VisualSurface & Visual • RVI
Remote Visual Inspection (RVI)
Method Overview
High-definition internal visual assessment of boilers, turbines, and pipes using robotic crawlers and videoborescopes.
Core Method Specifications
Technique IDRVI
AcronymRVI
CategoryVisual
ModalitySurface & Visual
Default Report TemplateRVI-Standard-Template
Target Applications & Governing Standards
2 Scopes Configured Valves & Pressure Control
API 598
Target Assets / Components:
Valve Internal BoreInternal Bonnet Seating
Detectable Defects & Anomalies:
• Internal Cavitation• Foreign Object Debris• Seat Scoring
Heat Exchangers & Boilers
ASME Sec I & VIII
Target Assets / Components:
Internal Header DrumsBoiler Pass Tubes
Detectable Defects & Anomalies:
• Scale Accumulation• Internal Corrosion• Blockages
Technique-to-OEM Compatibility Matrix
Verified manufacturers, instrument models, and diagnostic portals supporting RVI.
Waygate Technologies
Global leader in industrial inspection solutions, radiography, and visual inspection (formerly GE Inspection Technologies).
Modalities:UTRTETCRDR+3 more
Flyability
Pioneer of collision-tolerant confined-space inspection drones (Elios series) for internal RVI and aerial visual inspection of tanks, boilers, and elevated structures without scaffolding.
Featured RVI Hardware:
Modalities:RVIVTDVT
Evident Scientific
OEM Manufacturer for RVI inspection systems.
Verified Partner
Eddyfi Technologies
OEM Manufacturer for RVI inspection systems.
Verified Partner
ASME Sec V & ISO 9712 Qualified