The working principle of the pipeline intelligent pig and the structure of ultrasonic probe array used to detect defects in oil/gas pipeline are introduced. The effects of the array' s radial position in pipe on defe...The working principle of the pipeline intelligent pig and the structure of ultrasonic probe array used to detect defects in oil/gas pipeline are introduced. The effects of the array' s radial position in pipe on defect resolution are analyzed. The causes leading to radial positioning error are investigated. An algo- rithm for the radial self-positioning is presented. The experimental results show that the radial self-positioning algorithm can eliminate the array' s space position error effectively and improve the defect resolution.展开更多
This paper introduces the design and development of intelligent ultrasonic "pig" used for seabed pipeline inspection. The data acquisition system (DAS) and the signal processing method are presented. The DAS was d...This paper introduces the design and development of intelligent ultrasonic "pig" used for seabed pipeline inspection. The data acquisition system (DAS) and the signal processing method are presented. The DAS was designed using a muhi-DSP based structure. The signal processing method adopted a well-enhanced split-spectrum processing (SSP) based on weighting algorithm according to statistical times, which was the statistical distribution of the discrete signals selected by the minimization algorithm. Furthermore, the data compressing method was discussed. It assures the mass data to be processed and compressed in real-time. The effectiveness of the method was proved by laboratory experiments. The research provides an excellent base for further development of the ultrasonic pig.展开更多
文摘The working principle of the pipeline intelligent pig and the structure of ultrasonic probe array used to detect defects in oil/gas pipeline are introduced. The effects of the array' s radial position in pipe on defect resolution are analyzed. The causes leading to radial positioning error are investigated. An algo- rithm for the radial self-positioning is presented. The experimental results show that the radial self-positioning algorithm can eliminate the array' s space position error effectively and improve the defect resolution.
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文摘This paper introduces the design and development of intelligent ultrasonic "pig" used for seabed pipeline inspection. The data acquisition system (DAS) and the signal processing method are presented. The DAS was designed using a muhi-DSP based structure. The signal processing method adopted a well-enhanced split-spectrum processing (SSP) based on weighting algorithm according to statistical times, which was the statistical distribution of the discrete signals selected by the minimization algorithm. Furthermore, the data compressing method was discussed. It assures the mass data to be processed and compressed in real-time. The effectiveness of the method was proved by laboratory experiments. The research provides an excellent base for further development of the ultrasonic pig.