Monitoring Services
Pipeline Monitoring Solutions
Using Pure’s acoustic fiber optic technology, owners of prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP) can monitor the structural condition of their pipelines to prevent major pipe failures. The monitoring system is able to identify wire wrap breaks, alerting asset managers when there is an unacceptable increase in activity that could lead to pipe failure.
In terms of operational factors, Pure provides pipeline owners with pressure transient monitoring, which contributes to the safe operation of pipelines and can help prevent pipe failures. Pressure transients can adversely affect the structural condition of a pipe; by monitoring for transients, operators are able to reduce the likelihood of large transients that could lead to pipe failure.
In order to safely manage pipelines in the long term, pipeline operators can monitor both the operational and structural conditions of their assets in near real time using Pure’s monitoring solutions.
Over
2,000
miles inspected
More than
4,000
leaks located
2.2
Leaks located per mile in large diameter pipes
6ft
Typical location accuracy
Wire Break Monitoring
SoundPrint® AFO (Acoustic Fiber Optic) is a fiber optic monitoring system used to detect and locate wire failures in prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP).
Pressure Transient Monitoring
Engineers and utility operators are increasingly concerned that transient and surge pressures are adversely affecting the condition of their pipelines.
Featured Case Study
Dallas Water Utilities
DALW is currently constructing Phase III of the Lake Fork Raw Water Transmission Main, which is composed of 108″ Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pressure Pipe (PCCP).
Phase I of this line had been previously installed, but had failed a series of hydrostatic pressure tests. The failure of the pipeline to hold pressure above 190 psi suggested the presence of high pressure leak(s).
