System and method for detecting flooding in a flexible pipe from a connector of the flexible pipe

The present invention provides a system for detecting flooding in a flexible pipe from a connector of the flexible pipe including: an ROV (3) including an arm element (18) that is designed to move an ultrasound sensor (13) until the ultrasound sensor (13) comes into contact with the connector (14) o...

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Hauptverfasser:	MAIA DE SOUZA, Carlos Eduardo, DA SILVA, Marco Antonio, DA FONSECA JUNIOR, Nei Mariano, DE CASTILHO SANTOS, João Marcio, SANTOS POLI, Paulo Roberto, PINTO PIRES, Gustavo
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING HEATING INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES LIGHTING MEASURING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PHYSICS PIPE-LINE SYSTEMS PIPE-LINES STORING OF DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS TESTING TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention provides a system for detecting flooding in a flexible pipe from a connector of the flexible pipe including: an ROV (3) including an arm element (18) that is designed to move an ultrasound sensor (13) until the ultrasound sensor (13) comes into contact with the connector (14) of the flexible pipe (17); and means for taking ultrasound measurements relating to the state of the annulus of the flexible pipe (17) from a chamber of the connector of the flexible pipe (17) in contact with the annulus of the flexible pipe (17). The invention also provides a method for detecting flooding in a flexible pipe from a connector of the flexible pipe including the steps of: moving an ROV (3) to a region close to the connector (14) of the flexible pipe (17); actuating an arm element (18) of the ROV (3) to move an ultrasound sensor (13) until the ultrasound sensor (13) comes into contact with the connector (14) of the flexible pipe (18); and taking ultrasound measurements relating to the state of the annulus of the flexible pipe (17) from a chamber of the connector (14) of the flexible pipe (17) in contact with the annulus of the flexible pipe (17).