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AssigneeInnospection Group Limited
InventorAndreas Boenisch
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An inspection tool for the non-destructive testing of a test component made of an electrically conductive material is described. The inspection tool employs movably mounted permanent magnets, which provides a means for generating a variable DC magnetic field within the test component, and eddy current probes so as to provide a means for performing a partial saturation eddy current test upon the test component. The eddy current probe preferably comprises an integrated magnetic field sensor which increases the accuracy and flexibility of the modes of operation of the described apparatus and methods. The described apparatus and methods are particularly suited for the inspection of tubular components that are often remotely located within the oil and gas exploration and production industries.
An inspection tool for the non-destructive testing of a test component made of an electrically conductive material the inspection tool comprising one or more partial saturation eddy current sensor modules configured to locate with a surface of the test component, the one or more partial saturation eddy current sensor modules comprising at least one eddy current probe and a magnetiser unit wherein the magnetiser unit comprises a permanent magnet movably mounted within the magnetiser unit to provide a means for generating a variable DC magnetic field, wherein the inspection tool further comprises a clamp for attaching the inspection tool to an outer surface of the test component.
An inspection tool for the non-destructive testing of a flexible riser the inspection tool comprising one or more partial saturation eddy current sensor modules configured to locate with a surface of the flexible riser, the one or more partial saturation eddy current sensor modules comprising at least one eddy current probe and a magnetiser unit wherein the magnetiser unit comprises a permanent magnet movably mounted within the magnetiser unit to provide a means for generating a variable DC magnetic field, wherein the inspection tool further comprises a clamp for attaching the inspection tool to an outer surface of a test component.
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