Method for performing work on underwater pipes

• Main Authors: OUCHENE SAID BEN CHALELLOU, SOMERS ALEXANDER, COURBOT ANNE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 31.07.2015
• Subjects: BLASTING; CLEANING; CLEANING IN GENERAL; CLEANING OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL SURFACES OF HEAT-EXCHANGE ORHEAT-TRANSFER CONDUITS, e.g. WATER TUBES OR BOILERS; HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL; HEATING; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; LIGHTING; MEASURING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL; TESTING; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS

An apparatus for underwater pipes comprising an ultrasound emitting system and at least one ultrasound receiving transducer is lowered into he marine environment. During an inspection phase, an ultrasound inspection source of the ultrasound emitting system and the receiving transducer are disposed on each side of the pipe. The inspection source is activated, and an ultrasound signal captured by the receiving transducer is recorded. In response to the observation of an anomaly in the ultrasound signal captured by the receiving transducer, a power source of the ultrasound emitting system is then coupled to the pipe at the aforementioned location, and the power source is activated in order to destroy the obstruction.