Method and system for immersion ultrasound inspection including within downwardly opening cavities
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and system for immersion ultrasound inspection including within downwardly opening cavities 有权
    包括在向下开口腔内的浸没超声检查方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US09575034B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-21

    申请号:US14206287

    申请日:2014-03-12

    摘要: Immersion ultrasonic NDE is performed within cavities of inanimate objects, having downwardly directed openings, such as for in situ inspection of steam inlet sleeves and steam inlet necks within steam turbine housings. A shaft assembly has one or more single angle or phased array ultrasonic probes that are affixed on an upstream or distal end. An inflatable bladder is affixed to the shaft on a proximal end of the shaft assembly downstream the ultrasonic probe(s). The shaft is inserted into the cavity opening, and the bladder is inflated to form a fluid tight seal against the cavity. Immersion fluid is introduced upstream the bladder in the volume occupied by the probes. Immersion ultrasonic inspection of the object is then performed.

    摘要翻译: 浸没超声波NDE在无生命物体的空腔内进行,具有向下指向的开口,例如用于在汽轮机壳体内进行蒸气入口套筒和蒸汽入口颈部的原位检查。 轴组件具有固定在上游或远端上的一个或多个单角或相控阵列超声波探头。 可膨胀的囊被固定到轴组件的远端上的轴组件下游的超声波探头。 轴被插入空腔开口中,并且气囊膨胀以形成抵靠空腔的流体密封。 在探针所占据的体积中,在膀胱上游引入浸液。 然后对物体进行浸没式超声波检查。

    Pipe crawler apparatus and method for internal pipe inspection
    3.
    发明授权
    Pipe crawler apparatus and method for internal pipe inspection 有权
    管道履带式设备及内部管道检查方法

    公开(公告)号:US09398198B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-19

    申请号:US14186009

    申请日:2014-02-21

    摘要: Steam turbine engine cross over pipe or other pipe internal inspection is performed with a selectively steerable pipe inspection crawler apparatus with a chassis having a longitudinal axis, with front and rear Mechanum wheels capable of independently-selected forward or rearward driven rotational direction, for selectively steering the apparatus within the pipe interior under control of a human-machine interface (HMI). The crawler apparatus has at least one inspection camera having a field of view, for capturing images of a pipe interior that is also under control of the HMI. Embodiments of the crawler apparatus include a selectively orientable inspection camera and/or a deployable bore scope that is selectively deployed and retracted from a descending section of the cross over pipe.

    摘要翻译: 蒸汽涡轮发动机交叉管道或其他管道内部检查是通过具有纵向轴线的底盘的选择性可操纵的管道检查履带装置来执行的,其中前轮和后部机械轮能够独立选择的前进或后退驱动的旋转方向,用于选择性地转向 管道内部的设备在人机界面(HMI)的控制下。 履带式装置具有至少一个具有视野的检查照相机,用于捕获也在HMI控制下的管内部的图像。 履带式装置的实施例包括可选择性定向的检查照相机和/或可展开的孔镜架,其可选择性地从交叉管的下降部分展开和缩回。

    System and method for inspection of a generator stator core step iron region with the rotor in-situ

    公开(公告)号:US10274541B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-30

    申请号:US15525176

    申请日:2015-11-19

    IPC分类号: H02K1/16 G01R31/34 G01R31/12

    摘要: Eddy current inspection of the step iron region of a generator stator core lamina insulation is performed while the rotor is in situ, with inspection system (81). The system (81) excites the stator core (26) and then measures any eddy currents indicative of a damaged region. The inspection system carriage (42) and its pivoting extension arm (52) are inserted within the rotor gap (34) while the rotor (22) remains in situ within the generator (20). The EL CID system's eddy current sensing coil assembly (54) includes a Chattock coil (70), which is mounted in a coil housing (56, 58) that is in turn pivotally mounted on a distal end of the extension arm (52). A sensing surface (60) of the coil housing (56, 58) remains in abutting contact with the generator core circumference in the step iron region (32), despite the step-like profile of the core circumference in that region.

    PIPE CRAWLER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL PIPE INSPECTION
    5.
    发明申请
    PIPE CRAWLER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL PIPE INSPECTION 有权
    管道检修装置及内管检查方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150240984A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-27

    申请号:US14186009

    申请日:2014-02-21

    IPC分类号: F16L55/28 H04N5/225 H04N7/18

    摘要: Steam turbine engine cross over pipe or other pipe internal inspection is performed with a selectively steerable pipe inspection crawler apparatus with a chassis having a longitudinal axis, with front and rear Mechanum wheels capable of independently-selected forward or rearward driven rotational direction, for selectively steering the apparatus within the pipe interior under control of a human-machine interface (HMI). The crawler apparatus has at least one inspection camera having a field of view, for capturing images of a pipe interior that is also under control of the HMI. Embodiments of the crawler apparatus include a selectively orientable inspection camera and/or a deployable bore scope that is selectively deployed and retracted from a descending section of the cross over pipe.

    摘要翻译: 蒸汽涡轮发动机横穿管道或其他管道内部检查是用具有纵向轴线的底盘的选择性可操纵的管道检查履带装置执行的,其中前后机构轮可以独立选择的前进或后退驱动的旋转方向,用于选择性地转向 管道内部的设备在人机界面(HMI)的控制下。 履带式装置具有至少一个具有视野的检查照相机,用于捕获也在HMI控制下的管内部的图像。 履带式装置的实施例包括可选择性定向的检查照相机和/或可展开的孔镜架,其可选择性地从交叉管的下降部分展开和缩回。

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTION OF A GENERATOR STATOR CORE STEP IRON REGION WITH THE ROTOR IN-SITU

    公开(公告)号:US20170363688A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-21

    申请号:US15525176

    申请日:2015-11-19

    IPC分类号: G01R31/34 G01R31/12

    CPC分类号: G01R31/34 G01R31/1263

    摘要: Eddy current inspection of the step iron region of a generator stator core lamina insulation is performed while the rotor is in situ, with inspection system (81). The system (81) excites the stator core (26) and then measures any eddy currents indicative of a damaged region. The inspection system carriage (42) and its pivoting extension arm (52) are inserted within the rotor gap (34) while the rotor (22) remains in situ within the generator (20). The EL CID system's eddy current sensing coil assembly (54) includes a Chattock coil (70), which is mounted in a coil housing (56, 58) that is in turn pivotally mounted on a distal end of the extension arm (52). A sensing surface (60) of the coil housing (56, 58) remains in abutting contact with the generator core circumference in the step iron region (32), despite the step-like profile of the core circumference in that region.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMMERSION ULTRASOUND INSPECTION INCLUDING WITHIN DOWNWARDLY OPENING CAVITIES
    10.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMMERSION ULTRASOUND INSPECTION INCLUDING WITHIN DOWNWARDLY OPENING CAVITIES 有权
    渗透超声检查的方法和系统,包括在下开放的CAVITIES

    公开(公告)号:US20150260690A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-17

    申请号:US14206287

    申请日:2014-03-12

    IPC分类号: G01N29/24 G01N29/26

    摘要: Immersion ultrasonic NDE is performed within cavities of inanimate objects, having downwardly directed openings, such as for in situ inspection of steam inlet sleeves and steam inlet necks within steam turbine housings. A shaft assembly has one or more single angle or phased array ultrasonic probes that are affixed on an upstream or distal end. An inflatable bladder is affixed to the shaft on a proximal end of the shaft assembly downstream the ultrasonic probe(s). The shaft is inserted into the cavity opening, and the bladder is inflated to form a fluid tight seal against the cavity. Immersion fluid is introduced upstream the bladder in the volume occupied by the probes. Immersion ultrasonic inspection of the object is then performed.

    摘要翻译: 浸没超声波NDE在无生命物体的空腔内进行,具有向下指向的开口,例如用于在汽轮机壳体内进行蒸气入口套筒和蒸汽入口颈部的原位检查。 轴组件具有固定在上游或远端上的一个或多个单角或相控阵列超声波探头。 可膨胀的囊被固定到轴组件的远端上的轴组件下游的超声波探头。 轴被插入空腔开口中,并且气囊膨胀以形成抵靠空腔的流体密封。 在探针所占据的体积中,在膀胱上游引入浸液。 然后对物体进行浸没式超声波检查。