Collecting line assembly for monitoring and locating leaks
US7270019B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M3/22
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An assembly for monitoring and locating leaks in an installation includes a collecting line formed of a material that is impermeable to a substance to be monitored. The collecting line has a multiplicity of openings spaced apart in its longitudinal direction. The openings are closed with a filter element of a sintered metallic material that is permeable to the substance and has been subjected to a heat treatment in an oxidizing atmosphere.
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