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USING
GEOPIG
The Advanced Pipeline Inertial Geometry Inspection Tool
VECTRA
The Integrated MFL Inspection System .
BP EXPLORATION & COLT ENGINEERING NPS 12 BADAMI PROJECT June, 1998 25 Miles.
GEOPIG APPLICATIONS:
> High Speed and High Accuracy Pipeline Caliper, > GPS Location of Features and Anomalies, > Pipeline Mapping and GIS Integration, > Bending Strain (Structural Analysis).
+/- 1/10 inch +/- 1/10 inch +/- 1/2 inch 2500 D, Radius Bend +/- 0.02% Strain 1:2,000
Caliper Surveying
Pipe-wall Deformations
Solid state hall sensors record digital caliper arm measurement data. Data Collection at 128 Hz
Pre-calibrated caliper arms to map the most complex wrinkle and/or buckle features.
Z X Y Gyroscopes
Angular Rate (Degrees/sec)
Z X Y Accelerometers
Linear Acceleration (m/sec2)
(x,y,z)1
z z x y
(x,y,z)2
Location Accuracy
1 : 2,000
36,960 (7 miles)
GPS Survey Control Feature: +/-9.2 feet Points inertial tolerance 5280 feet (1 mile)
Pipeline Mapping and GIS Integration uses Three Space Age Technologies
GPS Global Positioning System Technology
BENDING STRAIN
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
and
P2 (X2,Y2,Z2)
P1 (X1,Y1,Z1) Angle = P1 - P2
R2
r
R1 Original Straight Pipe Deformed Pipe Bending Radius R3
Strain =
x 100
First Run Curvature Detection to 0.02% STRAIN Run to Run Curvature Comparison to 0.01% STRAIN
> High Resolution CALIPER technology for accurate measurement of all anomalies and features, even in dirtier pipelines, > PIPELINE MAPPING and the integration of GPS coordinates to for direct integration into a Geographic Information System, > STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS and FITNESS For PURPOSE using extremely precise radius of curvature detection.
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