Oceaneering International, Inc.
System for detecting flooding in flexible tubular pipes under high pressure conditions
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Abstract:
A system for inspecting flexible pipelines comprises a data analyzer, a data collector and an ultrasonic transducer. Further, the ultrasonic transducer is adapted to propagate shear wave into the annulus of the flexible pipeline. The data collector further comprises a data store and a communicator. Further, the system is capable of differentiating flooding and non-flooding condition of the annulus of the flexible pipeline which is subjected to high pressure. Using the system, an indicator of a flooded or non-flooded condition within the flexible pipeline may be calculated using transmitted and detected reflective waves or the lack of detected reflective waves.
Status:
Application
Type:
Utility
Filling date:
26 May 2020
Issue date:
4 Mar 2021