Patent ID: 11940083
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 15:
16. A system, comprising:
a pipeline that carries a first fluid at a steady-state temperature, the pipeline comprising a tubular conduit that comprises a bore that carries the first fluid, and a layer of insulation installed over an exterior surface of the tubular conduit;
a second fluid configured to circulate to one of the layer of insulation or an exterior surface of the pipeline at a temperature sufficient to change the steady-state temperature of the first fluid; and
a thermal image detector configured to detect a thermal gradient between the first fluid carried in the bore and at least one of the tubular conduit or the layer of insulation at a particular location of the pipeline to indicate a presence of at least one of water or water vapor between the exterior surface of the tubular conduit and the layer of insulation at the particular location of the pipeline.