GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies

The DM5E Family of Corrosion Thickness Gauges

A Range of High Performance, Reliable and Easy-to-Use Instruments

The DM5E family allows you to choose the functionality to suit you at a price to suit you.

The DM5E Family

The DM5E family is the latest generation of portable corrosion monitoring thickness gauges form GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies. It offers signicant improvement in performance over previous corrosion thickness gauges in terms of better thickness measurement stability and repeatability at normal and elevated temperatures. It has been designed for operation in the harshest of working environments, performing wall thickness measurements on pipelines, pressure vessels and storage tanks in the oil and gas industry, as well as the petrochemical and power generation sectors.

Three levels
There are three versions in the DM5E Family, which offer three levels of functionality: DM5E Basic DM5E DM5E DL The DM5E Basic The rugged housing of the DM5E Basic is common to all versions. It is ergonomically designed with a weight of just 223g, including its AA batteries, which allow up to 60 hours of operation. The basic version is specied to EN 15317 and features an LCD data display, which is backlit to be visible in all lighting conditions. Instrument operation is carried out with one hand via a user-friendly interface. This is a sealed, watertight and dust-proof membrane keypad, which features a minimum of function keys and arrow keys. Navigation through menus is simple and intuitive. The basic

version incorporates a wide range of features including Min/Max capture, B-Scan generation, alarms and differential thickness measurement to allow instant comparison between measured and nominal thickness. The DM5E The DM5E incorporates all the features of the DM5E Basic but also offers the DUAL MULTI operating mode. This has been used in previous GE corrosion thickness gauges and has proved invaluable in measuring thickness of metal through coatings. There is no need to remove the coating at the measuring point, saving time and money. Users can up-grade from DM5E Basic to DM5E in the eld . The DM5E DL The DM5E DL is identical to the DM5E but features a built-in datalogger supporting grid style data le formats. This is capable of holding up to 50,000 readings. Files can be transferred to a PC by means of a Mini USB Com port. Files can also be imported directly into Microsoft Excel through a macro. All alphanumeric data for lenames and notes is directly entered via the key pad. Both the basic and standard versions are eld-upgradeable to become DL versions.

User-Friendly Operator Interface

All versions of the DM5E have the same user-friendly operator keypad interface. This has a central Mode key, a calibration/on/off key, two function arrow keys to activate and set functional control and four arrow keys for adjusting parameter values and for navigating through the intuitive single level menu. The keypad allows access to all calibration, set-up and measurement display modes of the instrument. With the DL version, a le display mode allows users to create and store thickness reading s in les. All calibration is menu-driven and the operator is guided through every step. There is a built-in calibration reminder, which can be set to remind the user to calibrate after a specied number of measurements or after a given time period.

New Range of High Performance Probes

A new set of ultrasonic probes has been developed for the DM5E family to provide the instruments with optimized performance, even at very high temperatures. The DA5xx series complies with EN 15317 and includes a 5 MHz standard probe for general purpose applications, a 2MHz version, for high penetration as well as a 7.5MHz ngertip probe. A newly developed 5MHz high temperature probe offers an operating range from -10C up to +204C. (Standard probes operate to 70C)

A Range of Measurement Displays

All versions of the DM5E offer a range of measurement displays. These include: Normal: the thickness value appears as large digits in the centre of the display. MIN Scan: a minimum thickness scan that allows the user to run the probe over the wall surface. After the evaluation period, the minimum material thickness measured is displayed. MAX Scan: a maximum thickness scan is exactly the same as a MIN Scan apart from the fact that the maximum thickness measured is displayed. DIFF/RR%: compares the measured thickness with a user-specied nominal thickness. The dimensional difference between the two values is displayed, as is the percentage difference. B-Scan: displays a graphic representation of a B-Scan showing minimum thickness values. The graph is derived by measuring and recording at 1 point per second.

Thickness Measurement Under Coating

Both the DM5E and the DM5E DL offer Dual Multi Measurement. Virtually all components and structures subjected to thickness measurement will have some kind of protective coating. Such coatings, including paint, contribute signicant error to thickness measurements of underlying metal walls when using conventional methods. In addition, the removal of coatings, and their subsequent reapplication, involves considerable cost and time. With the eld proven Dual Multi feature there is no need to remove any protective coating. It is only necessary to select Dual Multi mode, place the probe in position and take the measurement.

Flexible Data Processing

The DM5E DL has a built-in datalogger, with a capacity to store up a massive 50,000 reading in grid and linear les. This makes the measurement data available for further processing. Using our UltraMATE software. Measurement data les can be transferred from the instrument to a PC, where they can be stored and, if required, printed out in different xed format reports. Typically, these can be colour histograms, where ranges of measured values are colour-coded, or colour can be used to highlight the distribution of minimum/maximum limit values exceeded. Data can also be pasted into Windows Clipboard for easy transfer into spreadsheet and word processing applications.

Technical Specications - DM5E Family

Instrument Specications
Operating Principle Measuring Range Measuring Resolution Material Velocity Range Material Velocity Resolution Units Calibration Pulser Receiver Display Type Update Rate Thickness Value Display Display of Last Reading Setups Alarm Settings Power Requirements Battery Life/Operating Time Instrument Shut-0ff Language I/O Connectors Temperature Weight Size Shock Sealing Ultrasonic, Pulse Echo Measurement Method Depends on Probe and Material, 0.60 mm to 508 mm (0.025 to 20.00) in IP to 1st BW Measurement Mode, 2.00 mm to 127.0 mm (0.079 to 5.00) in Dual-Multi Measurement Mode, the Coating Thickness Range Shall be 0.3 mm to 2.50 mm (0 to 0.098). 0.01 mm Default - Selectable 0.01, 0.1 mm (0.001 Default - Selectable 0.001, 0.01) 0.508 to 18.699 mm/msec (0.0200 to 0.7362/msec) 1 m/s (0.0001/msec) Inch or Millimeter One-Point Cal, On-Block and Off-Block, Two-Point Cal Excitation Pulse Spike Pulser Voltage 120 V into 50 ohm Load, Using 20 MHz Oscilloscope Bandwidth 500KHz to 12 MHz @ -3 dB Gain Automatic Gain Control High-Resolution Graphical LCD, 64 x 128 Pixels, 53.0 mm x 27.0 mm with Backlight and Adjustable Contrast 4 Hz or 8 Hz, User Selectable, 24 Hz Scan Mode Capture Rate NORMAL View Mode 5 Digit, 10.6 mm (0.4) High B-SCAN View Mode 5 Digit, 2.55 mm (0.1) High Solid Filled or Hollow Digits Indicate Coupled or Uncoupled Condition 9 Standard Setups for Probes Minimum and Maximum Alarms, Range of 0.25 mm to 508 mm, 0. (0.010 to 20.00) Reading Alternates Between Solid and Hollow When Alarms Are Enabled and Violated 2 AA Size Batteries Approximately 60 Hours Selectable ALWAYS ON or AUTO OFF After 5, 10, 15, 30 Minutes of Inactivity Selectable English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese and Chinese Transducer Dual Lemo 00 (coax) Mini-USB Mini-USB to PC Operating -10C to +50C (+10F to +120F) Storage -20C to +60C (-10F to +140F) 223 g (0.597 lb) Including Batteries 138 mm x 32 mm x 75 mm IEC 68-2-27 Ea, as per Mil Std 810C Method 516.2 Procedure I with a 15g 11ms Impulse Half Sinusoidal Wave Applied 6 Times per Axis IEC529 / IP54, Dust Proof/Dripping Water Proof as per IEC 529 Specications for IP54 Classication

Data Recorder Option Features

Capacity File Structures Number of Rows Number of Columns File Naming Optional Software 50,000 Readings Grid File 1 to 50,000 1 to 223 Up to 24 Character Alphanumeric Name UltraMATE and UltraMATE Lite

DM5E Probe/Transducer Specications

Frequency Probe Style Operating Temperature Range (continuous) Contact Diameter IP to First Measurement Range Minimum Multi-Echo Measurement Range Model DA501 5 MHz Standard -10 to 70C 12 mm (0.470) 1.0 to 200 mm (0.040 to 8) 3.0 to 25 mm (0.120 to 1.000) Model DA503 2 MHz Standard -10 to 70C 16.1 mm (0.630) 5.0 to 300 mm (0.200 to 12) N/A Model DA512 7.5 MHz Fingertip -20 to 70C 7.5 mm (0.300) 0.6 to 60 mm (0.024 to 2.4) 2.0 to 10 mm (0.080 to 0.400) Model DA590 5 MHz High-Temperature -20 to 204C 12.7 mm (0.500) 1.0 to 125 mm @20C (0.040 to 5 @68F) 1.3 to 25.4 mm @204C (0.050 to 1 @400F) N/A

Note: Instrument specications are subject to change without prior notice.

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