IRIS 9000 PRESENTATION
INTERNAL ROTARY INSPECTION SYSTEM
IRIS 9000
Alternative Techniques (Electro-magnetic) Eddy Current (EC) Non-Ferrous Magnetic Flux Leakage Ferrous Remote Field EC Ferrous Near Field EC Ferrous ‘Dinsearch’ Ferrous ADVANTAGES Speed Crack detection capabilities
History of IRIS Technology 1975 - Shell R&D Co. research new method to inspect air-cooled tubes. 1978 - First IRIS field trials in Shell Deer Park by J.J.Conradi. BIX America buys world rights to IRIS for 5 years. In the UK, BIX owned MatEval starts work on new IRIS unit. 1980 - BIX starts field trials with Shell R&D unit - Limited success. 1983 - BIX America sold and becomes Pan American Inspection. Build first non-Shell IRIS in US - Market for IRIS service $300K 1985 - Mark Hawkins leaves and forms Iris Inspection Services, Inc. Designs/builds IRIS 2 followed by IRIS 2000,3000,4000 & 9000 1997 - Develop IRIS-Vision coloured tubesheet software. 1999 - Develop IRIS C-scan software. 2000 - IRIS as an inspection service estimated at $5M in US alone.
Basic IRIS System IRIS 9000 Printer Water filter/ pressure regulator Probe Assemblies Probe encoder/ motor drive (optional) Calibration test tube
IRIS Probe Design
Standard Probe Assemblies 1/2” - 12.2mm to 17.2mm I.D 1” - 17.2mm to 25.4mm I.D. 2” - 25.4mm to 57mm I.D.
Special Probe Assemblies 8.6mm Probe - 8.6mm to 12.2mm I.D. 2” Flexible Centring Device - 45 deg bends 3.5” Probe - 57mm to 88.9mm I.D.
IRIS 9000
IRIS 9000 ADVANTAGES Test any material Simple operation Automatic calibration Only one probe necessary Only one test tube required Measures individual corrosion pits High degree of measurement accuracy (0.05mm) Tests 100% of tubes Not PC-based (excl. IRIS-Vision & C-scan software) Instant on-site reporting
IRIS Inspection DISADVANTAGES Relatively slow inspection speed Cannot detect cracks Tube cleanliness
IRIS Inspection Services Inc. NDT Service Company (IRIS only) Direct Feedback Customers Technicians IRIS Equipment Manufacturers R&D Commitment 5th Generation Digital IRIS
Reporting Methods IRIS 9000 print-outs IRIS-Vision coloured tubesheet software (optional) C-Scan software (optional)
IRIS 9000 Printer hook-up
IRIS-Vision Software - Coloured Tubesheet Diagram - PC in office
C-Scan Software On-site Laptop PC (Optional)