Patent ID: 9599528
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: F16L,G01B,G01M

Claim:
1. An apparatus for determining the conditions of a duct and for the analysis of the fluid contained therein, wherein said apparatus comprises: a central body adapted to be inserted into a pipeline, prevalently made of plastic material, comprising a calibrated hole, which passes through it for the whole length, at least a salinity sensor, at least a pH measurement sensor, at least one pressure sensor positioned in a front part, at least one pressure sensor positioned in a rear part and an accelerometer capable of revealing at each moment the gravitational vertical; a first crown of petals connected to the central body, wherein each petal prevalently includes elastic polymeric material and extends from the central body until it touches the internal wall of the pipeline, each petal comprising at least one deformation sensor and at least one roughness sensor; a sliding device which can be connected to the central body in a more advanced position with respect to the first crown, having such a form as to guarantee a direct and constant contact with the internal wall of the duct and a substantial alignment of the axis of the apparatus with that of the pipeline.