Inspection of Unpiggable Natural Gas Pipelines Using In-Pipe Robot

In order to overcome the unpiggable gas pipeline inspection problem which has been arisen as the most important issues to be solved in the gas industry, KOGAS has developed since 2011 a self-propelled In-pipe robot, which is capable of inspecting unpiggable pipelines with NDT (Non-Destructive Testin...

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Published inAETA 2016: Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering and Related Sciences Vol. 415; pp. 364 - 373
Main Authors Kim, Dae-Kwang, Yoo, Hui-Ryong, Cho, Sung-Ho, Koo, Sung-Ja, Kim, Dong-Kyu, Yoo, Jung-Su, Rho, Yong-Woo
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 01.01.2017
Springer
Springer International Publishing
SeriesLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Subjects
Automatic control engineering
Deployment
ENERGY TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
In-pipe robot
MFL
Power networks, systems, stations & plants
Unpiggable pipeline
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ISBN3319509039
9783319509037
ISSN1876-1100
1876-1119
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-50904-4_37

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Summary:In order to overcome the unpiggable gas pipeline inspection problem which has been arisen as the most important issues to be solved in the gas industry, KOGAS has developed since 2011 a self-propelled In-pipe robot, which is capable of inspecting unpiggable pipelines with NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) devices such as MFL (Magnetic Flux Leakage) system or RFECT (Remote Field Eddy Current Testing) system. This paper proposes the strategy of the development of the In-pipe robot able to be operated in the high pressure of natural gas and work together with various NDT systems according to the inspection purpose and the condition of pipelines. The safety and performance of the developed In-pipe robot was verified through the deployment into the unpiggable gas pipeline in governor station of KOGAS.
ISBN:3319509039
9783319509037
ISSN:1876-1100
1876-1119
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-50904-4_37