Ultrasonic measurement of surface profile and average diameter of a tube
US10982955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 12, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/42
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for ultrasonic measurement of the average diameter and surface profile of a tube. A calibration block is used to calibrate the average tube diameter, and a correction is applied to account for any temperature difference of the couplant between calibration and test measurements. By using a linear probe, or a single probe with a finely pitched helicoidal scan, errors in diameter measurement due to presence of surface pits may be compensated.
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