Scanning method and apparatus comprising a buoyancy material and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for scanning an underwater pipeline or a process vessel
US11474053B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 21, 2022 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2042 |
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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 a process vessel in which a beam of gamma radiation from a source is emitted through the pipeline or the process vessel to be detected by an array of detectors, which are each collimated to detect gamma radiation over a narrow angle relative to a width of the emitted beam of gamma radiation.
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