A device and method for sampling tubes for diagnosing defects and physical properties of these tubes and their environment.

摘要

P The robot type sampling device (32) according to the present invention, for cutting portions of the wall (12) of a tube for sampling, comprises a cutting head (36), an extraction device (38) and a drive mechanism (40). This device is used to cut a window or hole (60) in the wall (12) of the tube and to extract the tube wall sample (56) which is mounted on a separate tube for testing purposes. physical properties of this cut wall portion. A video probe (62) can be introduced through the window (60) to control the conditions near the support plates (14) and the tube plates (16). / P