Pipe fault detector and shutoff system

[Niilo007]

Requirements

• Automatic detection of anomalies / faults, in a pipe network
  • Pipe bursts, Listed possible detection methods
  • Network volume changes
  • Pressure drops
  • Contamination
  • Molar amount changes
  • Temperature changes
  • Combustion
• Independent power supply
  • At minimum an APC with a batter, up to independent power generation
• Alarms
  • Flashing lights
  • Klaxons
  • PARS
• Required success rates
  • Pipe burst detection
  • 99% detection rate for 10MPa or more of pressure
  • Combustion
  • 100% detection rate for unexpected combustion
  • Pipe volume changes
  • 99.9% for networks smaller than 500l
  • 90% for networks above 500l
  • 80% For networks above 1000l