As approved by TÜV Süd, Germany TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS EU patent: EP 1075 658 B1; EA patent: EAP 002 668 B1 US patents: US 6 501 266 B1, US 6 727 695 B2
Nominal pipeline diameter
3" to 36"
Pipeline wall thickness
max. 10 mm
Depth of pipe (to its axis)
max. 2 m
Pipeline inspection current
up to 16 A eff
Length of inspection betweentwo contacting points
max. 1000 m
Inspection length per day
up to 800 m
Defect specifications ( POD > 96% ) :
Length
min. 50 mm
Width
Peak depth
min. 50% of wallthickness
Defect detecting
> 25% metal loss
Depth resolution
≤ 20 mm