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Current Guided Wave Systems
There are currently 4 main guided wave systems in todays market
MssR®3030R
Teletest Focus +
Collar
Laptop PC
Air-hose
Equipment
Teletest pulser/receiver
unit
Ruggedised Laptop PC
Inflatable Collar
Housing modules each containing 5 or 3 rings of
piezoelectric transducers
Teletest Focus + Unit
Integral Battery
10 hours site operation (typical)
Integral air pump
LED display
Splash proof ruck sack type carry bag
Laptop PC
Teletest pipe sizes above 24” diameter will require two standard collars to be
linked together.
Teletest Focus Collars
Modules and Transducer Numbers Required for Different Pipe Sizes and
Collar Combinations for Larger Pipes
Operating temperature:
Flexural wave modes have a variation in their particle displacement pattern around the circumference
In order to analyse flexural modes, measurements at many circumferential positions are required
Focusing requires flexural wave modes to be transmitted, which also requires circumferential resolution in the array
Why only 8?
Torsional:
1. Only one torsional axi symmetric mode at our operating frequencies T(0,1), so this is easy here
2. Two phased rings can be used to control direction
Why is the equipment like this?
Longitudinal:
1. Two longitudinal wave modes are present (L(0,1) and L(0,2)). L(0,2) is less dispersive and so more favourable. 2 rings spaced by the L(0,1) wavelength
transmitting opposite signals will transmit L(0,2) in both directions but completely suppress L(0,1) in transmission.
2. In order to control direction of L(0,2) AND suppress L(0,1), a third ring is required
Why is the equipment like this?