Axial Flaw Detector pig design improves pipeline integrity.

Pipeline & Gas JournalVol. 230 Nbr. 12, December 2003

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Axial Flaw Detector pig design improves pipeline integrity.

Guided by customer reaction, ROSEN's newest addition to the in-line inspection market is its Axial Flaw Detection (AFD) tool. The tool is available in a full range of diameters and is one of the shortest designs in the category.

The AFD tool uses Magnetic Flux Leakage (MFL) technology and applies it in the circumferential direction of the pipe (CMFL) to locate and characterize mainly longitudinally or axially oriented anomalies. Development work spanned 20 months and resulted in a technological solution for a specific pipeline operator's need to manage and maintain pipeline system integrity.

This article seeks to give a better understanding of the need for in-line inspection (ILI)...

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