Abstract: A method includes measuring a radius of curvature at each of the plurality of positions of the outer peripheral surface of the predetermined section of the pipe is measured through the first device. A second device is detachably coupled to the plurality of positions along the outer peripheral surface of the predetermined section of the pipe. A wall thickness at each of the plurality of positions of the outer peripheral surface of the predetermined section of the pipe is measured through the second device. A cross-sectional area of the predetermined section of the pipe is measured based on a measurement data including the radius of curvature and wall thickness at each of the plurality of positions of the outer peripheral surface of the predetermined section of the pipe.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 25, 2007
Date of Patent:
February 1, 2011
Assignee:
General Electric Company
Inventors:
Thomas James Batzinger, Jeffrey David Tilden, Xiaolei Shirley Ao, Waseem Ibrahim Faidi, Yanyan Wu, Nelson Raymond Corby, Jr.