Eine Exkursion zur Leckerkennung an großen Durchmessern

I recently had the opportunity to spend a day with our field technicians who were in Hamilton, Ontario, conducting leak detection on a variety of large diameter transmission networks. It was interesting to watch the team leader openly and to climb into the access chamber myself. The crew inspected the exposed area of ​​the water pipe surface, valves and other equipment for visible leaks, rust or damage. A hissing noise was attributed to a fine jet of water coming from a leaky valve seal and noted as a follow-up action for the utility company. After recording a video of the interior of the chamber for the GIS recordings, the crew installed a waterproof housing full of sophisticated electronics,

The EchoShore®-M system uses proven acoustic sensors and proprietary processing algorithms that detect and locate the source of weak noises caused by leaks long before they can be detected using conventional methods. It is one of the tools our field workers have at their disposal for inspecting large diameter water pipes.

The Chamber Inspection and Leak Detection Program is part of a multi-year project carried out for the city over hundreds of kilometers of large-diameter water supply network.

Written by: Mike Stadnyckyj