Patent ID: 8534144
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A system for evaluating the interior state of one or more tubes in a bundle of tubes, comprising: a processing unit; a memory element communicatively coupled to the processing unit; a signal injector interfacing with the processing unit; a signal detector interfacing with the processing unit; and an interface tube that is coupled to the signal injector and the signal detector and is configured to interface with a current-measured tube of the bundle of tubes under test; wherein the processing unit is configured to at least partially control the signal injector to cause the injection of a signal into the interior of the current-measured tube of the bundle of tubes through the interface tube; wherein the signal detector is configured to detect a signal reflected back out of the current-measured tube through the interface tube and provide information regarding the reflected signal to the processing unit; and wherein the processing unit is further configured to: