Corrosion-erosion trend monitoring and diagnostic system
US4935195A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E30/30
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for analyzing containment integrity of a containment system includes data storage for inspection data and characteristic data and a data evaluation processor for evaluating the inspection data. A data acquisition system is used for periodically obtaining wall thicknesses of selected components in the containment system. After data validation, the actual wall thicknesses are stored as the inspection data in the data storage. The data evaluation processor analyzes the present pipe wall integrity in light of stress calculated from the characteristic data including operational conditions and material properties. In addition, the data evaluation processor analyzes the trend in change of wall thickness to forecast future wall thicknesses.
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