Patent ID: 11898705
Assignee: AQUARIUS SPECTRUM LTD.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F  E  G  Y | IPC E  F  G

Claim 41:
42. The method according to claim 40, wherein at least one of the following
(a), (b), or (c) is satisfied:
(a) monitoring operation conditions of the at least one pipe network and logging related operation parameter values include monitoring acoustic conditions of the at least one pipe and collecting related acoustic parameter values collected by one or more acoustic sensors, wherein said method further comprises detecting a leak in the at least one pipe and estimating an intensity and an intensity growth rate of the leak, based on the collected acoustic parameter values;
(b) said method additionally comprises (1) monitoring pressure conditions of the at least one pipe and collecting related pressure parameter values collected by one or more pressure sensors and (2) correlating pressure changes and pressure surges as expressed in pressure parameter values collected over time, with known pipe failure appearances and growth rate schemes;
(c) said method additionally comprises (1) calculating a pressure stress exerted on the at least one pipe, using the pressure parameter values collected by one or more pressure sensors and (2) estimating a condition of at the least one pipe based on the calculated pressure stress exerted on the at least one pipe.