SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND/OR SURVEYING CONDUITS

• Main Authors: MARTIN, JAMES, KIANI, SAEED, TAMADONI, REZA, WILKINSON, ALEXANDER, GRIFFITHS, LUKE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 16.12.2015
• Subjects: ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES; BLASTING; CESSPOOLS; DETECTING MASSES OR OBJECTS; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GEOPHYSICS; GRAVITATIONAL MEASUREMENTS; HEATING; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; LIGHTING; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; MEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OR ULTRASONIC, SONIC ORINFRASONIC WAVES; MEASURING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS; PHYSICS; PIPES; RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; SEWERAGE; SEWERS; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; TESTING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WATER SUPPLY; WEAPONS

There is provided a system for monitoring and/or surveying a conduit, comprising an acoustic source for emitting a signal to propagate along the conduit, and an acoustic detector for receiving reflected signals.