access to the internal surface of the cylinder. This
Teletest inspects Drill Risers internal array design is shown above.
Specimen under test
Unfortunately, no defects were present in the sample,
and so sensitivity and detection limits have not been tested. Note the low level of noise between 0 and 8m. Signals reflected from the welds and the end of the Inspection of pipes using the Teletest LRUT system riser can clearly be detected. (shown above) is now commonplace. This system requires a bracelet of transducers to be placed Representative results are shown below. around the pipe circumference. Drill risers are clearly similar in geometry to pipes, but with added complexity on their external surfaces such as clamps and other attachments. This makes the attachment of the transducer array to the external surface impossible.
A representative A-Scan display of results from the drill
riser inspection
A laboratory method has been developed by which
drill risers can be inspected using LRUT. Limits of Internal Teletest transducer array design detection have not been studied and further research and development is required before this system can Because inspection of drill risers is desirable, Plant be used in field conditions. Integrity Ltd have developed an alternative array system, which takes advantage of the availability of For further information please contact Plant Integrity Ltd
Plant Integrity Ltd
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