AU514412B2 - Underwater craft for acoustic inspection of pipelines for leaks - Google Patents

Underwater craft for acoustic inspection of pipelines for leaks

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Publication number
AU514412B2
AU514412B2 AU34101/78A AU3410178A AU514412B2 AU 514412 B2 AU514412 B2 AU 514412B2 AU 34101/78 A AU34101/78 A AU 34101/78A AU 3410178 A AU3410178 A AU 3410178A AU 514412 B2 AU514412 B2 AU 514412B2
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Australia
Prior art keywords
pipelines
leaks
acoustic inspection
underwater craft
craft
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Expired
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AU34101/78A
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AU3410178A (en
Inventor
J. Sluyter EA. and Vander Ouderaa R. H. J Hoving
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Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij BV
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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S3/00—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received
    • G01S3/80—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • G01S3/801—Details
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/34—Diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base
    • B63C11/36—Diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base of closed type
    • B63C11/40—Diving chambers with mechanical link, e.g. cable, to a base of closed type adapted to specific work
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M3/00—Investigating fluid-tightness of structures
    • G01M3/02—Investigating fluid-tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum
    • G01M3/04—Investigating fluid-tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by detecting the presence of fluid at the leakage point
    • G01M3/24—Investigating fluid-tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by detecting the presence of fluid at the leakage point using infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic vibrations
    • G01M3/243—Investigating fluid-tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by detecting the presence of fluid at the leakage point using infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic vibrations for pipes

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Examining Or Testing Airtightness (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
AU34101/78A 1977-03-15 1978-03-14 Underwater craft for acoustic inspection of pipelines for leaks Expired AU514412B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NL7702753A NL7702753A (en) 1977-03-15 1977-03-15 UNDERWATER VEHICLE FOR ACOUSTIC INSPECTION OF PIPELINES FOR LEAKS.
NLNL7702753 1977-03-15

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU3410178A AU3410178A (en) 1979-09-20
AU514412B2 true AU514412B2 (en) 1981-02-05

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AU34101/78A Expired AU514412B2 (en) 1977-03-15 1978-03-14 Underwater craft for acoustic inspection of pipelines for leaks

Country Status (8)

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JP (1) JPS53114181A (en)
AU (1) AU514412B2 (en)
CA (1) CA1120788A (en)
FR (1) FR2383828A1 (en)
GB (1) GB1552589A (en)
IT (1) IT1107116B (en)
NL (1) NL7702753A (en)
NO (1) NO780868L (en)

Families Citing this family (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4212258A (en) * 1978-05-12 1980-07-15 International Submarine Services, S.A. Underwater apparatus for acoustically inspecting a submerged object
GB2083989A (en) * 1980-09-10 1982-03-31 Plessey Co Ltd Ultrasonic reflectors
JPS5810623A (en) * 1981-07-14 1983-01-21 Toshiba Corp Water leakage detector
JPS60105931A (en) * 1983-11-14 1985-06-11 Tokyo Gas Co Ltd Leakage detecting apparatus for gas piping and gas appliance
GB2521681B (en) * 2013-12-31 2017-08-16 Sonardyne Int Ltd Underwater leak detection apparatus, underwater leak detection system and method of detecting an underwater leak of a fluid
BR112017017407A2 (en) 2015-03-20 2018-04-03 Halliburton Energy Services Inc leak detection method, computer program product for locating a stationary acoustic source in a wellbore, and, wellbore assembly.

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Publication number Publication date
GB1552589A (en) 1979-09-12
IT1107116B (en) 1985-11-18
AU3410178A (en) 1979-09-20
NL7702753A (en) 1978-09-19
FR2383828B1 (en) 1981-01-09
FR2383828A1 (en) 1978-10-13
JPS53114181A (en) 1978-10-05
IT7867547A0 (en) 1978-03-13
CA1120788A (en) 1982-03-30
NO780868L (en) 1978-09-18

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