Method and device for detecting the location and magnitude of a leak in a pipe measuring aberrant electromagnetic radiation from within a pipe
US9989436B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N27/87
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Method and device for detecting the location and magnitude of a leak in a pipe by measuring aberrant electromagnetic radiation from within the pipe. A probe comprising three orthogonally oriented coils coupled to a control unit and an electrode are inserted into a pipeline trailing a metered wire. The coils detect an anomalous current flow when a leak is encountered, enabling the magnitude and location of the leak to be detected.
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