公开(公告)号：US10851947B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US15744726

申请日：2016-07-15

Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE

Inventor： Jinzhe Gong ,  Martin F. Lambert ,  Angus R. Simpson ,  Aaron C. Zecchin ,  Nicole S. Arbon

IPC: G01M3/24 ,  G01M3/28 ,  G01N29/00 ,  F17D5/06 ,  G01M5/00 ,  G01N29/04

Abstract: A method and system for assessing the condition of a pipeline in a pipeline system is disclosed. The method includes generating a pressure wave in the fluid being carried along the pipeline system at a generation location along the pipeline system, detecting a first pressure wave interaction signal at a first measurement location along the pipeline system resulting from an interaction of the pressure wave with localised variations in the pipeline and then detecting synchronously a second pressure wave interaction signal at a second measurement location along the pipeline system resulting from the interaction of the pressure wave with localised variations in the pipeline. The method then involves comparing the first and second pressure wave interaction signals to determine a location of individual features in the first and second pressure wave interaction signals with respect to the generation location, the individual features corresponding to pressure wave reflections from localised variations in the pipeline and characterising the individual features to assess the condition of the pipeline.

公开(公告)号：US12091842B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-17

申请号：US17632108

申请日：2020-08-03

Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE

Inventor： Jessica Maria Bohorquez Arevalo ,  Bradley James Alexander ,  Angus R. Simpson ,  Martin F. Lambert

IPC: E03B7/00 ,  E03B7/07 ,  F17D5/02 ,  G01M3/28

CPC classification number: E03B7/003 ,  E03B7/071 ,  G01M3/2815 ,  G01M3/2823

Abstract: A method and system for real time monitoring of the condition of a pipeline is disclosed. The method comprises continuously monitoring transient pressure information of a fluid in the pipeline, selecting a time window of transient pressure information and processing the time window of transient pressure information to detect an anomaly in the pipeline.

公开(公告)号：US11162866B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-02

申请号：US15743231

申请日：2016-07-08

Applicant: The University of Adelaide

Inventor： Jinzhe Gong ,  Martin F. Lambert ,  Angus R. Simpson ,  Aaron C. Zecchin

IPC: G01M3/28 ,  F17D5/06 ,  G01M3/24

Abstract: A system for generating a pressure signal in a pipeline system containing a pressurised fluid is disclosed The system includes a discharge valve in fluid communication with the pressurised fluid of the pipeline system to allow fluid from the pipeline system to discharge and an electronic controller to dynamically control a degree of opening of the discharge valve to selectively vary the discharge valve between a plurality of valve opening states to generate the pressure signal in the pipeline.