the device is self-propelled and has at least one functional unit rotatable about a central axis of the device, wherein the at least one functional unit performs at least one function selected from the group consisting of acquiring measured data and driving the device;
The device according to daim 1, wherein the at least one functional unit is configured to produce a magnetic field.
A device for nondestructive testing of pipelines, wherein the device is adapted to move along a pipeline, wherein the device comprises at least one measuring unit for acquiring measured data of the pipeline and wherein the device is self-propelled and has at least one functional unit rotatable about a central axis of the device, wherein the at least one functional unit performs at least one function selected from the group consisting of acquiring measured data and driving the device;
A device for nondestructive testing of pipelines, wherein the device is adapted to move along a pipeline, wherein the device comprises at least one measuring unit for acquiring measured data of the pipeline and wherein the device is self-propelled and has at least one functional unit rotatable about a central axis of the device, wherein the at least one functional unit performs at least one function selected from the group consisting of acquiring measured data and driving the device;
A device for nondestructive testing of pipelines, wherein the device is adapted to move along a pipeline, wherein the device comprises at least one measuring unit for acquiring measured data of the pipeline and wherein the device is self-propelled and has at least one functional unit rotatable about a central axis of the device, wherein the at least one functional unit performs at least one function selected from the group consisting of acquiring measured data and driving the device;
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