Patent ID: 9207192
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: G01M,G01N,G01R

Abstract:
1. An inspection system comprising: a cased pipeline structure comprising a pulse generator system configured to apply an applied electromagnetic signal to the cased pipeline structure such that electromagnetic characteristics of the fill material alter the electromagnetic signal as the electromagnetic signal propagates along the cased pipeline structure; a data acquisition system configured to detect detected electromagnetic signals propagating along the cased pipeline structure; and a processing system for analyzing detected electromagnetic signals detected by the data acquisition system for signal characteristics associated with the electromagnetic characteristics of the fill material that are indicative of an anomaly in the fill material arranged within the annular space of the cased pipeline structure; wherein the pulse generator system applies the electromagnetic signal, the data acquisition system detects the detected electromagnetic signals, and the processing system analyzes the detected electromagnetic signals in real time while the fill material is being arranged between the casing pipe structure and the carrier pipe structure.