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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2007
Hans-joachim Wittmann, Bubenreuth, DE;
Hans-Joachim Wittmann, Bubenreuth, DE;
Areva NP GmbH, Erlangen, DE;
Abstract
A pipeline configuration for the transport of a liquid, especially petroleum, contains a pipeline laid above ground, beneath which is disposed a sensor line for detection of a leak, extending along the pipeline in its longitudinal direction. The sensor line is disposed in a catchment container, fixed to the pipeline and likewise extending along it, at its lowest point. The catchment container has side edges running in the longitudinal direction and have a spacing from the outer surface of the pipeline. Inside the catchment container a device is disposed to reduce an air flow moving between the catchment container and the outer surface of the pipeline transversely to its longitudinal direction.