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System for monitoring pipelines

  • US 4,796,466 A
  • Filed: 02/17/1987
  • Issued: 01/10/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for monitoring fluid pipelines or pressure vessels to determine the probability of a break, leak or rupture therein using a procedure in which two or more different sets of pressure or velocity measurements, each of said different sets containing a different number of readings, are compared statistically to detect a trend in the readings that would be indicative of a break, leak or rupture, which system comprises:

  • (a) a fluid characteristic measuring means for monitoring a characteristic of a fluid in the pipeline, and which measuring means provides an output signal that is proportional to the characteristic being monitored;

    (b) statistical analyzer means receiving the output signal from a measuring means and providing a statistical analysis of the data from a transducer means to determine by a statistical analysis the probability of a break, leak, or rupture in said pipeline, said probability being expressed as an output signal to a display device.

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