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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2011
Yun Hang Choung, Daejeon, KR;
Dong OK Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Jin Seok Park, Daejeon, KR;
Won Jae Lee, Chungcheongnam-do, KR;
Hark Rho Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Hyun Kyu Jung, Daejeon, KR;
Yong Chil Seo, Daejeon, KR;
Yun Hang Choung, Daejeon, KR;
Dong Ok Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Jin Seok Park, Daejeon, KR;
Won Jae Lee, Chungcheongnam-do, KR;
Hark Rho Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Hyun Kyu Jung, Daejeon, KR;
Yong Chil Seo, Daejeon, KR;
Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
A heat tube inspection cable and a method of analyzing an insertion force of the cable are disclosed. The heat tube inspection cable includes a sensor unit configured to detect a defect in a heat tube, a plurality of segment units each configured to comprise a body part and a wheel part rotatably connected to the body part, a signal cable configured to helically pass through the body part of each of the plurality of segment units to transmit electric signal from the sensor unit, and a wire configured to pass through the body part of each of the plurality of segment units to keep the linear configuration of the plurality of segment units like a bead necklace and to provide axial and bending strength.