A pipe inspection tool having a central shaft assembly with at least one continuous band assembly which extend radially outwardly therefrom into contact with a surrounding pipe. The continuous band assembly includes a continuous band which carries at least one pipe inspection element and a roller which circulates the continuous band in order to form stationary, non-sliding contact between the pipe inspection element and the surrounding pipe over a period of time during which the pipe inspection tool moves within the pipe.

Pipe inspection tools have a central shaft assembly with one or more stationary contact platform assemblies which extend radially outwardly therefrom. Each stationary contact platform assembly includes a platform which is moveable radially inward and outward sequentially to create periodic contact with a pipe wall and an axially moveable contact cart which maintains stationary contact over a period of time in which the platform is in the radially outward position.

An apparatus for guided wave testing of a test object comprises a linear array of receiver electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs), and at least one linear array of transmitter EMATs disposed substantially parallel to the linear array of receiver EMATs and configured to launch guided waves in said test object in a direction substantially perpendicular to the at least one linear array of transmitter EMATs. Either (i) transmitter coils of the at least one linear array of transmitter EMATs have a common winding direction, receiver coils of adjacent receiver EMATs have alternating winding directions, and receiver coils of at least two adjacent receiver EMATs are connected in series, or (ii) transmitter coils of the transmitter EMATs have alternating winding directions, receiver coils of adjacent receiver EMATs have a common winding direction, and receiver coils of at least two adjacent receiver EMATs are connected in series.

The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for inspecting an elongated tube-like object. The apparatus comprises a body (1, 2) for moving along the elongated tube-like object by clamping the object; and a sensor frame (15, 15b, 15c) supporting one or more sensors (20) for measuring a state indication property. One or more one or more body-to-sensor-frame connections (39, 40, 43, 72b, 72c) connect the sensor frame (15, 15b, 15c) to the body (1, 2), wherein the one or more body-to-sensor-frame connections (39, 40, 43, 72b, 72c) are arranged to allow an adjustable relative position between the sensor frame and the body, while the sensor frame can position itself with respect to the tube.

A pipe casing inspection system that combines sensor information including magnetic flux leakage from High Resolution Vertilog Tools (HRVTM) and Multi Finger Caliper (MFC) measurements. This data is used to create a model to calculate a number of metrics to gauge when the pipe will burst based on pipe corrosion, degradation, defects, damages, dents, perforations, geometry deformation, and others. The measurements can occur simultaneously and are jointly processed and interpreted to determine when the pipe will not be serviceable. Also, the measurements are taken using 3-D Electromagnetic MEM's sensor array distributed azimuthally, axially, and longitudinally.

[Problem] To assess condition of a pipe with a high degree of accuracy.

[Solution] A condition assessment device 100 includes a detection unit 110 that detects a plurality of waves propagating through a pipe or fluid in the pipe and each having a different propagation distance at the pipe or a connection portion of the pipe, a determination unit 120 that determines a predetermined frequency band based on a difference between the plurality of the waves detected by the detection means; and an assessment unit 130 that assesses condition of the pipe using a physical quantity related to the frequency band determined by the determination means as an index.

An adaptable inspection fixture configuration can be used to support Non-Destructive Test (NDT). Such adaptability can include use of two or more separate inspection probe assemblies. along with multiple available mechanical degrees of freedom to permit inspection of a variety of different cross-sectional profiles for inspection of bar or other structures.

Methods, systems, and devices for solid axle testing are provided.

The invention relates to a method for detecting defects of at least one metal wire of a set of metal wires, in particular in a cable, the method including: a step of emitting a high-frequency ultrasound signal around a so-called specific frequency in the metal wire; a step of reflecting said ultrasound signal in the metal wire; and a step of receiving the reflected ultrasound signal. The emitted ultrasound signal enables the energisation of at least one high-frequency wave capable of propagating in a longitudinal direction of the metal wire and having a phase velocity that is slightly higher than a compression volume wave velocity in the metal from which the metal wire is made.

To highly accurately determine whether there is a defect in a pipe.

A defect analysis device includes frequency determining means for determining a first frequency band based on a first vibration occurred at a first point located within a predetermined range from a deployment position of vibration detection means capable of detecting a vibration occurred at a pipe, determining a second frequency band based on a second vibration occurred at a second point located which is different from the first point, and determining a leakage frequency band based on the first frequency band and the second frequency band, and signal processing means for determining a defect between the first point and the second point based on a vibration level of the vibration in the leakage frequency band.