Abstract: To detect a leak in a pipe carrying a fluid, an elastic membrane circumferentially surrounds the pipe. A sensing device detects an expansion state of the membrane and a signaling device indicates the presence of the leak based on the expansion state of the membrane.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 11, 2018
Publication date:
January 16, 2020
Applicants:
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Pipeline Technologies & Services LLC (DBA PIPETECH)
Inventors:
Muhammad A. HAWWA, Hussain M. AL-QAHTANI, Mowaffak T. MIDANI, Mukassir AHMED, Yousef Ali SENAN