MFL tool
Principle of operation
The relationship between Trecoil S.r.l. and Mears Integrity Solutions provides inline inspection services to the liquid pipeline and gas transmission and distribution industry. Our services include proper tool selection, data integration, repair and determination of re-inspection intervals to effectively evaluate the integrity of your pipeline system.
brochure (pdf)In-line inspection services
In-Line inspection services through MFL tool include:
- Single source in-line inspection services for liquid and gas transmission and distribution pipeline systems
- In-line inspection services featuring metal loss and deformation detection technologies
- Anomaly dig prioritization and verifications
- Tethered ILI services
- Pig trap design and retrofitting
Performance and flexibility
Magnetic Flux Leakage
The Mears MFL tool incorporates a magnetic flux leakage (MFL) module that deploys Hall-effect sensors in the axial, radial, and circumferential pipe axes. The MFL tool's tri-axial sensor array records a high-resolution map of flux leakage anomalies such as those produced by pipeline appurtenances and metal loss defects. Comprehensive mapping of three discrete magnetic field vectors facilitates superior feature detection, indetification, and sizing during the analysis process. The MFL tool series may be run as a stand-alone high-resolution MFL survey or in combination with a deformation tool.
Inline Inertial Mapping
The Mears Inline Inertial Mapping service incorporates a low-drift inertial navigation system to accurately survey pipeline routing and locate pipeline features and appurtenances. When utilized in combination with appropriate above ground marker (AGM) reference location, the IMU mapping system is capable of mapping the pipeline's three dimensional position to ±1.0 meter accuracy. Inertial Mapping can be provided as a stand-alone ILI survey, or in combination with the high resolution MFL or Geometry tools.
