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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2013
Applicant:
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Chalk River, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/22 (2006.01); F17D 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/22 (2013.01); F17D 5/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application pertains to a method of detecting and locating leaks in pipes having a secondary containment vessel. More particularly, the present application pertains to a method of leak detection whereby a tracer gas is introduced into a secondary containment vessel and detected in the primary pipe to determine the location of a leak in the primary pipe.