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Leak detection in liquid carrying conduits

  • US 6,401,525 B1
  • Filed: 11/29/2000
  • Issued: 06/11/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for detecting leaks in a conduit carrying a liquid, the method comprising deriving, for a series of locations along the conduit, a set of signals related to an actual amount of volumetric flow in the conduit by means of measuring the effects of flow around a relatively large body and around a relatively small body at each said location, and using a calculated change in between said locations volumetric flow as an indication of the location of a leak.

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