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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Westinghouse Electric Company, Llc., Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Inventors:
Qui V. Le, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Stephen J. Beehner, Jeannette, PA (US);
Assignee:
Westinghouse Electric Company LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 3/44 (2006.01); G01B 3/52 (2006.01); G01N 27/90 (2006.01); F22B 1/02 (2006.01); B24B 49/10 (2006.01); F22B 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/9046 (2013.01); B24B 49/105 (2013.01); F22B 1/023 (2013.01); F22B 35/004 (2013.01); G01N 27/9073 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to improved systems and methods for inspecting the tubes of a steam generator of a nuclear reactor that involves modeling the steam generator, comparing signals of a tube from an eddy current sensor with aspects of the model to determine whether further analysis is required, employing primary and secondary analysis processes, and producing a combined report of the primary and secondary analysis results.