Hydraulic Signature Tester
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention provides a subsea apparatus for testing a hydraulic signature which has a fluid supply, a first pressure line coupled to the fluid supply, a second pressure line coupled to the fluid supply; and a pressure recording device operatively coupled to both the first pressure line and the second pressure line. A pressure recording device is capable of storing pre-determined pressure data representative of said pressure lines. The first pressure line functions at a lower pressure than the second pressure line while a pressure recording device records data to allow comparison of actual pressure data on the first and second pressure lines with said stored data.
10 Citations
20 Claims
-
1-13. -13. (canceled)
-
14. A method for testing a hydraulic signature comprising:
-
Receiving and recording a first set of flow rate pressure values over a specified time period to determine an existing hydraulic signature of a system; Receiving and recording additional flow rate pressure values over a subsequent period of time; and Comparing the additional flow rate pressure values to the first set of flow rate pressure values to detect variances in the hydraulic signature. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
Specification