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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2011
Sanjay E. Sarma, Lexington, MA (US);
Kamal Youcef-toumi, Cambridge, MA (US);
Stephen Sai-wung Ho, Cambridge, MA (US);
Dimitrios Chatzigeorgiou, Somerville, MA (US);
Rached Ben Mansour, Dhahran, SA;
Sanjay E. Sarma, Lexington, MA (US);
Kamal Youcef-Toumi, Cambridge, MA (US);
Stephen Sai-Wung Ho, Cambridge, MA (US);
Dimitrios Chatzigeorgiou, Somerville, MA (US);
Rached Ben Mansour, Dhahran, SA;
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The system includes structure for supporting at least one tube within a pipe. The tube has one end disposed close to, or in contact with, a wall of the pipe. A sensor is disposed within the at least one tube to detect a pressure gradient or fluid movement within the tube. Such pressure gradient or fluid movement indicates a leak in the pipe adjacent to the tube location. In a preferred embodiment, the structure is a ring sized to fit within the pipe and the ring supports a plurality of tubes. In another aspect, the tube includes a restriction to prevent flow and pressure is measured on each side of the restriction.