SMALL LEAKS MEAN MAJOR PROBLEM FOR PIPELINE OPERATORS
TraceTek detects the 'weeps' and 'seeps' that SCADA systems can miss
INDUSTRY FOCUS: Buried Pipeline operations
The Risk
Regulatory pressure and environmental concerns have led pipeline operators to take a closer look at leak detection in high consequence areas. SCADA-based CPM leak detection systems may be fine for identifying significant losses to constant flow rates but a leak less than 0.5% of the flow rate is likely to go undetected. Small leaks in single wall pipelines have the potential to grow into major problems if not detected and located early.
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The Solution
Tyco Thermal Controls offers this capability with its TraceTek TT5000 Oil and Fuel Sensing Cable which is designed to be buried in the same trench as the pipework to detect the presence of liquid hydrocarbon fuels at any point along its length, without reacting to the presence of water. The TraceTek leak detection system offers pipeline operators the capability to detect, locate and receive an alert to these small leaks far sooner than might be expected from right of way patrols or 3rd party complaints. Once installed the system can monitor the entire pipeline and detect and pinpoint the location of a leak to plus/minus 1 metre over many kilometres of pipeline.
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Application
TraceTek TT5000 Sensing Cable is protected from damage by positioning it inside slotted PVC conduit before burying alongside the pipe. Ideally, the cable will be installed during new pipeline construction but retrofit is possible though more expensive. Any fuel leak is drawn into the conduit by capillary action where it comes into contact with the sensing cable and is immediately detected and located.
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