Pipe leakage detection
US6339953B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M3/2853
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and a method for pipeline leakage detection. A pipeline leak detector travels through the bore of a pipeline, applies a test pressure to a fluid contained within the pipeline, and measures the resultant rate of change of pressure in the pipeline by using back extrapolation of the test data to determine an initial pressure drop rate. The degree of leakage at a given position in the pipeline is then determined from the rate of change of pressure in the pipeline.
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