Scanning method and apparatus comprising a buoyancy material for scanning a pipeline or a process vessel
US10641716B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2223/5055
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention discloses a scanning method and apparatus suitable for scanning a pipeline or process vessel in which a beam of gamma radiation from a source is emitted through the vessel to be detected by an array of detectors which are each collimated to detect radiation over a narrow angle relative to the width of the emitted radiation beam.
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