Guided waves are increasingly being used for pipe inspection. One of their main advantages is their ability to inspect large lengths of inaccessible pipe from a single location. However, it is still necessary to gain access to the pipe in at least one location in order to perform the inspection. In many cases, gaining this access accounts for part of the inspection cost. Where regular inspection is needed, leaving a transducer in place on the pipe and exposing a connector in a convenient to access location can provide a substantial cost savings.
The requirement for permanent monitoring implies that the pipe is in some way difficult to access. For this reason there is a big advantage in using a monitoring system that will give as much detail as possible about any defects that are detected. For this reason GUL has ensured that their monitoring transducers are able to generate that same high level of results that can be achieved by using the conventional pipe testing transducer of the Wavemaker system. The key proven features that the PIMS offer when used with the G3 system are as follows: |
