秘密研究所

秘密研究所, in collaboration with聽,听听补苍诲听, has announced a joint project to聽validate聽WAND technology as an alternative to manual gauging for marine structures and to enable robotic聽and drone聽data collection using聽WAND.

The project primarily aims to address the operational challenges of聽COT (Cargo Oil Tanks) and WBT (Water Ballast聽Tanks)聽蹿辞谤听FPSO聽tank inspections, where numerous measurement locations are required, often in confined spaces 补苍诲听hard-to-reach areas. Conventional inspection methods typically require tank clear-out and ventilation before entry, as well as scaffolding or rope access for inspection, while robotic ultrasonic testing (UT) often faces accessibility limitations. As a result, FPSO tank inspections are costly, time-consuming, and expose personnel to risk.聽聽

WAND Thickness Monitoring Sensors聽(WAND TMS)聽are permanently installed, embeddable, wireless, and ATEX Zone 0 rated. They provide聽accurate, repeatable internal corrosion and erosion monitoring. The ECHO extension enables the robotic platform to access WAND TMS and collect measurements at offset locations. By enabling fast, contactless measurements without cleaning or manual gauging, this solution reduces both cost and risk for in-tank inspection.

The project, with the participation of聽 补苍诲听, involved testing the survivability of passive WAND TMS in crude oil and seawater environments 补苍诲听subsequently聽validating聽the technology for monitoring FPSO tank thickness.聽