New GE RighTrax Wall Thickness Data Logger Is Also A Portable Flaw Detector
Huerth, Germany - GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies announced the RighTrax Wall Thickness Data Logger, a portable instrument that greatly increases inspection capabilities. The new RighTrax DL2 can be connected to RighTrax M2 sensors, to provide simple data collection or it can be deployed as a standard flaw detector for conventional thickness measurement or weld inspection. RighTrax DL2 is used in multiple industries, where there is a need for thickness measurement, corrosion monitoring and weld inspection; however it provides a great benefit specifically in the oil & gas and petrochemical sectors.
Convenience is key with the DL2. Once its fitted, there is no need to remove lagging, erect scaffolding, and excavate pipelines or shutdown plant to carry out subsequent checks on plant or equipment integrity, saving time and money while increasing efficiency. The DL2 can interrogate up to 10 sensors at one connection via a multiplexer. It has the capacity to store data, incorporating A-scans, from up to 100 M2 sensors. The inspection data can be downloaded to a PC for further analysis, using WINHOSTP and CMDA software.
When used in the data-logging mode, the DL2 forms part of a RighTrax ultrasonic, non-intrusive, on-line solution to corrosion and erosion monitoring for permanent installation on pipelines and process plant. It is used with RighTrax M2 sensors, each of which consists of a multi-element, flexible transducer array bonded to the surface of the pipe or vessel to be monitored. In flaw detector mode, the DL2 offers all the features and benefits of the field-proven USM35. It is easy to use and has no multi-level menus. It has two familiar "spin and set" rotary knobs for rapid setting of gain and function values. It uses standard transducers for thickness measurement and for flaw detection in welds.
Its high contrast colour display facility enhances clarity when using angle beam probes in weld inspection, as the colour of the signal changes with every reflection of the sound beam from the workpiece surface. The color display can also be used to highlight messages and alarms and the amplitude for each gate, sound path or sound path difference can be displayed in the corner of the A-scan. A standard VGA output allows data to be transferred to a printer or remote PC.
Weighing just 2.2kg, the new DL2 is powered by Lithium ion batteries, which offer extended battery life of up to 14 hours. It is protected to IP66 and can operate in ambient temperatures of 0-60°C (32-140°F).
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