| Autor: |
M. C. Renken, J. D. McColskey, Raymond E. Schramm, W. P. Dubé, C. M. Teller, G. M. Light, C. M. Fortunko |
| Rok vydání: |
1995 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation ISBN: 9781461358190 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-1-4615-1987-4_120 |
| Popis: |
Ultrasonic inspection is a standard method to assess the integrity of large-diameter oil pipelines. However, similar methods applied to natural-gas pipelines present a considerably greater challenge; gas is a poor coupling agent for the probing ultrasonic signals between the transducer and the pipe wall. Natural gas exhibits a very low specific acoustic impedance (300 Rayls for methane at atmospheric pressure) compared to oil (1.5 MRayls and higher). Consequently, large ultrasonic-signal transmission losses occur at the transducer/gas and pipe-wall/gas interfaces. To circumvent this obstacle, past exploratory developments included the use of a liquid-filled wheel [1], electromagnetic-acoustic-transducer (EMAT) [2], and liquid-slug technologies [3]. While prototypes of high-speed, in-line inspection systems employing such principles do exist, all exhibit serious operational shortcomings that prevent widespread commercial exploitation. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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