APAVE GROUP  

Rapid Motion Scanner

(C
(Corrosion
i Mapping
M i S
System))
Rapid Motion Scanner (RMS)
Remote access C-scan imaging system:

 A-scan, B-scan, C-scan

imaging of large areas
 Scan width up to 600mm
g of scanning
 Range g heads for varied
applications
 Powerful acquisition
& analysis
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H d Options:
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 RMS600
 RMS300
 RMS450P
 RMS600
 600mm maximum scan width
 Longitudinal scanning
 Minimum Diameter 6 metres (6000mm)
 Circumferential scanning
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 Minimum diameter 1 Meter (1000mm)
 RMS300
S300
 300mm maximum scan width
 Longitudinal
Longit dinal scanning
 Minimum Diameter 1.5 metres
 Circumferential scanning
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 Minimum diameter 1000mm
 RMS450P
 450mm maximum scan width
 Circumferential scans around smaller pipe-
work / vessels
 Minimum diameter 254mm
 Capable of longitudinal scans on large
diameter structures or flat plate
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Magnetic
ti wheels
h l provide
id
100kg pull-off force
 5 times the weight of the
tractor unit
 Probe travels at 730mm per second
 Operator adjustable forward / backward
step resolution
 Minimum 1mm step
 Water coupled single crystal composite
transducer
Thickness of material Frequency Focal Length
< 6mm 10 MHz 35mm
6mm -> 12.5mm 5 MHz 40mm

12.5mm -> 50mm 5 MHz 75mm

50mm + 2.5 MHz Not focused

 Fully
ll gimballed
i b ll d probe
b hholder
ld to ride
id surface
f
irregularities
 Water Column Technique And Multiple Gates
Allows External & Internal Corrosion Mapping
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 Full Steering control built into software
 Secondary / backup steering control
by manual joystick
 Powerful, intuitive software suite
 Seamlessly integrated scanner control, data
acquisition, analysis and reporting tools
 Real-time A-scan and C-Scan display
 Multiple A-scan gates
 Several gate types:
 Combination of Peak, Flank, Fixed position
(Surface Measurement) or Amplitude
 Fully captured A-scan and adjustable gate
configuration for accurate post inspection
analysis
 Full scan replay with multiple gates:
 Near side (external) defect sizing
 Far side (internal) defect sizing
 Composite analysis
 2D C-scan view with custom colour palettes
 Rotating 3D C-scan view
 Cross sectional
B-scan view taken
from cursor position
of C-scan
□ Technical Specification
RMS 300 RMS 450P RMS 600

Maximum Resolution 1 x 1mm 1 x 1mm 1 x 1mm

Nominal Scan width 300mm 450mm 600mm

Minimum Circumferential 1000mm 254mm 1000mm

diameter scanning

Nominal coverage per hour 4.0 m² 5 m² 6.5 m²

6 mm x 6 mm resolution

Longitudinal Scanning minimum diameter 1.5m Flat plate / large 6m

diameter
structures above
16m
 Technical Performance
 The smallest defect, (2 mm diameter x 5 mm deep)
was consistently detected using a 2 mm x 2 mm
scanning resolution on a 35 mm thick plate when using
a 5 MHz transducer with a 50 mm focal length.
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The machined
hi d slots
l t are from
f 1 mm loss
l to
t 18 mm loss
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d the
th
holes are of varying diameters but the same 5 mm depth.
 Typical speeds for different resolutions:
 300 mm per second scanning at
1 mm x 1 mm resolution
 730 mm per second scanning at
2 mm x 2 mm resolution
 Amplitude
A lit d bbased
d analysis
l i iis able
bl tto define
d fi 0.004”
0 004”
loss (0.1 mm)
 The 3D reporting feature ensures hydrogen
blistering and similar type defects can be readily
identified rather than just assumed as is the case
with just 2D C-scan imaging.
Typical applications of the RMS
 Corrosion mapping
pp g of:
 Above and below ground storage tank floors,
shells and roofs
 Pressure vessels including identification of
hydrogen blistering
 Process pipe work
 Offshore loading /unloading jetty lines once the unit
has been applied by rope access crew
 Ships hulls and similar marine vessels
 Fracture detection in pressure vessels including
de-lamination checks
 USER BENEFITS
* An RMS inspection of a tank shell or roof provides a detailed C scan
report and improved coverage of the area targeted for inspection.
inspection

* Eliminating the need to use scaffolding or rope access to perform manual

UT thickness gauging inspection

* Maximise the ability to detect corrosion by taking 600 mm wide scan

from bottom to top

* Permanent hard and soft copy record of the results which can be
retrieved at any future date.

* Rapid
R id ddata
t collection
ll ti and
d reall ti
time analysis
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the inspection.
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* Computer generated report in lieu of totally manual reports.

* Reduced safety risks by minimising the use of scaffolding, rope access

and tank roof walk boards.
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Sample
l AApplications
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Corrosion Mapping - Storage Tank Shell or Roof

Outlined area
illustrating cross
section of corroded
area for 3D view
A scan, 2D & 3D Reporting
R ti Images
I off Hydrogen
H d blistering
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2D & 3D Images of Hydrogen blistering
Corrosion Inspection - Process Piping
Corrosion Inspection
(loading and unloading Jetty line Pipe work)