CPC G10L 17/00 (2013.01) [G01M 5/0033 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); G06F 30/20 (2020.01)] | 61 Claims |
1. A system to evaluate material wherein said material under evaluation comprises a tubular, said system comprising:
a material features acquisition system programmed to detect a plurality of material features in said tubular, said material features acquisition system comprising a sensor with an output indicative of at least one of said plurality of material features from said material under evaluation;
said material features acquisition system is programmed to be responsive to a material feature for calibrating said material features acquisition system from a calibration sample, said material features acquisition system is adjustable based on said calibration sample;
at least one of said sensor or said tubular is movable axially for relative axial movement between said sensor and said tubular;
said material features acquisition system is programmed to evaluate said output to detect new material features and monitor previously detected material features in said material under evaluation;
said material features system is programed for determining a degradation mechanism from a plurality of possible degradation mechanisms or changes affecting said material under evaluation;
a database operable for storage of a history of said material under evaluation; and
programming for at least one of making a determination of a fitness-for-service of said material or a determination of a remaining-useful-life of said material.
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