Russell NDE Previews Blanket Probe for Under Insulation Corrosion Monitoring (Video)

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The first P.U. coated Blanket Probe has been delivered and bench tested. Remaining steps are to complete the Power Supply enclosure, replace the top Blanket Probe interface box with a smaller variety, build the exciter coil cable assemblies and field test. The APMC software also needs better interface (or custom program for blanket probe, with better filters for colour map display). The Blanket Probe contains 256 sensors in a flexible, rugged, waterproof polyurethane blanket that works with the Ferroscope to detect CUI (Corrosion under insulation) and internal pitting on steel pipe.

It competes directly with INCOTEST and LIXI gamma gauge for detection of CUI, and blows away RADIOGRAPHY both in terms of ease of set-up, speed of acquisition and radiation safety.

We have one BP in stock for testing, one being potted and two more to be potted after the potting process has been tweaked a little.

Estimated date for customer deliveries to start: September 01.

Thanks to Ed Reid for an excellent research project and Swapmil for his valuable assistance. Also thanks to Lily for assembling all the solid state sensors on the flexible circuit boards (256 micro chips per board!)

See the video: