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Scorpion BP
Remote, irrigated ultrasonic crawler

 

The Scorpion BP is a rugged remote access ultrasonic crawler designed to allow cost effective ultrasound thickness measurements on above ground ferro-magnetic structures without the need for costly scaffolding or rope access.

The Scorpion BP remote access ultrasonic crawler comes supplied with an irrigated dual 5MHz transducer fed from a pressurized stainless steel reservoir. The use of a specially designed mounting block means only a film of water is required as a couplant and the use of a pressurized system eliminates air bubbles commonly found with pumped systems. A single tank of water (11 litres) is normally sufficient for inspection of the 4 cardinal points on a 50 foot high storage tank.

The system is compatible with ANY ultrasonic system and is supplied with a lightweight, flexible 30 metre umbilical cable as standard. The system is battery operated and is powered by the Sitemaster 30 battery pack which is capable of 8 hours operation on a single charge.

 

 
Plan showing the compete Scorpion system

Plan showing the complete Scorpion system
 

Scorpion ultrasonic crawler
The Scorpion ultrasonic crawler


 

 

Pressurised water supply

Remote operation with height restrictions

12VDC self contained system

 

Tank inspection using the Scorpion BP ultrasonic inspection crawler

Tank inspection using the Scorpion BP ultrasonic inspection crawler

Pictures show the Scorpion scaling a tank.
 

Technical and Performance Specification

Dimensions
Length 385mm x Width 222mm x Height 102mm
Weight without cables
4.75 Kg
Adhesion
Neodymium iron boron magnets mounted in centre of carriage
Pull off force
13.6 Kg
Drive
four (4) independent 12 volt Dc motors
Drive wheels
coated in special non-slip synthetic rubber compound
Speed
25mm/second
Umbilical Cable
Length 30 metre
weight 3.9 Kg
Transducer
Water irrigated 5Mhz dual/twin compression transducer
Near surface resolution
2.5mm
Power supply
28 Ah sealed lead acid gel battery pack with integral charger
Test time
8 hours complete system


 
 
 
     

 

 
 
 

 

 



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