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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Hegeon Kwun, San Antonio, TX (US);
Matthew Capps, San Antonio, TX (US);
James Crane, San Antonio, TX (US);
Stanley M. Walker, Midland, NC (US);
Assignee:
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/24 (2006.01); F22B 37/10 (2006.01); F22B 37/38 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); F22B 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/2412 (2013.01); F22B 37/00 (2013.01); F22B 37/10 (2013.01); F22B 37/38 (2013.01); G01N 29/22 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0426 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2634 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for inspection of tubes in a boiler is disclosed. The apparatus includes a sensor adapted to generate and detect guided-waves and a mechanical device adapted to reach into a tube bundle and clamp the sensor onto an interior tube selected for inspection. The mechanical device includes a housing adapted to contain the sensor and an air cylinder adapted to actuate the housing to allow the housing to clamp onto the interior tube.