Furnace tube inspection apparatus
US6318194A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M3/246
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for inspecting an conduit such as a furnace tube comprising at least first and second module shells, each shell having an axially contoured exterior, and a flexible, non-jointed intermodule connector joining the first and second shells. Preferably, each module has a length that is 1.0 to 2.4 times its outer diameter and the connector has a length that is 0.5 to 2.0 times the outer module diameter.
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