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News Release from: Phoenix Inspection Systems | Subject: AR 5000
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 21 April 2006
Sonic device helps process plant maker
German manufacturer of process plants is using a device that employs sonic waves to test for defects and blockages in pipes.
A device that uses sonic waves to test for defects and blockages in pipes has been developed by Phoenix Inspection Systems for German-based Linde Engineering The AR 5000 is a more powerful, long-range version of Phoenix's Acoustic Ranger, which is used by process plant operators around the world
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 29 Apr 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Linde is a process plant manufacturer and its LNG plants, which liquefy natural gas for easy transportation by tanker, are used worldwide.
The plants contain spiral-wound heat exchangers consisting of a complex system of tubes.
Phoenix Managing Director Karl Quirk said: "The AR 5000 will help Linde maintain and improve product quality and will help during possible maintenance campaigns on site".
The Acoustic Ranger emits a sonic wave that travels along the inside of a tube, following it around bends and spirals.
The AR 5000 has four times the range of earlier versions.
Quirk said: "The Acoustic Ranger has proved popular with the energy and petrochemical sectors for checking pressure vessels and relief valves and with food, drink and process industries for detecting holes and blockages in the line".
"Operators often tell us it has saved them many thousands of pounds and is a vital tool for achieving compliance with pressure systems regulations".
"The AR 5000 not only has a much longer range but also better resolution and sensitivity than previous versions".
"It offers potential for wider use on systems ranging from large-scale heat exchangers to general pipework, small-bore circuits and fibre optic conduits".
The AR 5000 has a USB link and can be plugged into any computer running the AR 5000 software.
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