pipe testing Applications

The measurement of gas flow in large ducts or pipes offers its own set of challenges. Large ducts and pipes often have swirls or turbulence in them which makes measurement of true gas flow difficult. Sierra has developed a number of solutions to this vexing problem, including stand-alone flow conditioning elements and multiple arrays of thermal sensors. By including hot taps and purging systems, such arrays can be very flexible.

By Sierra Instruments, Inc. based in Monterey, CALIFORNIA (USA).

Sewer Meters monitor sewage level and flow within the sewers. Benefits gained by sewer monitoring include: (1) Detection of overflow conditions before overflow occurs thereby preventing hazardous environmental events. (2) Detection of blocked sewer pipes, allowing quick and focused maintenance thereby reducing maintenance costs. (3)Detection of over-used and under-used pipes for long term municipal planning. (4) Monitoring of sewage flow in sensitive sites such as flow to the river or sea. (5) Estimation of...

By Solid Applied Technologies Ltd. (SolidAT) based in Ashkelon, ISRAEL.

Smoke is the perfect medium for discovering where leaks are and how big they are! Filling a `leaky` building, ductwork, pipes, aircraft or containment area with smoke and ideally adding a small amount of pressure to the area being tested, will result in a visible discharge of smoke and, simply put, the greater the volume of smoke, the bigger the leak. After Concept developed a bespoke system for their aircraft testing requirements, a spokesperson for the RAF commented: `The use of smoke as a means by which to...

By Concept Smoke Systems based in Maidenhead, UNITED KINGDOM.

Superior reliability for superior control! Biocide treatments are essential to control microbiological growth in cooling systems. If not properly managed, the warm environments of cooling systems are ideal for the growth of microorganisms. As microorganism communities grow in cooling systems, they can attach to pipe walls and form biofilms. These biofilms pose serious risks, from human health risks like Legionnaire`s disease to reduced operating efficiency and eventually to equipment failure via microbiologically...

By LuminUltra Technologies Ltd. based in Fredericton, NEW BRUNSWICK (CANADA).

Video Inspection of pipelines and sewer systems is becoming more and more important, and is done with a digital camera essentially attached to a push rod to provide the user with a tool inserted down the pipes and that is able to inspect the inside of them, that would otherwise be inaccessible. The plumbing camera is attached to a screen for real time visualization that can also be recorded. These plumbing cameras can help visualize clogs and damage to pipes and sewer systems quickly in residential and commercial...

By Medit Inc. based in Winnipeg, MANITOBA (CANADA).

Fixed & Portable Gas Detectors for Laboratories: A wide variety of gases are used in labs such as carbon dioxide, argon, helium, nitrogen and oxygen. These gases pose a serious risk should they leak, this risk can occur from fixed piped gas systems or individual cylinders of gases. Analox offer a range of fixed & portable gas detectors suitable for various laboratory processes which use gas and are ideal for detecting gas leaks. From portable oxygen monitors, such as our Aspida, to fixed monitors such as...

By Analox Sensor Technology based in Stokesley, UNITED KINGDOM.

Application: Concrete pipe DN 1200. Part filled. Levels temporarily tending to zero. No power supply available. Ex Zone 1.

By NIVUS GmbH based in Eppingen, GERMANY.

The UviLux BOD Indicator enables in-situ, real-time, reporting of BOD within both natural water systems and water processing plants. The monitor detects fluorescent proteins that are inherent within sewage and slurry and provides an output in BOD equivalent units. The principle behind the measurement is the excitation of Tryptophan-like fluorescence within UV wavelength band, which has been shown to correlate with both BOD and bacterial contamination. With complete flexibility of deployment methodology, the...

By Chelsea Technologies Group based in West Molesey, UNITED KINGDOM.

Application: Pipe diameter 0.15 m, made of steel. Full pipe. Wet pumps.

By NIVUS GmbH based in Eppingen, GERMANY.

Application: Cast iron pipe DN 200. Full filled. Old existing line (condition unknown), installed pipe system cannot be modified.

By NIVUS GmbH based in Eppingen, GERMANY.

In sewage treatment plants, flow sensors are primarily installed for internal reasons. Ultrasonic flow meters are used to control the flow velocity in partially filled and fulfilled pressurized pipes, specific plant components, for leak detection or to control the use of additives. International regulations such as the EU-Directive for handling municipal waste water require flow metering for a continuous surveillance of waste water flow. Defective flow monitoring in sewage-treatment plants can therefore influence...

By HydroVision GmbH based in Kaufbeuren, GERMANY.

Although there is enough water on earth, its uneven distribution, the rising population and our carelessness drinking water starts to get short. In the future more and more pipelines for drinking water will be built all over the globe. In order to operate huge and complex pipe networks efficiently, water flow measurement and flow monitoring will become necessary. The increasing efficiency of ultrasonic flow meters will make such calculations more and more effective.

By HydroVision GmbH based in Kaufbeuren, GERMANY.

The Township of South Glengarry installs a new Greyline AVFM 5.0 Area-Velocity Flow Meter to measure continuous discharge from their municipal sewage lagoon. The sealed ultrasonic sensor is mounted in a horizontal 12` PVC pipe. The AVFM replaced a magnetic flowmeter that was unable to measure seasonal low flow rates.

By Greyline Instruments Inc. based in Long Sault, ONTARIO (CANADA).

The air tightness or leakage rate of a building is the uncontrolled flow of air through holes, gaps and cracks in the fabric of a building, which may not be detectable simply by looking at the outside of the building. Filling a building or void with smoke and pressurising that volume, will result in a visible discharge of smoke from any problem areas. Smoke is the perfect medium for discovering where leaks are and how big they are! Filling a `leaky` building, ductwork, pipes, aircraft or containment area with...

By Concept Smoke Systems based in Maidenhead, UNITED KINGDOM.

Monitoring Sewage Flow is a critical tool for local governments, for water and waste-water utilities and for industrial plants. Sewage monitoring can prevent environmental disasters such as sewage overflow within populated neighborhoods or excessive waste flow into local lakes, rivers or sea. Sewage monitoring is also an important tool for short term and long term planning of the sewers infrastructure. Short term refers to just-in-time and cost effective maintenance. For example, sending the technical team to...

By Solid Applied Technologies Ltd. (SolidAT) based in Ashkelon, ISRAEL.