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| The TesTex Falcon Mark II
LFET Above Ground Storage Tank Floor Scanning
System is based on the principles of Low
Frequency Electromagnetic Technique (LFET).
It is designed to quickly and accurately
inspect ferrous above ground storage tank
floors. |
| The Falcon 2000 system uses
scanners that have 16 or 64 pickup sensors
equally spaced to scan flat surfaces covering
4” (102mm) and 13” (330mm) swaths
per pass. A 16- channel/16-sensor scanner
called the Falcon Jr., is used for hard
to reach areas such as sumps/pumps and under
heating coils and internal piping as well
as the annular ring. A 32-channel/64-sensor
scanner called the Mark II, is a workhorse
used for intermediate or average sized tanks.
All scanners work from one electronics platform
and can be used interchangeably. |
| Other methods used for inspecting
aboveground storage tanks are Magnetic Flux
Leakage and Ultrasonic Testing. The Magnetic
Flux Leakage method uses permanent magnets,
which adds unnecessary weight. It also requires
a cleaner floor surface (sandblast), which
causes the customer to spend additional
money for cleaning. In addition, Magnetic
Flux Leakage cannot determine whether a
flaw is on the top surface or bottom surface
of the tank floor and cannot test through
coatings. The U.T. method again requires
a cleaner floor surface and is very time
consuming due to the lack of surface area
which can be scanned at a time. |
| Low Frequency Electromagnetic
Technique on the other hand, does not use
permanent magnets, requires minimal floor
preparation, is lightweight (under 30 lbs),
and is easy to handle and transport. It
tests through coatings, determines top surface
flaws from bottom surface flaws, and continues
to show flaw responses even after the unit
has stopped moving. |
| The Falcon Mark II has many
packages available based on your inspection
needs. These other packages can include
the Hawkeye system for weld inspection,
the Viper crawler system for wall or shell
inspection, and remotely operated scanners
for tank roof inspection. |
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Inspects storage tank
floors |
• Lightweight
< 30 lbs. |
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Low signal to noise
ratio |
• Can test
over annular ring |
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Scanner width of up
to13.5” |
• Can test
through coatings |
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Inspects through topside
or underside scale |
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Optional Encoder |
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Optional Battery operated |
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Small Modular PC based
design |
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Windows based software |
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110/220v Operation |
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