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Level I MT-PT Training course scheduled for October 2010 in State College, PA.
Level II UT Training course scheduled for September 2010 in State College, PA.
Level I UT Training course scheduled for August 2010 in State College, PA.
Level III Acoustic Emission Training course completed (July 30) in State College, PA.
Level III UT Training course completed (July 23) in State College, PA.
Level II Acoustic Emission Testing course completed (July 16) in State College, PA
UT weld inspection course completed (July 8) in State College, PA
Level II Ultrasonic Testing course completed (July 2) in State College, PA
Level III UT Training course completed in State College, PA, June 2010
WINS personnel delivered invited speech on H-Pile inspection technology at "Life cycle performance of bridges and structures" conference at Changsha, China in June 2010
View a presentation on the Principles and applications of long range ultrasound, from ASNT Greater Phila chapter meeting, April 2010
Level III UT Training course completed in State College, PA, March 2010
WINS presents talk on ultrasonic guided wave potential towards helicopter maintenance to Indian Air force, February 2010
WINS funded by Transportation Research Board to develop Bridge Cable Inspection Technology, February 2010
Watch video of Wireless Acoustic Emission Sensor Network for Bridge Structural Health Monitoring
Guided Wave Pipeline Inspection System
WINS specializes in the nondestructive testing of pipelines with long-range ultrasound. Under ideal conditions, the technology may be used to inspect up to 1000 feet (300 meters) of pipe from a single sensor position or up to 4000 feet (1.2 km) in one day. The actual inspection range depends on the type of pipe coating, degree of corrosion present in the pipeline, number of elbows, and whether or not the pipe is aboveground or underground. The technology may be applied to thin- and thick-walled pipe, with diameters ranging from 1" to 60", rapidly and economically. Use reliable engineering data to assess exactly where your pipeline needs follow-up nondestructive or visual inspection.
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Benefits include:
- Rapid screening of long lengths of pipe
- 100% of pipe wall is inspected
- Detection of corrosion in insulated and buried pipelines
How it Works
- The sensor is installed on the outer diameter (OD) of the pipeline.
- Long-range ultrasound is focused upstream and then downstream.
- Ultrasound is reflected back from pipeline corrosion.
- Corrosion is located with respect to the sensor location using the speed of sound in the pipeline tested.
- Corrosion severity is estimated in terms of cross-sectional area loss.
- Automatic report generation with reflector characterization and location.
Inspection Applications
- Transmission/distribution lines
- Refinery lines
- Offshore risers
- Tank farm lines
- Headers
- Storage sphere support legs
- Refrigeration lines
- Corrosion under insulation (CUI)
- Underground pipelines
- Pipelines under road crossings